Way back when I was in High School, I had a "Government/ history" teacher who also collected coins. He noted an interesting bit of data about the relationship between a government's smallest coin and revolution. He could find no government that lasted for more than 50 years after debasing (cutting with cheaper metals) their smallest coin. He stated that most didn't make it past 25 years. The United States debased the penny in 1982. You do the math! - Granny :stoned:
Storm Crow Reviewed by Storm Crow on . We are brainwashed.... and we're doing it to ourselves The thing about fanatical devotion to a single side of the ideological spectrum, is that you can find the worst examples of the other side and use it as the face to cover every single person who comes from that perspective. Reading posts from our most prominant members of the political board, it's saddening that our most outspoken members (from both left and right) spend all their time attacking the other wing, and none going after their own. Not to mention, you can NEVER expect someone to Rating: 5