See a penny: the poll

asspennies u_u

dear treasury,
pls scrap the penny already fr god's sake. it is worth 1/9 of what it was in 1950. would you have coined 1/9th cents in 1950? no, you wouldn't have.

also while we're at it can we drop the dollar bill and replace it with coins? maybe a copper coin, with lincoln on it. that way everyone can be happy.

Pennies have become the only whimsical currency. You toss them into wishing wells. You stuff them into fat penny jars. You name your girl children after them. You solemly present them to four year olds to put into piggy banks.

They are nostalgic. It used to be you could substitute a penny for a fuse in a fuse box. There were penny arcades. Gum machines took pennies. Corner groceries sold penny candy, as testified to by several thousand old B&W Hollywood movies. They appear in nursery rhymes.

They are nearly worthless in all other respects. I still pick them up. They brighten my day.

fag

it was the fashion at the time.

lol j/k

if i drop a penny, i just let it roll away

Regardless of how you feel about pennies, I challenge you to find a more boring blog than this one. Oh, the stories!

Get that money.

if i do pick one up, i always give it to the person i'm with.

i usually do. if u pass by money, money will pass u by.

that blog's a find

I've picked up over £4 of change already this year.

I decided to keep track this year - "money for nothing".

Haha, I'm going to have to start posting to that blog. Didn't notice that before. Hurrah for being being!

*boring, natch.

i am penniless

if i do pick one up, i always give it to the person i'm with.

― not_goodwin, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 1:55 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

otm - this is the only way you will get that promised good luck. In fact the rhyme goes on -

Give it to a friend
And your luck will never end

wtf i'm supposed to do with this shit???

if i drop a penny, i just let it roll away

Yesterday I was plugging money into the kiosk at the lot where I park for work. I dropped a penny and a dime and left them both on the ground.

you penny picker-uppers know that if you pick up a tails-up penny it pretty much dooms your luck forever right

it's just common sense

fuck this. i have thrown five pence pieces into the bin before.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

I have picked up exactly £5 worth of change so far this year, going well.

Pick up a penny? Ew. You don't know where it's been.

Aye, I make sure to lick them clean before putting them in my wee change jar.

Pick up a penny? Ew. You don't know where it's been.

So, I've kept up with my "Money For Nothing" project and so far this year I've collected £34.74 in change picked up for the floor etc. That's a fair chunk of money. Easily going to break £40, but I wonder if I can reach £50?

I hope you are noting each amount down to relate in a humorous book?

It's going to be hilarious. It's going to make me into the next Dave Gorman, you'll see!

This poll didn't distinguish between a penny on heads and a penny on tails.

Love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away;
You end up having more.
It's just like a magic penny;
Hold it tight, and you won't have any;
Lend and spend it, and you'll have so many
They'll roll all over the floor.

elmo i love that song!!

keynesian economics is also like a magic penny

:D

I fell by the wayside of recording it day by day, but I have kept the total and have hit £37.40 so far this year. I'm really going to have to pull the stops out to make £40 in the next couple of weeks! Not a bad haul at all.

So you'll have to pick up 13 pennies a day. Won't the bad luck of the number 13 cancel out the good luck of the penny?

It's not about luck, it's about MONEY!

That is an unfortunate state of affairs though.

I'd say hang the money, but I'm at the stage in life where bending down to pick something up results in General Melchet style "uuuurghh!" noises.

This free money is my New Years Eve fund. The more I find the more hookers and blow I can afford on Hogmanay.

In 2009 I, too, have kept track of found money. My total so far: $5.93. When counted in licorice whips, that's enough to last me a whole week!

I was at the supermarket yesterday and there was a £5 note on the ground. Being an idiot honest chap I picked it up and asked the woman in front of me if she dropped it, as she didn't the cashier said she'd look after it until it was claimed.

Anecdote from some book I read: This person found themselves in an elevator with Jack Nicholson. There was a quarter on the ground and both noticed it. There was a pause, then Nicholson bent down and pocketed the coin saying, "The rich kid just got richer."

i found a $5 bill on the ground at farmers' market once. i asked a lady nearby if it was hers and she said no so i kept it :D

i found a $20 bill at Arthur Fest

but I'm at the stage in life where bending down to pick something up results in General Melchet style "uuuurghh!" noises.

Many lols of recognition here, me too.