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Coins are the new toilet paper?

astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Here's the link to a short story on the NPR site.

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Seems backwards to me. People were collecting coins long before they started collecting TP. :p

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Your link did not post....And I sure would not want to try coins in place of TP...During the 'hoarding' period of weeks ago though, TP might have been used as a medium of exchange... ;):D Cheers, RickO

  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    Your link did not post...

    Ricko, the clickable link is the 3rd word in OP's sentence.
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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lkeigwin said:

    @ricko said:
    Your link did not post...

    Ricko, the clickable link is the 3rd word in OP's sentence.
    Lance.

    Thanks, Lance.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lkeigwin....Thanks Lance.... I did not notice that....(I miss that 'embarrassed' emoji)... :D Cheers, RickO

  • WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Coins are the new toilet paper?

    There may be a connection considering that joke about camping; having no TP; use a dollar; and the 4 quarters.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,855 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some thing stinks here 💩

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    More people truly are losing it.

  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,983 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 22, 2020 10:17AM

    Typical case of taking a government press release and turning it into a "you read it here first" breaking news story.

    There is no shortage of coins. US Mint released $1.8 Billion in quarters alone last year. Federal reserve is predicting a possible supply train slowdown in what it receives from the US mint. Although they can, banks do not get coins from federal reserve banks, they get them from contracted armored carriers who recycle what is in circulation. Occasionally these carriers will go to the federal reserve banks to beef up their coin supply. This is what puts new coins into circulation. Even if the federal reserve banks see a slow down in what they receive from the mint, there will still be no shortage of coins in circulation.

    I suspect federal reserve branch banks are loaded with previously released coins that have yet been passed on for circulation. I recently opened a box of shiny new 2018 quarters that finally found it's way out of the federal reserve bank vault.

    Local banks and the media are over reacting. I suspect the purpose of the announcement was to possibly push consumers further toward digital banking. A sudden announcement of a shortage of currency will confirm this.

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,145 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 22, 2020 12:14PM

    @panexpoguy said:
    I tried wiping my butt with a dime.....and I can tell you coins are NOT the new toilet paper.

    Really? I mean did you really do that?

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,983 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I paid for my bidet with rolls of quarters.

    If you understand what is coming, then you can duck. If not, then you get sucker-punched. - Martin Armstrong

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,318 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MPC was the available toilet paper for me in MR1 in 69. Peace Roy

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I resisted clicking on this thread for a couple days but curiosity got the best of me. Unfortunately. :s

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @crazyhounddog said:

    @panexpoguy said:
    I tried wiping my butt with a dime.....and I can tell you coins are NOT the new toilet paper.

    Really? I mean did you really do that?

    He was joking. It was actually a Morgan dollar that he was trying to tone. ;)

    That makes more sense/cents. If a larger coin, like a dollar, is used a guy can rotate it for a few uses. A dime? You’re shot down from the gate.

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  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I tried with a pre-1855 gold dollar and an 1851 3-cent piece. Never again.

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  • rln_14rln_14 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭✭

    The reeded edges can be quite painful....

  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ugh.

    Where is the moderator when we need her most?
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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lkeigwin said:
    Ugh.

    Where is the moderator when we need her most?
    Lance.

    Ugh is right! I should have known ... LOL

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  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 23, 2020 9:33AM

    Most gross thread ever? Could someone please make it go away. Not fit for the archives either.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @messydesk said:

    @rln_14 said:
    The reeded edges can be quite painful....

    You think those are bad?

    That used to be mounted on a handle and was used as a pie crimper.

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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @HeatherBoyd

    Would you please remove this thread? It's gone too far off the rails.

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @astrorat said:
    @HeatherBoyd

    Would you please remove this thread? It's gone too far off the rails.

    Just a little humor. If it bothers you just don’t look at it.
    Have a happy day😊

    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @crazyhounddog said:

    @astrorat said:
    @HeatherBoyd

    Would you please remove this thread? It's gone too far off the rails.

    Just a little humor. If it bothers you just don’t look at it.
    Have a happy day😊

    I can't help it ... I created it. LOL

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @astrorat said:

    @crazyhounddog said:

    @astrorat said:
    @HeatherBoyd

    Would you please remove this thread? It's gone too far off the rails.

    Just a little humor. If it bothers you just don’t look at it.
    Have a happy day😊

    I can't help it ... I created it. LOL

    😂😂😂

    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Honestly it’s not so horrible. I’m more than sure it’ll go away on its own merit anyways😉

    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @crazyhounddog said:
    Honestly it’s not so horrible. I’m more than sure it’ll go away on its own merit anyways😉

    Yeah, it's starting to circle the drain without her help.

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  • jomjom Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I only use large bank notes.

    jom

  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Toilet humor threads > political rant/soapbox threads. All day long.

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