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10 Things: Penny
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 2:05PM Make a list from 1-10 and write the first ten things that come to mind when I say Penny. Go!
My own list, ignoring many rules of acceptable grammatical usage.
1. Penny Lane by The Beatles (I do this exercise in a notebook with different words almost every day, and it amazes me how often The Beatles show up.)
2. Pennies from Heaven
3. Penny and Brain from Inspector Gadget
4. Penny bridges (you know, those crazy little balancing acts built from stacks of pennies? No?)
5. The Sonars counting money from their banks at the kitchen table.
6. Abraham Lincoln
7. Mythical/Legendary (to me) Penny Candy.
8. Penny Arcades (continuing the nostalgia-ish track)
9. “Saving pennies.” Scrimping to get by.
10. Coins in the couch cushions. Though we don’t have a couch with cushions anymore. I have to actually cram my arm down into the guts of the couch or remove the bottom facing to get at the tiny universe of lost things in there. In addition to pennies, I often find Legos, K’nex, marbles, and popcorn.
Reader Comments (3)
1. Penny wise, pound foolish
2. Penny Lane - the pub
3. Penny Lane - the album
4. Penny, niece of Inspector Gadget
5. Penny saved is a penny earned
6. A pretty penny
7. Penny for your thoughts, a dollar for your kisses
8. Wishing well (wish you well)
9. Copper, the statue of liberty, and other things made of copper
10. Toll booths actually do accept pennies
I actually didn't read your list before I posted mine. I'm not surprised to see Penny Lane on there, but the Inspector Gadget reference, I must admit, is slightly mind-blowing to me.
Re: Penny and Inspector Gadget. We should not be surprised there. Clearly we are Americans of a certain age, or had siblings/friends who are of a certain age. I will not admit to watching much Inspector Gadget myself, but I know my sibs did. Ahem.
*Wanders away whistling, dun da dun da dun In-spec-tor Gad-get dun da dun da dun da dunnnnnnn*