Eliminating the penny (or cent)

ElmerFusterpuck · November 26, 2015 9:24AM

Another take on this topic, with some humor.

John Oliver - Pennies

chumley · November 26, 2015 10:17AM

pretty hard to argue with that logic......I,m sitting on a bunch of Canadian cents that even Canadian banks no longer accept

taxbuster1040 · November 26, 2015 12:54PM

John Oliver has a great way of making a point in an extremely humorous way. There is no question the penny should go. It is only our corrupt politics and ignorance that keeps us wasting money on a useless coin that costs more to make than it is worth AND people don't use it...

keyman64 · November 26, 2015 1:08PM

Thread from a couple days ago.

ms70 · November 26, 2015 1:12PM

I think Oliver is just another non-American buffoon that thinks he knows what's best for us, that we're all stupid, and he can say anything about Americans but get a pass because he's a "comedian" using satire. He's the type that keeps weaving politics into so-called comedy until he lands a spot on a network as a political commentator posing as someone that has a brain.

lordmarcovan · November 26, 2015 3:52PM

John Oliver was never my favorite Daily Show alum, but he's not bad.

Except for grinding my teeth over his calling a half cent a "half penny", I LOL-ed a few times.

This segment was pretty good- and funny- even if it took a bit too many cheap shots in the name of satire. I actually watched the whole thing.

As to the half cent/ half penny thing, he's a Brit, so he can be forgiven for that, but I'm not letting the newscast voiceover person who made the same mistake off the hook.

ctf_error_coins · November 27, 2015 12:37AM

He's the type that keeps weaving politics into so-called comedy until he lands a spot on a network as a political commentator posing as someone that has a brain.

These political satire guys use real news in there comedy. The **x news network using fake news as real news.

I trust the comedy guys waaaaaaay more.

ElmerFusterpuck · November 27, 2015 12:53AM

Originally posted by: ms70

I think Oliver is just another non-American buffoon that thinks he knows what's best for us, that we're all stupid, and he can say anything about Americans but get a p***** because he's a "comedian" using satire. He's the type that keeps weaving politics into so-called comedy until he lands a spot on a network as a political commentator posing as someone that has a brain.

Sorry to say, but Oliver has way more of a brain than many of the other so-called newspeople out there. He points all the stupid (worldwide, not just America), which is nowhere near the same thing as calling us all stupid, not even close.

Justacommeman · November 27, 2015 12:57AM

Originally posted by: ElmerFusterpuck

Originally posted by: ms70

I think Oliver is just another non-American buffoon that thinks he knows what's best for us, that we're all stupid, and he can say anything about Americans but get a p***** because he's a "comedian" using satire. He's the type that keeps weaving politics into so-called comedy until he lands a spot on a network as a political commentator posing as someone that has a brain.

Sorry to say, but Oliver has way more of a brain than many of the other so-called newspeople out there. He points all the stupid (worldwide, not just America), which is nowhere near the same thing as calling us all stupid, not even close.

+1

mark

johnny9434 · November 27, 2015 1:28AM

i take the penny/cent and put it towards my gas bill every week. just saying

ricko · November 27, 2015 7:00AM

It is just humor... and we need to laugh at ourselves as well as at others.... after all,

the human condition if often very funny. Cheers, RickO

droopyd · November 28, 2015 2:59AM

Every other country it seems has gotten rid of the "penny" or its equivalent, except the UK and Japan.

SeattleSlammer · November 28, 2015 4:38AM

Oliver is a dewy-eyed social justice warrior at heart, and as such, should be taken with a grain of salt. The penny isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Hydrant · November 28, 2015 7:33AM

Pennies forever. I hope.

abcde12345 · November 28, 2015 7:58AM

Won't happen. The land of Lincoln is Illinois and their toll roads still accept the cent.

Cameonut · November 28, 2015 10:06AM

Originally posted by: ErrorsOnCoins

He's the type that keeps weaving politics into so-called comedy until he lands a spot on a network as a political commentator posing as someone that has a brain.

These political satire guys use real news in there comedy. The **x news network using fake news as real news.

I trust the comedy guys waaaaaaay more.

Comedy aside, where to you get your "real" news?

ctf_error_coins · November 28, 2015 11:13AM

[Comedy aside, where to you get your "real" news?

I get my fish reports from the boats that catch fish.

I get swell, tide, and weather reports from the scientists.

For important news I like to go to the source.

Eliminating the penny (or cent)

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