Sounds like Office Space, just don't put a decimal in the wrong place. :) Andy
Andrew Ekhoff Technology Coordinator St. Anne Public Schools aekh...@sags.k12.il.us SAGS: (815) 427-8153 SACHS: (815) 427-8141 -----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 11:12 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT --- Shocking Story! Maybe we can write a program that will give us those "half pennies" and put the money in our bank accounts. We could be rich. Wait a minute. Didn't Richard Prior do that in one of the early Superman movies??????? McKay, Curtis wrote: > Sales tax causes items to cost odd amounts so just "getting rid" of the penny > would require people to accept prices being rounded up, or sales tax to be > rounded down, new system etc. Big boom for cash register business probably. > > > Curtis McKay > Network Administrator > Belleville Township High School District 201 > cmc...@bths201.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Mike Oliveri > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 10:34 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT --- Shocking Story! > > > Last I heard, pennies cost 1.5 cents to make. Every time someone in gov > discusses getting rid of them, though, there's an outcry to keep them, > largely for sentimental reasons. So it never goes anywhere. > > Mike > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Joseph Simshauser wrote: > > >> Newer pennies are less then 5% copper and the rest is zinc... I think. >> >> Joseph Simshauser >> sims...@stclair.k12.il.us >> Technology Department >> Cahokia Unit School District 187 >> http://cusd187.stclair.k12.il.us/techweb/ >> >> "History is much like an Endless Waltz. The three beats of War, Peace, and >> Revolution continue on forever." >> >> >> On 10/4/2010 10:20 AM, Richard Kasson wrote: >> >>> One of my neighbors works for Ameren and was on that job Saturday morning. >>> This guy must have really needed that bottle of Ripple. This leads me to a >>> question... How can copper be worth so much and a penny is still worth $.01? >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >>> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Mike Swanson >>> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 9:53 AM >>> To: tech-geeks >>> Subject: [tech-geeks] OT --- Shocking Story! >>> >>> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-suspectedburglare,0,5214434.sto >>> ry >>> >>> ---------- >>> "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." >>> --- Benjamin Franklin >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
