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[jay-ell]

it should have a u.s. flag with a great big $1 on the obverse, and a grown male deer head on the reverse; it would just be called a buck; it should supplant the paper dollar and the penny at the same time. it would be our loonie, and people are idiots for resisting it.

Agreed on all points. (also fixed the double obverse.)

[Choop]

derp. thanks.

also, why the fuck does this country not have numbers on its coins. seriously, not a single coin with a number? i get that english is kind of the new lingua franca (a perennial favorite phrase, latin for french language) but there are enough americans that can't read without worrying about international visitors bungling coin values. stupid, stupid practices. just ugh.

with any luck i'm ranted out for the day or longer.

[pmcd9]

I was so happy when I banished everyone that sent me crap emails like that.  Unfortunately they all migrated to Facebook. 

[Carlos del Vaca]

There is nowhere to hide from how BS this one is.

Not that you need this, but still: http://www.snopes.com/racial/humor/fearmost.asp

[theinevitable]

actually, they have done some studies and found that we would not save money by switching to coins rather than dollar bills. The reasons are:
1. Our dollar bills are incredibly resilient and long-lasting compared to other paper money across the world. Because we rule.
2. The "top of the dresser" effect-- people don't like carrying around lots of coins, so they have to keep more coins in circulation to make up for how many are sitting in jars, inside couches, etc.

Sauce

[wombat]

People get used to carrying coins if they're money that is actually worth something. I don't think you can extrapolate from the fact that people leave pennies on the dresser. If those coins were worth a dollar, it would be a different story. What you have to study is whether people in other countries leave the equivalent of dollar coins on the dresser and I doubt that they do. I have lived in Canada and travelled in Japan, where there are coins that are worth like five dollars. You buy a nice little coin purse and you just carry the damn coins. It's really not a big deal.

[theinevitable]

No, they have found that this holds true in the UK and Canada. They had to print 1.6 dollar/pound coins for every paper dollar previously in circulation.

I still think switching to coins might be a good idea. Just not for the "saving money" reason.

[pmcd9]

That bump would only happen at the outset. And as we have already discussed, the govenment has warehouses of new coins awaiting circulation so it's already paid for.

[CortJstr]

Both my dad and The Lady's don't consider coins money. My dad will give the cashier $2 for a $1.01 bill without even checking his pocket for a penny. All the change he accumulates during the day goes in a box by the front door when he gets home. He thought I was nuts for using change anywhere other than a parking meter. I honestly think he feels that giving a cashier change is something only women do.

[KeithHernandez]

are earthquakes queer cause they happen in california?  or like, is that just old meaning of queer?

[AugustWest]

I honestly think he feels that giving a cashier change is something only women do.

My empirical data supports this conclusion.

[pmcd9]

Write '____' in the comment box and see the magic!!!!

It fairly boggles the mind that people still fall for this in 2013.  I noticed that a cousin of mine did this 3 times this morning on the same photo before she got the message that nothing was going to happen. This is a brilliant woman with a masters degree. Her daughter is a doctor.

In related news, the Bill Gates meme has migrated to Facebook and is making the rounds.

[jay-ell]

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

[pmcd9]

Funds Al Qaeda?

[jaydub]

I'm pretty sure the military has been training somewhere on this continent since before there was a US.