Not for all the...

[Brunhidden]

Ever hear the phrase 'not for all the tea in china'?

lost some of its meaning, but when the phrase was coined back in england tea was a very precious commodity and all the tea in china was enough coinage you would need a building just to keep all your money in. saying you would not do something for even that much was quite impressive

lets wrack our brains and think of more up to date versions, share one with us

[Netrogo]

Not for all the beavers in Canada.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Not for all the bribes Microsoft has paid. ;-]

[DarkAudit]

Not for all the n00bs pwned.

[Dannysaysnoo]

not for all the batteries drained.

[Eibborn]

Not for all the oil in Arabia!

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Haven't you been paying attention, Eibbor? There's not that much left... ;-]


Not for all the money at Microsoft.
Not for all the fish in the sea.
Not for all the chips in Las Vegas.
...

[techmaster-glitch]

Not for all the buried E.T. Atari 2600 game cartridges!

[Suwako]

not for all posts on this forum!

[Brunhidden]

not for all the pot in denmark

[GabrielsThoughts]

not for all the strippers in Vegas... this one is actually quite popular.

[Omega]

Not for all the soliders in SPARTAAAAAA!!!

[Sienna Maiu - M T]

To be honest, the first thing that popped into my head when I was reading the thread title was actually "Not for all the money in the world." Which I believe may actually be from a song in My Fair Lady.

In my opinion, this is actually a fairly accurate turn-of-phrase to use.



Personally... not for all the cheese in Switzerland.
or France, but then you can say "cheese and wine".

*thinks*

Not for all the music in the Royal Conservatory.

[xHaZxMaTx]

Not for all your base.

[Sienna Maiu - M T]

... jewels in The Crown


pretty good for you Brits, eh? (well, I think the UK of the 1800's might really appreciate it)

[Dannysaysnoo]

Not for all of the Lindor chocolate centers.

[Brunhidden]

not for all the beer in milwaukee

[Dannysaysnoo]

Not for all the chavs in London

[Cogidubnus]

Not for all the curiously strong mints I can eat. (which is about one, but still...)

[Dannysaysnoo]

Not for all the gum i chew. Which is alot, by the way

[Angel]

Not for all the DUI charges of Paris Hilton. 

[Sienna Maiu - M T]

who would want those?

Did I already say, "Not for all the chocolate in Belgium"?
The Swiss have good dark chocolate too.
. . .
I'm going to Switzerland.


(Black_angel, nice quote )

[Ryudo Lee]

Not for all the gold in Fort Knox.

[Dannysaysnoo]

Not for all the gold in Fort Knox.

that one made me think of this.

Not for all the gold in your fort knox.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Heh.

Not for all the bang in the the Die Hard movies.

[Dannysaysnoo]

Not for all the little swearing in the new die hard movie.

[Sienna Maiu - M T]

Not for all the gold in Fort Knox.

I considered that. . .
but I don't think there actually is anymore.

[Angel]

(Black_angel, nice quote )

Aw, thanks! 

Now then.

Not for all the awesomeness of David Bowie. (....OK, maybe for all the awesomeness of David Bowie.)

[Fuyudenki]

Not for all the gold in Fort Knox.

I considered that. . .
but I don't think there actually is anymore.

As I understand it, this is correct

which is why your dollars are currently worth more than ours.

I kinda liked the "Not for all the chips in Vegas" one.

[superluser]

As I understand it, this is correct

which is why your dollars are currently worth more than ours.

It is my understanding that your answer is wrong in every important respect.  Both Canada and the US have fiat currency, representative money isn't immune to inflation, and The United States Bullion Depository Fort Knox, Kentucky holds 147.3 million ounces of gold.

Not for all the time I spent looking that up?