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As a follow up to the popular "State Quarters" program, the Treasury released the first in the new series of "Right Wing Warmonger Mantra" Dollars. Coming soon: "Nuke France" and "We're coming to steal your oil".

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Here's how it goes.

The answer is a (more or less) completely innocent word.

The hints, however, are designed to make you think of something... not so innocent.

I'll put the first hint in the main post, and the other two in the extended entry.

Good luck.

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Lynn of A Sweet, Familiar Dissonance is contemplating the unpopularity of the dollar coin.

"people aren't rejecting the dollar coin because of who is on it. They are rejecting it because, first of all, old habits are hard to change, second, people prefer dollar bills and finally, possibly most important, most of us have never even seen one of the darn things except in magazine ads selling them for twenty or thirty dollars each as "collectors' items""

I'd like to add that it's not just the "we have a choice and we prefer bills" issue, there's an infrastructure issue, too. A lot of vending machines don't take dollar coins, and - here's the biggie - cash drawers at most supermarket checkouts don't have a slot for them. Which is the same reason for the unpopularity of the half-dollar. In the cases where cash drawers DO have a 5th slot, it's already designated for half-dollars.

By the way, if anyone out there works at a checkout, please comment about how you handle halves and dollar coins.

In the comments to her post, Lynn wonders why she never sees half dollars anymore. Well, in addition to the above problems, there's also the fact that a half weighs the same as two quarters. So besides being inconvenient to use, there's no weight benefit to carrying one, either. Unlike, say, the advantage of 1 nickel to 5 pennies, or 1 dime to 2 nickels.

By the way, if for some reason you WOULD like to get some half dollars, just ask for them the next time you're at the bank. One of the tellers probably has a few she'd like to get rid of - since she doesn't have any place to put them.

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1 Maybe the dollar coin would work IF they did It right, theres talk of phasing out the penny once those are pulled from circulation...Oh and get rid of those F@ckin fifty cent pieces too these are MORE useless then the penny....sorry i drifted there for a minute. Now those two are out of the way start pulling the dollar bill out and start pushing a dollar coin into circulation preferibly somthing with Washingtons face and in double height letters accross the top ONE DOLLAR. Don't give the vending machine companys a choice, I think thats part of whats holding back a sucsessful change from paper to coin, as long as the paper bills around why would they spend the money to upgrade there machines to use a NEW coin that may not last the year??

Posted by: Blogless Brother at February 23, 2007 12:07 PM (Gm3j4)

2 I like to get the dollar coins as much as possible. I leave them as tips at the bar. It bugs the dickens out of the bar-gal, but not too much cause I tend to tip well. Australia uses both one and two dollar coins. They can not be mistaken for any of their other coins. Their half is huge by the way, and they use a lot of them.

Posted by: Skul at February 23, 2007 12:47 PM (3/Pql)

3 If you stuff a stripper's G-string with coins it will throw off her balance and cause her to fly off the pole, injuring herself and others. Just say no to dollar coins: Think of the strippers!

Posted by: Graumagus at February 23, 2007 12:52 PM (DrRYD)

4 Yes but what of smaller busted strippers?? they could get hollow Implants and put there tips in them...It'll give the term "money bags" new meaning

Posted by: Blogless Brother at February 23, 2007 01:22 PM (vSzrA)

5 Are there any other denominations in more than one form? There aren't two kinds of quarter dollars. There aren't two kinds of five dollar pieces. Why add a different form of dollar? The paper one works fine. Instead of eliminating the penny to advance the dollar coin, you'd actually have to eliminate the dollar bill to promote the dollar coin. That, and you'd have to redesign the g-string.

Posted by: Roses at February 23, 2007 09:28 PM (+WckC)

6 I've already had one friend nearly hospitalized by a strippers boobs in his face, now you want to pack them with coins??

Posted by: Graumagus at February 24, 2007 11:10 AM (DrRYD)

7 I hate both the half & the full dollar because it weighs more. I hate the silver full dollar even more becuase its shape resembles that of a quarter.

Posted by: michele at February 24, 2007 01:12 PM (SzW/m)

8 And... let's be honest... Susan B. Anthony was a bit butch, and it's possible to mistake her portrait for Washington's during a quick glance.

Posted by: Harvey at February 24, 2007 01:28 PM (L7a63)

9 The perils of being old...I remember silver dollars from back when they were silver. Coins have their uses. Ever try to bust somebody in the beezer with a roll of dollar bills? A roll of quarters or those new dollars works a lot better.

Posted by: Peter at February 26, 2007 01:29 AM (kkQ1n)

10 As one who traveled to Canada way to much for business in the brief 2 months I worked for GM having all coins and no paper money sucks. I had a pocket full of coins and it was heavy so I would take the coins out then have to break paper money again and I ended up with 10 lbs worth of Canadian money. Paper money makes more sense as it is much lighter in weight.

Posted by: Quality Weenie at February 26, 2007 10:46 AM (BksWB)

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Every moment together with you is a celebration of delight.

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[Pokemon]

As a follow up to the popular "State Quarters" program, the Treasury released the first in the new series of "Those Weird Japanese" Dollars. Coming soon: "Mr. Sparkle" and "Japscat".

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(Introduction)

Here's how it goes.

The answer is a (more or less) completely innocent word.

The hints, however, are designed to make you think of something... not so innocent.

