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Loonies and Toonies, lol
it seems many of my american friends here do not know what a loonie or a toonie is, so let me explain, lol. about 10 years ago or so, our brilliant government thought it would be a good idea to completely eliminate our 1 and 2 dollar bills, replacing them with coins, ya thats right, f reaking coins. the $1 coin has a picture of a loon on it, a beautiful bird resembling a duck, which we call the loonie and the $2 coin, being worth 2 we call a toonie. now here is the problem. on a day filled with many errands and stops a wallet full of 20's and 50's soon becomes a pocket full of loonies and toonies. after 2 or 3 stops i have to do my belt up tighter so the crack of my a ss does not show. it gets worse, lol. if you need change along your travels, say for a car wash, you have to exchange a toonie, and in it's place you get back a loonie and 4 quarters, ya, 5 more coins. what the he ll were they thinking.
it seems this is some type of conspriracy, i say. since the coins started, there seems to be more back and knee injuries and i believe it's because of the 6 pounds of loonies and toonies we carry around each day. our doctor's and chiropractor's are making millions, all thanks to the loonie and toonie haha. it's worse for me when some of the older customers pay me i have to stand there while they count out a hundred dollars of damn toooooooooonies i think they want my pants to fall down. i always wear underwear now, just in case.
ok so it's not all bad, there are a few positives. first of all you just don't rob somebody here. chances are all you will get is a pocket full of loonies and toonies, mind you a pocket full of these bad boys adds up to $100 a pocket, but trust me it's a slow get away and the theif running away sounds like an alarm going off. secondly when u think u r broke and need a bank machine just look under your couch or in the car cause chances are, you will find 40 or 50 dollars worth of toonies and loonies.
i say lets just go back and be like our american counterparts and get rid of these damn coins. maybe that's why us canadians always seem so happy, where ever we go, we jingle all the way, EH :) these coins are enough to make u go loonie.
it seems this is some type of conspriracy, i say. since the coins started, there seems to be more back and knee injuries and i believe it's because of the 6 pounds of loonies and toonies we carry around each day. our doctor's and chiropractor's are making millions, all thanks to the loonie and toonie haha. it's worse for me when some of the older customers pay me i have to stand there while they count out a hundred dollars of damn toooooooooonies i think they want my pants to fall down. i always wear underwear now, just in case.
ok so it's not all bad, there are a few positives. first of all you just don't rob somebody here. chances are all you will get is a pocket full of loonies and toonies, mind you a pocket full of these bad boys adds up to $100 a pocket, but trust me it's a slow get away and the theif running away sounds like an alarm going off. secondly when u think u r broke and need a bank machine just look under your couch or in the car cause chances are, you will find 40 or 50 dollars worth of toonies and loonies.
i say lets just go back and be like our american counterparts and get rid of these damn coins. maybe that's why us canadians always seem so happy, where ever we go, we jingle all the way, EH :) these coins are enough to make u go loonie.
all I can say is that just cracks me up..thanks..I needed a good laugh right now..LOL..I remember when I went to Canada a couple years ago and bought something and they gave me a bunch of change for a twenty..I couldn't believe it and thought the cashier short changed me..but of course she explained how much the coins were worth!! yeah I felt stupid..but hey,,how would I know..LOL
Your post made me laugh. Glad to know you wear underwear in case your pants fall down from carrying all those loonies and toonies. They are also good when you go on those hair raising rides where you hang upside down like a bat and all the loonies and toonies fall out of our pockets. It IS a conspiracy = )
How was your Canada Day - eh? lol
How was your Canada Day - eh? lol
They've been trying to jump start the dollar coin around here forever. But they just can't get it right.
the susan B. anthony slightly oversided coin was the first one. It had the same look as a quarter and was very unpopular. So then they took another shot at the dollar susan b. anthony by making it gold colored...and shrinking it in size so it is now exactly the same size as a quarter.
No imagination. We now have yet another version that looks like...you guessed it.
A quarter.
These things are used especially in the PATH port authority system, so they're hard to avoid.
Everyone's fed up. Make the bloody thing hexagonal, or small and thick like the english pound coin!
considering we've got more versions of our paper money now than I can keep track of (and it's looking more like monopoly play money with each generation) you'd think they could finally get this one thing right.
the susan B. anthony slightly oversided coin was the first one. It had the same look as a quarter and was very unpopular. So then they took another shot at the dollar susan b. anthony by making it gold colored...and shrinking it in size so it is now exactly the same size as a quarter.
No imagination. We now have yet another version that looks like...you guessed it.
A quarter.
These things are used especially in the PATH port authority system, so they're hard to avoid.
Everyone's fed up. Make the bloody thing hexagonal, or small and thick like the english pound coin!
considering we've got more versions of our paper money now than I can keep track of (and it's looking more like monopoly play money with each generation) you'd think they could finally get this one thing right.
well ya learn something new everyday!!! LOL thanks Giz i had no clue about that!
A loonie where i come from means a guy and a toonie means someone from the town! LMFAO
This made me laugh....Thanks Gizzy!
This made me laugh....Thanks Gizzy!
Thanks for clearing that up. I always thought you were looney, but I guess it's the government.
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