A moment of silence, please, for the one-cent coin, the humble penny, which no longer will issue from the Canadian Mint.
This dramatic event is expected to have long-term ramifications. The pennywhistle, the expression "A penny for your thoughts," and the song "Pennies from Heaven" are endangered. Girls named Penny will be upgraded to Nicole.
Let us look back on the penny's glory days--when, for example, you could buy a significant amount of candy at the corner store with a penny or two. And perhaps the penny's greatest moment, when exotic dancer Eva Tanguay (nicknamed "Tabasco") performed in a dress made entirely of pennies.
She tossed them, one by one, to her audience. Ms. Tanguay's biographer, Andrew L. Erdman, notes that it is probably the only instance of a stripper tipping her viewers.
One last time--a penny for your thoughts.
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