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Pennies: Modern Fantasy
Apr. 2nd, 2012 09:11 am"The cost is prohibitive," the treasurer explained to the irate oldsters gathered around his office, waving signs saying, "Don't take our lucky pennies!" and brandishing the coins in question. "Perhaps you could try lucky nickels, or lucky quarters."
The oldest of the lot scowled. "Humph. Everybody knows only wooden nickels are lucky, and you stopped making those ages ago." He leaned his face in close. "Luck's the only thing that's kept us going this long! What do you think will happen when there are no more pennies?"
The treasurer patted the air with his hands, attempting to calm people down. "Now, now, it won't be instantaneous. There will still be pennies lying around--"
Inspiration: Canada stopping the minting of pennies. http://boingboing.net/2012/03/30/canada-to-stop-issuing-pennies.html
Story Potential: High?
Notes: This has the potential to be a really good story, if-and-only-if I figure out how to execute well the importance of the penny and tie it in to some universal human truth or other.
The oldest of the lot scowled. "Humph. Everybody knows only wooden nickels are lucky, and you stopped making those ages ago." He leaned his face in close. "Luck's the only thing that's kept us going this long! What do you think will happen when there are no more pennies?"
The treasurer patted the air with his hands, attempting to calm people down. "Now, now, it won't be instantaneous. There will still be pennies lying around--"
Inspiration: Canada stopping the minting of pennies. http://boingboing.net/2012/03/30/canada-to-stop-issuing-pennies.html
Story Potential: High?
Notes: This has the potential to be a really good story, if-and-only-if I figure out how to execute well the importance of the penny and tie it in to some universal human truth or other.
