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Minding Your Business: Meet New $20 Bill
Aired October 09, 2003 - 07:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk about the new $20 bills. They are here, and they are looking pretty peachy.
ANDY SERWER, "FORTUNE" MAGAZINE: Yes.
O'BRIEN: Because they are actually peachy.
SERWER: They are peachy and blue, Jack's favorite colors. And they are out, finally. You know, you probably heard about this new campaign to get them out there. We haven't been able to get one. The banks weren't open yet. But if you want to go out on your lunch hour and go to the bank and get a couple of them -- there it is far away and in the dark. But they will be in circulation. I hope it does better than those dollar coins of Sacajawea.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Far away and in the dark.
SERWER: But now it's closer. There it is.
O'BRIEN: It's very large.
SERWER: It's a giant one. It's got a lot of water marks and stuff. Of course, this is all about color copiers, Soledad, because, you know, color copiers, people are making counterfeit bills.
O'BRIEN: But why do they have to sell it?
SERWER: Yes, that ad campaign?
O'BRIEN: I mean, why not just put them in ATM machines.
SERWER: Right.
O'BRIEN: And then...
SERWER: You don't have a choice.
O'BRIEN: Right, I mean...
SERWER: They don't have to sell it. I know, that's crazy. Well, it's out there, so we'll be done with it.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: I wonder if this will do as well as the Susan B. Anthony...
SERWER: Oh, Sacajawea.
CAFFERTY: Yes.
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: Well, that was a collector's item quickly.
SERWER: That's true. Just go to e-Bay.
O'BRIEN: All right, let's talk about Chi Chi's and Kukeroo's (ph).
SERWER: Yes.
O'BRIEN: I never went to Kukeroo's (ph), but Chi Chi's was a great restaurant.
SERWER: Chi Chi's is...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Not great enough.
SERWER: This is a sad, sad story, a sad day. Chi Chi's, the Mexican restaurant chain, is declaring bankruptcy. Chi Chi's was founded the 1970s in that cradle of Mexican food, Minnesota, by some guy who went to the University of Minnesota.
Actually, it's kind of interesting, because it was really the first chain of Mexican restaurants before it was cool. Now, there are a million chains of Mexican restaurants all over the place.
We have one of their entrees here. This might be the reason why they're having a little trouble here. It's the lobster and steak enchilada. And...
(CROSSTALK)
SERWER: You may stop and get a couple of those at lunchtime if you're interested.
Anyway, Kukeroo's is a chicken place, and they're also filing for bankruptcy. They'll probably stay open, because they need the cash flow. So, if you're planning to go down to Chi Chi's today, it will probably still be around. You can pick up one of those lobster jobs.
CAFFERTY: Pay for it with one of those...
O'BRIEN: It's the lobster and steak.
CAFFERTY: ... $20 bills.
SERWER: Yes. It's all coming together. I like that.
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: This is like election hangover day today.
SERWER: For you. Not for us.
HEMMER: That's right. You're still bright.
SERWER: And we're OK, yes.
O'BRIEN: All right, Andy, thank you very much.
SERWER: OK.
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Aired October 9, 2003 - 07:46 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's talk about the new $20 bills. They are here, and they are looking pretty peachy.
ANDY SERWER, "FORTUNE" MAGAZINE: Yes.
O'BRIEN: Because they are actually peachy.
SERWER: They are peachy and blue, Jack's favorite colors. And they are out, finally. You know, you probably heard about this new campaign to get them out there. We haven't been able to get one. The banks weren't open yet. But if you want to go out on your lunch hour and go to the bank and get a couple of them -- there it is far away and in the dark. But they will be in circulation. I hope it does better than those dollar coins of Sacajawea.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Far away and in the dark.
SERWER: But now it's closer. There it is.
O'BRIEN: It's very large.
SERWER: It's a giant one. It's got a lot of water marks and stuff. Of course, this is all about color copiers, Soledad, because, you know, color copiers, people are making counterfeit bills.
O'BRIEN: But why do they have to sell it?
SERWER: Yes, that ad campaign?
O'BRIEN: I mean, why not just put them in ATM machines.
SERWER: Right.
O'BRIEN: And then...
SERWER: You don't have a choice.
O'BRIEN: Right, I mean...
SERWER: They don't have to sell it. I know, that's crazy. Well, it's out there, so we'll be done with it.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: I wonder if this will do as well as the Susan B. Anthony...
SERWER: Oh, Sacajawea.
CAFFERTY: Yes.
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: Well, that was a collector's item quickly.
SERWER: That's true. Just go to e-Bay.
O'BRIEN: All right, let's talk about Chi Chi's and Kukeroo's (ph).
SERWER: Yes.
O'BRIEN: I never went to Kukeroo's (ph), but Chi Chi's was a great restaurant.
SERWER: Chi Chi's is...
(CROSSTALK)
O'BRIEN: Not great enough.
SERWER: This is a sad, sad story, a sad day. Chi Chi's, the Mexican restaurant chain, is declaring bankruptcy. Chi Chi's was founded the 1970s in that cradle of Mexican food, Minnesota, by some guy who went to the University of Minnesota.
Actually, it's kind of interesting, because it was really the first chain of Mexican restaurants before it was cool. Now, there are a million chains of Mexican restaurants all over the place.
We have one of their entrees here. This might be the reason why they're having a little trouble here. It's the lobster and steak enchilada. And...
(CROSSTALK)
SERWER: You may stop and get a couple of those at lunchtime if you're interested.
Anyway, Kukeroo's is a chicken place, and they're also filing for bankruptcy. They'll probably stay open, because they need the cash flow. So, if you're planning to go down to Chi Chi's today, it will probably still be around. You can pick up one of those lobster jobs.
CAFFERTY: Pay for it with one of those...
O'BRIEN: It's the lobster and steak.
CAFFERTY: ... $20 bills.
SERWER: Yes. It's all coming together. I like that.
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: This is like election hangover day today.
SERWER: For you. Not for us.
HEMMER: That's right. You're still bright.
SERWER: And we're OK, yes.
O'BRIEN: All right, Andy, thank you very much.
SERWER: OK.
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