Archive for January, 2008

This sketch is from “The Ronnie Johns Half-Hour”, a show on Australia’s Ten Network. They’ve done a lot of really funny stuff, but this sketch is perhaps one of the funniest I’ve ever seen.

Warning: Coarse language and hilarious sexual references.

Recently there was a study released that 55% of Canadians want to keep the penny. Well, as one of that other 45%, I intend to vote with my pocket - my considerably lighter pocket - by not taking pennies any more.

A useless penny

That’s right. When I pay with cash, if my change is $1.59, I won’t take the four or nine pennies that will be foisted upon me.

It’s not like the “Take-a-Penny, Leave-a-Penny” tray you see in a lot of places, where you take your pennies and toss them in there. No, this is a more powerful statement than that, it’s “I say No to Pennies.”

So, say no to pennies. You can have a whole pocket full of the things and still not be able to buy a stick of gum, so let’s just ditch the things and move on with our lives. The more of us that don’t want pennies, the less pennies will be needed, and the less it will cost us all anyway.