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Re: Fun with Sacajewea [kind of long]
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 3 Feb 2000 22:23:07 GMT
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JSPROAT@antispamIO.COM
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
> Why do we need another coin. We all hate coins in general (except of course
> when you run into an exact change vending machine then we love the silver
> colored ones anyway).
I love coins. I am absolutely thrilled with the idea after using a pocketful
of 2-pound coins (1) to travel the London Underground. Coins last longer than
a bill, are easier to fumble through when in your pocket, and generally (IMO)
look better. Besides, there's something fundamentally pleasing about plunking
a coin into a vending machine, as opposed to the swearing and tearing one
experiences while stuffing a bill into a vending machine.
Just my 2 ce--... oh never mind. :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
1. Insert weight-related pun here...
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
The glass is half empty, rapidly evaporating,
and breeding bacteria which will chew your skin off.
- BLOOP
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| (...) After the compulsory wailing-and-gnashing-of-teeth that occured when the Loonie (and later the Toonie) were introduced in Canada, things settled down and they became accepted by most, and liked by many. Sound and fury, and all that. James (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: Fun with Sacajewea [kind of long]
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| (...) Maybe. Coins leave your hands smelling funny, though, unless they are not made of base metal. Why they're made of base metal and whether they should be, I will put a pin in, as that's a topic for .debate, not .fun... However, I'll stack my CTA (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Fun with Sacajewea [kind of long]
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| (...) Yah the Nickel, Dime, Quarter, and Half Dollar! ;-). I just hate that little piece of copper they give you that you have to throw in a bucket at home to use as a door stop. I have more door stops now than I have doors. Why do we need another (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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