I'll put the first hint in the main post, and the other two in the extended entry.

Good luck.

(see extended entry for more clues)
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Found at Jessica Hagy's Indexed. If you're not reading this site daily, you're missing out.

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a) Analogous to the way the evil undead cringe at the sign of the holy cross, the decent and living have a visceral reaction when confronted by the liberal news media.

b) Condi tries out for the 25th Anniversary Celebrity All-Star Thriller Tribute Video.

c) CNN hates black people.

[Pic found at Musings from Brian J. Noggle]

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You couldn't have happened by accident. Someone must have eavesdropped on my fondest dreams and made you to order.

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[*star* *heart* *peace sign*]

It either means "America Loves Peace" or "Ninja throwing stars will soon rip through your heart - R.I.P."

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Senator John McCain recently criticized Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq War, saying "I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history."

Jimmy Carter's SECDEF Harold Brown was reportedly thrilled at the prospect of having his picture moved up a notch on the Wall of Shame.

So why exactly IS Captain Combover so pissed at Rummy?

I have several theories...:

* Unlike McCain, Rumsfeld favors abortions - as late as the 300th trimester for terrorists.

* Amongst his other blunders in Iraq, Rumsfeld gave Iraqis MORE freedom of speech during the 60 days preceeding an election.

* Jealous of Rumsfeld's ability to remove a human spine with one lightning-fast, yet seemingly casual, hand gesture.

* While McCain was filibustering in the Senate, Rumsfeld was filibustering Mrs. McCain.

* Next to Rumsfeld's pile of strangled terrorists, reporters, and Democrats, McCain's pile of strangled Tickle-Me-Elmos just looks kinda sad.

* Thanks to Rumsfeld, McCain's "Gang of 14" has become known as the "Gang of beaten-up lunch-money hander-overers"

* Although "Gang of the wedgied" is becoming the increasingly common term.

* Rumsfeld kept popping out of random closets and yelling "Torture!", just to watch McCain flinch.

* A little miffed about Rumsfeld's plan to invade Arizona and steal its illegal immigrants.

* Two words: Hairline Envy

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When my life feels like dry ashes and burned cinders, you come to renew me, like rain in the desert.

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Something a little different today, sent to me by Leslie of Leslie's Omnibus

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[(Check written out with a formula in place of an amount)]

Scene from the new Fox Special, "When Geeks Write Checks!"

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(Introduction)

Here's how it goes.

The answer is a (more or less) completely innocent word.

The hints, however, are designed to make you think of something... not so innocent.

I'll put the first hint in the main post, and the other two in the extended entry.

Good luck.

(see extended entry for more clues)
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When there are all these toys to play with (by the way, I've forgotten where I found some of these, so if you're on my blogroll and you've posted a pointer, feel free to take credit in the comments because it was probably you):

Splash Back - if someone figures out an actual strategy to this, please post on it. Although I made it to level 16 without one.

Monty Python's Silly Walk Generator

Crashdown - sorta like an inverse Tetris.

Pretty much anything on TrueNuff TV - watch out for language, though. Someone posted a link to one of their videos. Who was that?

Line Rider - make sledding hills for the little dude. Via I Hate My Cubicle!!!

WickedAwesomeFilms is pretty decent. Except for the language in spots.

Encyclopedia of Sex - VERY nasty. Don't even THINK about hitting this one from work. If you already know all these terms, you are a disgusting person. And I'm jealous.

Almost 2000 amusing cat pictures. It'll take about a month if you're on dial-up.

FamousIdiot.com - stupid things famous people are saying.

From 2003 - a list of signs that blogs have become mainstream. Re: "When a character on a sitcom has one" - See "How I Met Your Mother". Barney mentions his all the time.

Star Trek New Voyages - Think of it as Season 4 of ST:TOS

Via Graumagus of Frizzen Sparks - Tanks.

Via Shadoglare of Refractional Darkness in the comments to the above post - Scorched 3D. Yes, it's worth the 40 Meg download. Especially the game's Apocalypse option. Ah... the lovely screams.

Also, this list of things soldiers aren't supposed to write home about if they want to maintain operational security - I notice that the MSM does a LOT of them on a regular basis, especially #7

MIA blogson John of We Swear (who needs to fix his server or something) pointed me to the Tiddy Bear. Thought I saw this somewhere else, too. Anyway, buy one now for the woman in your life who's lacking in the Tiddy department.

Now go waste some time.

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Anthropologists study primitive love rituals. I'd like to be your personal anthropologist.

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[(Lincoln with a moustache)]

Wait!... Lincoln doesn't have a moustache...

Oh my God! Dirty Sanchez! EWWWWWW!

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(Introduction)

Here's how it goes.

The answer is a (more or less) completely innocent word.

The hints, however, are designed to make you think of something... not so innocent.

I'll put the first hint in the main post, and the other two in the extended entry.

Good luck.

(see extended entry for more clues)
more...

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Such a soft and delicate cheek, and such a shame that it is not being kissed right now. I am too much of a gentleman not to correct such a glaring oversight.

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[(rubber stamp: I GREW HEMP)]

As a follow up to their popular "State Quarters" program, the Treasury released the first in its new series of "Lies Hippies Tell Dollars". Coming soon: "Animals have rights" and "You don't need to be on acid to enjoy the music of the Grateful Dead".

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