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SoylentGreen · Mar 8, 2008, 01:56 pm

Why do you “put your two cents in” when it is only “a penny for your thoughts”? What happens to the other penny?

Chaossaber314 · Mar 8, 2008, 02:08 pm

I thought when you put your two cents in, you were giving advice.

So
1 thought = 1 penny
1 bit of advice = 2 pennies

JaneDoe321 · Mar 8, 2008, 02:13 pm

Perhaps you have an inflated opinion of the value of your thoughts?

If I ask you for your thoughts, I offer "a penny" for them.

If you volunteer them, you're putting your "two cents in".

:)

Orangutan · Mar 8, 2008, 02:46 pm

A penny is 100th of a UK pound, and one pound is worth $2

A cent is 100th of a dollar, so one penny IS two cents.

O.

Milton Bradley · Mar 8, 2008, 05:54 pm

How about...

A penny for your opinion, the other penny for the facts.

Winter wind · Mar 10, 2008, 03:27 am

This thread is surreal.

but I thought it was a nickel for your thoughts (but maybe my sister was just ripping me off).

Mar 8, 2008, 01:56 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
SoylentGreen Hot Lava Posts: 2,285	The penny dropped. Why do you “put your two cents in” when it is only “a penny for your thoughts”? What happens to the other penny?

Mar 8, 2008, 02:08 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Chaossaber314 The Cake is a lie... Location: St. Louis Posts: 2,284	I thought when you put your two cents in, you were giving advice. So 1 thought = 1 penny 1 bit of advice = 2 pennies What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?

Mar 10, 2008, 03:27 am	#6 (permalink) (top)
Winter wind adorable = power Location: Hong Kong, China Posts: 1,821	This thread is surreal. but I thought it was a nickel for your thoughts (but maybe my sister was just ripping me off). Don't forget this is all in good fun! "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Verbal Kint, "Usual Suspects"

Mar 8, 2008, 02:13 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
JaneDoe321 Igneous Magma Posts: 316	Perhaps you have an inflated opinion of the value of your thoughts? If I ask you for your thoughts, I offer "a penny" for them. If you volunteer them, you're putting your "two cents in". :)

Mar 8, 2008, 02:46 pm	#4 (permalink) (top)
Orangutan Molten Ash Posts: 46	A penny is 100th of a UK pound, and one pound is worth $2 A cent is 100th of a dollar, so one penny IS two cents. O.

Mar 8, 2008, 05:54 pm	#5 (permalink) (top)
Milton Bradley BANNED Location: Ohio Province, Rep. of Comerica Posts: 7,320	How about... A penny for your opinion, the other penny for the facts.