Money Loose change on the ground. Do you pick it up? - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 11-18-2015, 02:34 PM

On my walk home from work yesterday, I found 87 cents on the ground. I'm not sure why there was 87 cents on the ground, but it was three quarters and twelve pennies all lying together. I'm not going to pass up 87 cents.

However, I wasn't born yesterday. Before I picked it up, I looked around to be sure it wasn't a trap. There were no snares, no people hiding in the bushes, and the coins didn't look like they'd been superheated. So I scooped them up.

There's a little bit of context for picking up coinage on the ground. If I'm in a busy pedestrian area, I generally won't stop for anything under a quarter. But if I'm walking by myself and see a penny, heck yeah. You invest that penny in google, and you probably end up with a quarter by the time you retire.

What's the smallest amount of money that's worth stopping and bending down for? For poll purposes, you can assume that you're walking by yourself in a non-crowded area where you don't know anyone.

**Donger** · 11-18-2015, 03:35 PM

No. I presume that it has been in someone's anus.

**Baby Lee** · 11-18-2015, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

His talent agency must be doing well.

That's Alec Yeti. He represents Daniel Yeti.

**Baby Lee** · 11-18-2015, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

No. I presume that it has been in someone's anus.

Hydrae · 11-18-2015, 03:44 PM

A penny saved is a penny earned according to Ben Franklin. So a penny picked up is just that much more to save/earn!

**Donger** · 11-18-2015, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

What the hell is that from?

MTG#10 · 11-18-2015, 03:45 PM

I throw pennies in the trash

**Baby Lee** · 11-18-2015, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

No. I presume that it has been in someone's anus.

It doesn't stop with pennies. I'll never forget, when I was a kid, and about to buy a soda. I took a dollar out of my wallet and clenched it with my lips as my hand were full as I went to the cashier.

My uncle was with me, and he stopped me. He told me about going to a strip club where the strippers would let you stuff tips in their asshole if you rolled it up like you were snorting coke with it.

Stopped that practice that moment.

**Baby Lee** · 11-18-2015, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

What the hell is that from?

Upright Citizens Brigade. Kind of like Second City, or The Groundlings.

That's Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. Matt Besser and Amy Poehler started there as well. Andy Daly and Horatio Sanz passed through as well.

Toby Waller · 11-18-2015, 04:13 PM

KCrockaholic · 11-18-2015, 04:18 PM

Dimes are so underrated. They're the smallest so they're always overlooked yet they pack a mighty punch at a rate of .10, I shall gather them all.

**MahiMike** · 11-18-2015, 04:28 PM

I was a ground squirrel at world's of fun as a kid. Found tons of money. Nobody looks down.

Radar Chief · 11-18-2015, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MTG#10

I throw pennies in the trash

I use the finger snap/coin flip trick to shoot them at birds, feral cats and smart assed kids.

**Bugeater** · 11-18-2015, 10:07 PM

Nothing less than a quarter is worth the strain it puts on my body to reach down and pick it up.

Squalor2 · 11-18-2015, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

I'm the guy who drops change and doesn't pick it up. Dime slipped out of my hands? Oh well, someone will pick it up and have an extra 10 cents.

un likely. the dime you lost so freely will turn into a screwdiver and that will somehow become the next plot capture in the next tom cruiise movie. shame

ThaVirus · 11-19-2015, 12:55 AM

I've heard finding pennies on heads up are good luck so I'll stop for pretty much everything that isn't a penny on tails up.

I think about how ridiculous that is every time I do it.

View Poll Results: The smallest amount of on-the-ground money I will stop to pick up is...
A penny. Hey, currency is currency and it adds up.	34	39.53%
A nickel. You can still buy stuff with a nickel, kind of.	11	12.79%
A dime. I'm a fan of Roosevelt.	6	6.98%
A quarter. Quarters are quite useful in everyday life.	23	26.74%
A dollar (bill or coin). It gives me a reason to approach the stripper on stage.	7	8.14%
$5 bill. That and a quarter will buy me something at Starbucks.	1	1.16%
$10 bill. In 1979 that would buy an entire Styx album.	0	0%
$20 bill. That will cover all my Christmas shopping.	2	2.33%
$100 bill. I can use it to light my cigar with.	0	0%
I never pick up money off the ground. You don't know where it's been, other than the ground.	0	0%
I live in a non-currency-based society. Ask me about walrus tusk or mollusk shells.	2	2.33%
Voters: 86. You may not vote on this poll

11-18-2015, 02:34 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-572449 VARSITY	Loose change on the ground. Do you pick it up? On my walk home from work yesterday, I found 87 cents on the ground. I'm not sure why there was 87 cents on the ground, but it was three quarters and twelve pennies all lying together. I'm not going to pass up 87 cents. However, I wasn't born yesterday. Before I picked it up, I looked around to be sure it wasn't a trap. There were no snares, no people hiding in the bushes, and the coins didn't look like they'd been superheated. So I scooped them up. There's a little bit of context for picking up coinage on the ground. If I'm in a busy pedestrian area, I generally won't stop for anything under a quarter. But if I'm walking by myself and see a penny, heck yeah. You invest that penny in google, and you probably end up with a quarter by the time you retire. What's the smallest amount of money that's worth stopping and bending down for? For poll purposes, you can assume that you're walking by yourself in a non-crowded area where you don't know anyone.
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11-18-2015, 03:35 PM	#16
Donger "Think BOOM!" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 33.675° N 106.475° W Casino cash: $6829900 VARSITY	No. I presume that it has been in someone's anus. __________________ I think the young people enjoy it when I "get down," verbally, don't you?
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11-18-2015, 03:44 PM	#19
Hydrae MVP Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newport, Or Casino cash: $-1083000	A penny saved is a penny earned according to Ben Franklin. So a penny picked up is just that much more to save/earn!
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11-18-2015, 03:45 PM	#21
MTG#10 Mammoth penis Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield Casino cash: $7014386	I throw pennies in the trash
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11-18-2015, 04:13 PM	#24
Toby Waller Banned Join Date: Oct 2015 Casino cash: $10000400	Yes
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11-18-2015, 04:18 PM	#25
KCrockaholic Sarcasm Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Olathe Casino cash: $3382900	Dimes are so underrated. They're the smallest so they're always overlooked yet they pack a mighty punch at a rate of .10, I shall gather them all.
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11-18-2015, 04:28 PM	#26
MahiMike He's Mahomie! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jax, FL Casino cash: $10023443	I was a ground squirrel at world's of fun as a kid. Found tons of money. Nobody looks down. __________________ 99.9%
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11-18-2015, 10:07 PM	#28
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $3992680	Nothing less than a quarter is worth the strain it puts on my body to reach down and pick it up.
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11-19-2015, 12:55 AM	#30
ThaVirus 5 o’clock free crack giveaway Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $-1717631	I've heard finding pennies on heads up are good luck so I'll stop for pretty much everything that isn't a penny on tails up. I think about how ridiculous that is every time I do it.
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