For a few years now, I've inadvertently been stashing these crazy Looney Tunes coins and bringing them back to New Jersey with me...because that's what we do with coins here...just get them from the cashier and toss them somewhere, usually deep into the sofa. I have been known to throw pennies by the handful on the ground as I'm exiting the local convenience store. The U.S. Dollar and Half Dollar coin has never caught on in popularity, so they are not in widespread use or circulation. So now I have enough Canadian coin to fill a water cooler bottle...and my bank won't take them for exchange, they only take paper. I don't know why I'm bothering you with this...I mean these babies are actually worth something...unlike U.S. quarters. I must stop treating these coins this way. Maybe if the U.S. starts using coins like this, I'll get used to it. It would also be nice if the Queen could make a guest appearance on one of the U.S. coins.
These crazy Looney Tunes coins!
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That's great, Queen E on USA currency.
I love it.
For all that people might say about the royals, i have to like Queen E.
She has given her whole life to public service (at a pretty good salary mind you) and managed to behave nicely, unlike her uncle edward, or her kids.
As far as what to do with your coins, bring them up with you next time you are here and take them to a bank, or the nearest Canadian tire who are installing those coin machine that will give you Canadian Tire credits now.
Me, i try very hard to keep my coins in circulation rather then letting them accumulate. Car center console / drive throughs work great for that.
That's great, Queen E on USA currency.
I love it.
For all that people might say about the royals, i have to like Queen E.
She has given her whole life to public service (at a pretty good salary mind you) and managed to behave nicely, unlike her uncle edward, or her kids.
As far as what to do with your coins, bring them up with you next time you are here and take them to a bank, or the nearest Canadian tire who are installing those coin machine that will give you Canadian Tire credits now.
Me, i try very hard to keep my coins in circulation rather then letting them accumulate. Car center console / drive throughs work great for that.
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GlavaMan
Canadian Conspiracy
Rod,
It goes like this, we use coins to save on paper. Saving paper saves trees. The the trees we save, we sell to you fine folks in the States to print your paper money, at greatly discounted price, I might add! Then, a few of you folks say, we have our own trees we don't want yours, thank you very much. But some other folks in the states say, we want your Canadian trees because they are less expensive & we can make a better margin, hense more$$$. (Capitalism is just wonderful!) So this is turning a tad nasty now & the tree owners in the States do what the American custom is...take it to court!
So it goes to court and the judge says 'sorry US tree owners but, this document you wanted called NFTA kinda says that is ok to sell cheaper trees'. Again, capitalism is just wonderful!
Anyway, I just wanted to alert you to the fact that there is a specific reason we use $1 & $2 coins.
As to what you can do with them. Firstly, bring them back here as they are readily accepted. They really aren't worth sweet F/A there anyway. You can use them for anything! Except don't try using them to pay an SP. (I remember reading a thread about a guy who actually tried that. Hopefully, he didn't raid his kids' piggy bank(s). Use them everytime you buy something here. If you have alot of them, I'm sure you would be most welcome at the next TERB get together!
Kindest regards,
Glava
Rod,
It goes like this, we use coins to save on paper. Saving paper saves trees. The the trees we save, we sell to you fine folks in the States to print your paper money, at greatly discounted price, I might add! Then, a few of you folks say, we have our own trees we don't want yours, thank you very much. But some other folks in the states say, we want your Canadian trees because they are less expensive & we can make a better margin, hense more$$$. (Capitalism is just wonderful!) So this is turning a tad nasty now & the tree owners in the States do what the American custom is...take it to court!
So it goes to court and the judge says 'sorry US tree owners but, this document you wanted called NFTA kinda says that is ok to sell cheaper trees'. Again, capitalism is just wonderful!
Anyway, I just wanted to alert you to the fact that there is a specific reason we use $1 & $2 coins.
As to what you can do with them. Firstly, bring them back here as they are readily accepted. They really aren't worth sweet F/A there anyway. You can use them for anything! Except don't try using them to pay an SP. (I remember reading a thread about a guy who actually tried that. Hopefully, he didn't raid his kids' piggy bank(s). Use them everytime you buy something here. If you have alot of them, I'm sure you would be most welcome at the next TERB get together!
Kindest regards,
Glava
lol !!!
I forgot all about our former Director-For-Life of the F.B.I. , the gay crossdresser Queen Edgar. Given his penchant for power tripping on celebs, I bet he even had a file on the well behaved Queen E.
This reminds me of a story I heard about the late Queen Mother told by one of her former servants, most of whom were gay. She was quite fond of them personally. One day they were all hanging around the basement, when the Queen Mother, craving her drink, calls from upstairs. "I dont know what you Queens are doing down there, but *this* Queen wants her gin and tonic!!!"
I forgot all about our former Director-For-Life of the F.B.I. , the gay crossdresser Queen Edgar. Given his penchant for power tripping on celebs, I bet he even had a file on the well behaved Queen E.
This reminds me of a story I heard about the late Queen Mother told by one of her former servants, most of whom were gay. She was quite fond of them personally. One day they were all hanging around the basement, when the Queen Mother, craving her drink, calls from upstairs. "I dont know what you Queens are doing down there, but *this* Queen wants her gin and tonic!!!"
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GlavaMan
Queens
Rod,
First off, that's a classic Queen mother line I had not heard! It is perfect for almost any party or social gathering where you may need to enlighten the mood. The royal family has more of a sense of humor than we give them credit for.
J Edgar...nothing else really needs to be said here.
Lastly, with the change to coins from paper, the Queen is now only seen on the $20 bill(terbites- save your replies that she is on the $1000 bill or the $10,000 bill or whatever. We don't see them & nobody would except them. Lots of businesses won't even accept A $100 bill these days) Anyway, with the disappearence of the Queen from our 1 & 2 dollar bills, a Canadian tradition has also disappeared and that is folding the bill around the Queens neck to make it look like the Queens bum! I'm sure a high percentage of terbites have done this before.
Now that we only she her on the $20, the folding is few & far between. Also she is older looking now on the $20 and when you fold fold it...
God bless all
The devil invented artifical turf
Glava
Rod,
First off, that's a classic Queen mother line I had not heard! It is perfect for almost any party or social gathering where you may need to enlighten the mood. The royal family has more of a sense of humor than we give them credit for.
J Edgar...nothing else really needs to be said here.
Lastly, with the change to coins from paper, the Queen is now only seen on the $20 bill(terbites- save your replies that she is on the $1000 bill or the $10,000 bill or whatever. We don't see them & nobody would except them. Lots of businesses won't even accept A $100 bill these days) Anyway, with the disappearence of the Queen from our 1 & 2 dollar bills, a Canadian tradition has also disappeared and that is folding the bill around the Queens neck to make it look like the Queens bum! I'm sure a high percentage of terbites have done this before.
Now that we only she her on the $20, the folding is few & far between. Also she is older looking now on the $20 and when you fold fold it...
God bless all
The devil invented artifical turf
Glava
Thanks for sharing, Glav. Now I'll have to get a hold of one of those extinct one or two dollar bills and try that folding thing...and compare the effect to that of the twenty dollar bill. I'm into older women occasionally so I may prefer the twenty!
Thanks for sharing, Dr. G. I may need instructions for the T-Rex effect.
We must all be kind of bored lately to be talking about currency origami, huh?
Thanks for sharing, Dr. G. I may need instructions for the T-Rex effect.
We must all be kind of bored lately to be talking about currency origami, huh?
