The ½¢ difference is I needed to know. Thanks. (Sooner or later, the Canadian [and UK as well as other Commonwealth currencies] will change to Charles or William.)
When I moved to Canada from Michigan in 2008 the one thing I noticed right away was how much shinier Canadian coins are than U.S. ones. But I prefer dollar bills to loonies and toonies that make your purse heavier.
Do you think it reminds people how old these strips are to see them playing a video game from the last century? I thought Lynn said she was going to try and keep the old stuff kind of updated and fresh.
Doctors have now suggested that gaming is beneficial. Physically, it helps to keep eyesight strong for gamers of all ages. Also, as with smoking tobacco, gaming can help to offset Parkinson’s. Mentally it can help people solve problems, as do games like chess.
It was a big deal at the time the original strip was made that the video game Dragon’s Lair debuted. It required two quarters to operate! Today that arcade game is one of the only three games to be preserved in the Smithsonian Institution.
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
Seriously, what’s the difference between 25¢ Canadian and 25¢ US?
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
The ½¢ difference is I needed to know. Thanks. (Sooner or later, the Canadian [and UK as well as other Commonwealth currencies] will change to Charles or William.)
BenderSastre almost 12 years ago
Stupid, no. Could be putting their time to better use, probably.
Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I never got over the Canadian dime I got that could be picked up with a magnet…
gobblingup Premium Member almost 12 years ago
As long as it’s okay if Elly is “a little sloppy around the middle” too, that’s fine.
jimgamer almost 12 years ago
He has a friend in need ??
ossiningaling almost 12 years ago
We used to play one of those games (Commotion) after we got off work – in 1977!
alondra almost 12 years ago
When I moved to Canada from Michigan in 2008 the one thing I noticed right away was how much shinier Canadian coins are than U.S. ones. But I prefer dollar bills to loonies and toonies that make your purse heavier.
JanLC almost 12 years ago
It used to be the eagle, anyway. It has been one state or territory on the reverse side for many years now.
BarBaraPrz almost 12 years ago
He’s not necessarily poor, just out of coins.
hvsteve1 almost 12 years ago
Do you think it reminds people how old these strips are to see them playing a video game from the last century? I thought Lynn said she was going to try and keep the old stuff kind of updated and fresh.
alviebird almost 12 years ago
FYI: Those “steel” pennies are actually zinc.
thestargazer1682 almost 12 years ago
I got a kick out of a table top arcade game; haven’t seen one of those in a long time.
USN1977 almost 12 years ago
If this strip came with sound, we would hear the Peter Gunn theme as Ted is playing Spy Hunter!
USN1977 almost 12 years ago
I wonder if the Angry Video Game Nerd has bought the framed and autographed version of this strip.
USN1977 almost 12 years ago
Doctors have now suggested that gaming is beneficial. Physically, it helps to keep eyesight strong for gamers of all ages. Also, as with smoking tobacco, gaming can help to offset Parkinson’s. Mentally it can help people solve problems, as do games like chess.
loves raising duncan almost 12 years ago
A friend in need or a needy friend? lol!
USN1977 almost 12 years ago
It was a big deal at the time the original strip was made that the video game Dragon’s Lair debuted. It required two quarters to operate! Today that arcade game is one of the only three games to be preserved in the Smithsonian Institution.