• CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The issue with the penny is that they have a powerful lobby. Not many people care enough about them to write their representatives about the issue. Let alone even email them.

    Not sure what’s keeping the $1 bill around though.

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          9 months ago

          My mom once told me a story.

          Back in her college days, which would have been in like… idk the 70s? She and her catholic college girlfriends would donate blood and go drinking, because the smaller volume of blood made them get drunk faster.

          They would then go to the male dancer strip club, and put quarters in the dancers g-strings to see if they could make it fall down.

          She never said whether they succeeded or not…

          But coins as tips for dancers are banned in clubs now because they are a major falling hazard. Especially for dancers in nosebleed heals with little ground-contacting surface area. You’ll definitely get tossed out of you try it

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          9 months ago

          I no joke had a stripper respond to me saying I’m out of dollars by saying ‘oh it’s ok honey you can make it hail’

          She was hilarious

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      9 months ago

      Single dollar bills are actually useful?

      Compare the last time you’ve used pennies for .57c vs. dollars for $7

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          9 months ago

          Wait so do people actually try to slip loonies into strippers’ thongs? How does that work?

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            9 months ago

            For the authentic US experience, I’ve heard some clubs print their own $1 house currency, which the ATMs/bar staff sells.

            I’m sure the strippers would love to be paid in fivers, though.