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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-17-07 03:45 PM
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Candians are discussing getting rid of the penny as its value has decreased too much
They are considering replacing it with the US nickel.

Heard on the Rick Mercer Report the other night.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-17-07 03:47 PM
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1. As one Candian
I find it useful to have for exact change ($1.58) for the Tim Horton's extra-large double-double. Otherwise, not so much. I have a mountain of them in a very large jar.
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-17-07 03:48 PM
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2. That was the other joke
The main opponent to getting rid of the penny was the empty jar lobby.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-17-07 03:53 PM
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3. If things keep going the way it's going, they'll be able to ......
...replace the Canadian Penny with the US Dollar.

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