← Back to context Comment by darth_avocado 4 hours ago If the Pennies go away, you can no longer get things for pennies on the dollar. 7 comments darth_avocado Reply droptablemain 4 hours 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 2 hours 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. barbazoo 2 hours ago What is a bit, a penny? dec0dedab0de 2 hours 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 2 hours ago Half a quarter. mtmail 4 hours ago Soon one can no longer add 2 cents to a discussion.
droptablemain 4 hours 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 2 hours 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. barbazoo 2 hours ago What is a bit, a penny? dec0dedab0de 2 hours 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 2 hours ago Half a quarter.
retrocog 2 hours 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.
barbazoo 2 hours ago What is a bit, a penny? dec0dedab0de 2 hours 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 2 hours ago Half a quarter.
dec0dedab0de 2 hours 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 →
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.
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.