Comment by darth_avocado 3 months ago If the Pennies go away, you can no longer get things for pennies on the dollar. 10 comments darth_avocado Reply droptablemain 3 months ago The famous little jingle "shave and a haircut, two bits"Most people today have no clue what a "bit" is.I imagine the future will hold something similar for the penny in all the idioms and cultural phrases we have. What the hell is a penny? retrocog 3 months ago Exactly. Two bits is a quarter because the US silver dollar was modeled on the Spanish Pillar Dollar, also called pieces of eight. Hence 2/8 (two bits) = 1/4. fstarship 3 months ago It’s kind of like lots of imperial measurements where we use metric still have these in idioms. paulmooreparks 3 months ago "I would walk 500 kilometers" just doesn't sound as romantic. barbazoo 3 months ago What is a bit, a penny? dec0dedab0de 3 months ago 1/8, so 2 bits is a quarter.it comes from old spanish coins that they would cut into eight pieces, or bits.I learned that after watching one of the pirates of the Caribbean movies and googling pieces of eight. 1 reply → patrickthebold 3 months ago Half a quarter. mtmail 3 months ago Soon one can no longer add 2 cents to a discussion. hyperdimension 3 months ago I guess my opinion rounds down to nothing now. I guess that fits my track record.
droptablemain 3 months ago The famous little jingle "shave and a haircut, two bits"Most people today have no clue what a "bit" is.I imagine the future will hold something similar for the penny in all the idioms and cultural phrases we have. What the hell is a penny? retrocog 3 months ago Exactly. Two bits is a quarter because the US silver dollar was modeled on the Spanish Pillar Dollar, also called pieces of eight. Hence 2/8 (two bits) = 1/4. fstarship 3 months ago It’s kind of like lots of imperial measurements where we use metric still have these in idioms. paulmooreparks 3 months ago "I would walk 500 kilometers" just doesn't sound as romantic. barbazoo 3 months ago What is a bit, a penny? dec0dedab0de 3 months ago 1/8, so 2 bits is a quarter.it comes from old spanish coins that they would cut into eight pieces, or bits.I learned that after watching one of the pirates of the Caribbean movies and googling pieces of eight. 1 reply → patrickthebold 3 months ago Half a quarter.
retrocog 3 months ago Exactly. Two bits is a quarter because the US silver dollar was modeled on the Spanish Pillar Dollar, also called pieces of eight. Hence 2/8 (two bits) = 1/4.
fstarship 3 months ago It’s kind of like lots of imperial measurements where we use metric still have these in idioms. paulmooreparks 3 months ago "I would walk 500 kilometers" just doesn't sound as romantic.
barbazoo 3 months ago What is a bit, a penny? dec0dedab0de 3 months ago 1/8, so 2 bits is a quarter.it comes from old spanish coins that they would cut into eight pieces, or bits.I learned that after watching one of the pirates of the Caribbean movies and googling pieces of eight. 1 reply → patrickthebold 3 months ago Half a quarter.
dec0dedab0de 3 months ago 1/8, so 2 bits is a quarter.it comes from old spanish coins that they would cut into eight pieces, or bits.I learned that after watching one of the pirates of the Caribbean movies and googling pieces of eight. 1 reply →
mtmail 3 months ago Soon one can no longer add 2 cents to a discussion. hyperdimension 3 months ago I guess my opinion rounds down to nothing now. I guess that fits my track record.
hyperdimension 3 months ago I guess my opinion rounds down to nothing now. I guess that fits my track record.
The famous little jingle "shave and a haircut, two bits"
Most people today have no clue what a "bit" is.
I imagine the future will hold something similar for the penny in all the idioms and cultural phrases we have. What the hell is a penny?
Exactly. Two bits is a quarter because the US silver dollar was modeled on the Spanish Pillar Dollar, also called pieces of eight. Hence 2/8 (two bits) = 1/4.
It’s kind of like lots of imperial measurements where we use metric still have these in idioms.
"I would walk 500 kilometers" just doesn't sound as romantic.
What is a bit, a penny?
1/8, so 2 bits is a quarter.
it comes from old spanish coins that they would cut into eight pieces, or bits.
I learned that after watching one of the pirates of the Caribbean movies and googling pieces of eight.
1 reply →
Half a quarter.
Soon one can no longer add 2 cents to a discussion.
I guess my opinion rounds down to nothing now. I guess that fits my track record.