MetaFilter posts tagged with penny

Penny for your Thoughts

bokeh — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:20:26 -0800

1. Make a penny whistle from pvc or copper pipe. 2. Learn how to play it. 3. Away ye go! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Penny wise

veedubya — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:33:01 -0800

Not a copper penny in me house.

sfenders — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:26:41 -0800

How much is a penny worth today? Oh, about $0.0105465. Of course, it costs more than that to produce them. Is the penny worth keeping? The old copper penny had bactericidal qualities. You could drop a copper penny in a glass of wine to discern its nature. They were the subject of various high-school chemistry experiments. According to some, they were excellent conductors of luck. And the new zinc pennies? Their melting point is lower, and they don't have the same ring to them. Some people like them, others like to eat them. What are they good for? Not much. The time has come to abolish the penny.

Because it hurts more than cards or matches

Orange Goblin — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:05:35 -0800

Penny stacking - build pillars, bridges and domes from your worthless change.

Smash a penny!

fixedgear — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:54:48 -0800

Ever seen those penny smashing machines? You can join a club, visit a museum, get you own custom penny, or get your very own machine. Oh, yeah, it is perfectly legal. You can trade here, or look for machine locations in the U.S. and abroad. How 'bout a MetaFilter smashed penny? They really are America's Best souvenir.

Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls

hama7 — Sat, 06 Dec 2003 18:09:34 -0800

Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls.

SuzySmith — Wed, 18 Sep 2002 03:42:38 -0800

Help me leave my husband. No, not me. A woman named Peggy from Seattle, Washington saw Save Karyn and decided to do the same thing to help end her marriage. more inside..

jammer — Wed, 16 May 2001 13:40:02 -0800

This story about the penny seemed to me to be strangely beautiful, for reasons I can't quite define. Money is so interesting. Maybe I should become a numismastist.

MarkBakalor — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:00:17 -0800

A penny for your thoughts? Why not one quintillion pennies!?