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19 Oct 2006, 2:08 pm

...because:

1)If dropped from the effiel tower, it could kill someone.

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19 Oct 2006, 2:19 pm

2) every cent matters

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19 Oct 2006, 2:22 pm

sigholdaccountlost wrote:

...because:

1)If dropped from the effiel tower, it could kill someone.

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I thought they did a MythBuster in which they proved the terminal velocity of a penny was not likely to kill?

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19 Oct 2006, 2:25 pm

...because if you get 100 of them you end up with one of these:

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19 Oct 2006, 2:56 pm

I would have expected that bridge to weigh more.

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19 Oct 2006, 3:27 pm

Pennies are very high in fiber. *Munch*

Actually, I just made that up. But think about it. They could, right?

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19 Oct 2006, 4:27 pm

Take care of the Pennies and the Pounds will take care of themselves.

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19 Oct 2006, 4:44 pm

How does that old song go...'Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven'

It's raining cats and dogs here!

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20 Oct 2006, 12:09 am

A penny can bring you good luck. :wink:

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20 Oct 2006, 12:15 am

Pennies are like little poker chips. If you accumulate enough of them, you can trade them for something else, like a candy bar.

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20 Oct 2006, 12:21 am

penny loafers would just be loafers

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20 Oct 2006, 12:22 am

I saved my pennies for 10 yrs and put them in the penny counter machine at the bank and had $39!!

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20 Oct 2006, 11:36 am

Tequila wrote:

...because if you get 100 of them you end up with one of these:

Okay, I'm a bit confused by that.

I once read that it was 240 pennies to the pound. Is it still that way, or did the monetary system change to decimal?

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20 Oct 2006, 11:41 am

Spudzombie wrote:

Tequila wrote:

...because if you get 100 of them you end up with one of these:

Okay, I'm a bit confused by that.

I once read that it was 240 pennies to the pound. Is it still that way, or did the monetary system change to decimal?

It's decimal over here.

100 pennies to the pound.

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