Submitted by Padgriffin t3_y7xaxy in todayilearned
Reply to comment by Ksp-or-GTFO in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin
At the time, the would have been the cost to take the whole family to dinner (about $100 vs about $2.50 in today's money; it was the 1980's), but still, you'd think it would be a worthwhile investment to secure your nation's currency.
But the 80s were only like 15 years ago... Wait.... Fuuuuck.
Yesterday a teen told me "Harry Potter is an old people thing, i wasn't even born" and i felt so fucking old
Welcome to every time your parents or someone from their generation tried to engage you in their pop culture.
As I’ve gotten older, this Simpsons episode hits closer to home
There another newish episode where Homer and Marge tell Bart and Lisa about Y2K.
That one hurt my brain cuz I was watching the Simpsons through Y2K.
I like how the new bands in that clip are now like two generations behind. The bands Homer is into would be like my generations parents being into Glenn Miller or something
Lol somewhere around 2007 a young coworker told me she didn't remember the first gulf war. That was the first of many times I felt like I was getting old.
The most recent is when the "your birthdate must be before this date" sign for alcohol went beyond September 11, 2001, which just happened last month.
The pains that are withheld for me,
I realise, and I can seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
I was born 15 years after WWll ended. Chew on that for a while!
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