What could anyone possibly have against the $20 bill?
Fuck it, give 'em to me then.
What could anyone possibly have against the $20 bill?
Fuck it, give 'em to me then.
I think Herbert Hoover, history’s greatest American president, would be a good choice.
Perhaps the tattoo of him that you have over your heart could be used as a template?
Hello. I have heard of your problem with nickels. I am in contact with a highly-placed Nigerian diplomat who is in dire need of change, and will gladly purchase your nickels at $3.00 apiece. Due to the unstable political situation in my country, I am not able to approach banks for this much-needed small change. My associate in your country will be able to approach you for direct transfer of your nickels which we will accept from you loose. You do not need to wrap them.
Tell me how many nickels you have and I will compensate you before the pickup. Please post your bank account number and routing number and I will transfer the money through international wire into your bank account. After the transfer of funds into your account, please email me at yourstupidgreedysucker@fishinabarrell.ng and I will arrange for the pickup of the exchange of your nickels.
I look forward to working with you in this mutually beneficial exchange, and I am certain of our future happiness and success that will stem from it! GOD BLESS YOU.
Yours in Christ,
Chauncey Gardiniru
Lagos, Nigeria
Hey, I got a virus from tha address!
Sorry, is this thread about Indian head nickels?
Don’t you people have the Sackie, though?
(side note: I had 22 loonies in my very heavy wallet this past Saturday afternoon… thank goodness for the bills in the dues later on that afternoon!)
Yeah, but that doesn’t mean we have to use them.
Seriously, you simply don’t see dollar coins in the wild in the US. Americans like the paper dollar, and we think Canadians who will put up with bulky coins instead of compact, foldable bills are a bit odd.
Well, we also have toonies, which are two-dollar coins. Haven’t seen an actual $2 bill since last summer, when I got one in my change at the Oakridge Arby’s. (I’m keeping that one) I certainly hope we don’t have a five-dollar coin soon… too many coins get very heavy at times! :eek:
This American doesn’t - I wish we’d get rid of the one dollar bill. I’m all for $1 (and $2) coins.
Wow, what a mess.
I hate nickels, too.
Ah yes, bamf. The sound of a nickel materializing out of thin air, usually in response to some sort of wish or, in rare cases, gypsy curse. That’s probably the source of your nickel-related frustrations.
Tell me, have you recently started a sentence “If I had a nickel for every time I posted to the Straight Dope Message Boards…”?
[hijack regarding two-dollar bills]
A fun thing to do when a two-dollar bill crops up is show it to a gullible person and ask them if they have ever seen the hitchhiker on the back. Give them a chance to look for him. Let them take their time. When they give up, glance at the back of the bill, and say “Huh. Must’ve gotten a ride.”
Nobody ever fell harder for that one than I did when it was pulled on me. :o I perpetuate it as my misplaced revenge.
[/hijack regarding two-dollar bills]
Actually, nickels have one excellent use- Parking Maters. They have low value and high volume, and since parking meters are a stupid idea that bad for business anyway, any small legal thing you can do to mess with them is a GOOD thing.
Most meters I see don’t take anything less than a dime. If they do take nickels, then the amount of time given is minuscule, like six minutes. I know some people will disagree with this statement, but IMO we do not need a coin that is worth six minutes on a parking meter. Effectively what it does is divide my wealth into ridiculously small increments. I don’t eat a chocolate bar one cubic millimeter at time, and I don’t like having my money in equally small bits…especially when they are big clunky nickels. And the same for pennies, only more so.
Well, no. But I know someone who keeps mentioning she wants to see me make out with a guy.
bamf
I had no trouble getting a roll of Sackies at the bank today. And if you like bills, then you really ought to lobby to get rid of all coins, and just have bills all the way down to a one cent note.
Well, nickels are everywhere.
They’re near, far, wherever you are…
(obscure Saint-Laurent river region joke, there)
Huh.
I’d have about $425.
$174.15 right here.
bamf
Whoops, make that $174.20.
[sub]Stupid gypsy curse…[/sub]