# Where can I get a chunk of coal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-chunk-of-coal/139969>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-chunk-of-coal/139969 "2002-12-02T16:04:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-chunk-of-coal/139969/21 "2002-12-03T02:07:48Z")

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Only if they’re old and crusty.

Can you tell he’s ticked me off?

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**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-chunk-of-coal/139969/22 "2002-12-03T02:47:31Z")

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Or you could email me, I have a bunch of it sitting on my driveway.

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-chunk-of-coal/139969/23 "2002-12-05T20:18:40Z")

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I have lots and lots of specimens, from metallurgical anthracite to lignite B - but none for sale, sorry. 🙂

(sorry I missed yet another coal thread too. It was a hectic weekend for me.)

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-chunk-of-coal/139969/24 "2002-12-05T20:37:08Z")

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I was at the hardware store (ACE), and they had prewrapped (in foil) lumps of coal at the register. Had a picture of Santa, and the words “LUMP OF COAL” on it. Very nice.

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