The Weird and The Wonderful

string sParam1 = _param1;
string sParam2 = _param2;
int iOut1 = -1, iOut2 = -1;
/* above added to mark their type */

if (Int32.TryParse(sParam1, out iOut1) && Int32.TryParse(sParam2, out iOut2))
{
    Int32.TryParse(sParam1, out iOut1);
    Int32.TryParse(sParam2, out iOut2);
}

Select Case stringvalue.ToLower
        Case "a", "b"
            rslt = Format(CDbl(AmountB), "#,0.00")
            GoTo skpy
            If CheckPPSO Or CheckPRS Then
                If DownPayment >= Downpayment_Cutoff Then
                    If CountryAbbr = "CA" Then
                        rslt = Format(GetPrice(CodeLetter, "XYZ"), "#,0.00")
                    Else
                        rslt = Format(GetPrice(CodeLetter, "X"), "#,0.00")
                    End If
                End If
skpy:
            End If
    End Select

String amount = "123"; // added for clarity, horror follows
var actualAmount = Convert.ToDecimal(String.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture ,"{0:N2}",
                     Convert.ToDecimal(amount, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)),CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

/// <summary>
/// Creates a deep copy of the object
/// </summary>
public virtual object DeepCopy(object value)
{
   return value;
}