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cellulargenocide t1_isy2310 wrote

Reply to comment by chinchenping 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

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

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Iofmadness t1_isya289 wrote

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.

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DilettanteGonePro t1_isypm27 wrote

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

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