# Do you pick up pennies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-pennies/69082>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 17, 2001, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-pennies/69082 "2001-06-17T00:38:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-pennies/69082/41 "2001-06-27T02:06:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Edlyn \*  
> \*\*Angel pennies, I do. There’s a cute story that a angel tosses them down when they miss you, so when you’re feeling blue, don’t pass by the penny sent especially for you.  
> 😃 \*\*

Or sent to kill you, either one.

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**Author:** ![Pnuk\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Pnuk\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pnuk_Guy)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2001, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-pennies/69082/42 "2001-06-27T12:31:05Z")

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hell yeah.

and when my paycheck runs out I search through all the pennies that I’ve found (and discarded around my room) and go out and buy a packet of cigarettes.

Loose change is my friend. 🙂

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