People dressed as Lincoln carrying a casket for the penny at the Lincoln Memorial
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  • 284 points Vizth

    Fun fact, the penny is the only coin with the president looking to the right. Although given what happened to Lincoln I don't blame him for keeping an eye out behind himself.

    Having spent most of my life as a cashier in one form or another I'm not going to feel bad about these things disappearing, I fucking hate pennies. 🤣

    The funeral is adorable though, and I'll take this over the usual BS that comes out of washington any day of the week.

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    68 points phonyticker37

    Fun fact, the penny is the only coin with the president looking to the right. 

    What a weird but interesting fact never knew this thank you

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    19 points Vizth

    Apparently they changes quarters a few years ago and I didn't notice, I'm miffed now. XD

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    15 points Hockey-Gym

    They just recently changed the direction of the head in the quarter so this is not entirely true

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    14 points Vizth

    Fuck they ruined the joke.

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    10 points Ruraraid

    Another Fun fact, the penny was the only us coinage to currently cost more than its value to produce at nearly 4 cents for a measly 1 cent coin. In 2024 the US mint produced around 3 billion pennies so its removal saves a sizable chunk of taxpayer dollars.

    I also agree with its cancellation and switching to a 5 cent increment rounding system. Quite possibly the only good thing to come out of the current administration...

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    6 points Throwawayhrjrbdh

    Something up with your math since Pennies didn’t cost 3-4 bucks a piece to make. Missing a zero or two on the Pennies? Or maybe add one to the cost?

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    3 points Ruraraid

    Well doing math when you're tired is...problematic. lol

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    2 points Throwawayhrjrbdh

    Real; there is a reason I didn’t correct you with a accurate value and it’s because I didn’t feel like finding it either

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    4 points Goodncreamy

    It costs 13.78¢ to make a nickel.

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    2 points Riley_Nobdy

    The Jefferson nickel costs .13 to make.

    Just sayin....

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  • 551 points PsychologicalCost5

    DC is not a serious place AT ALL lmao

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    144 points AlayneKr

    At least this isn’t devastating lmao, please all keep it like this

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    42 points PsychologicalCost5

    I didnt say it in a bad way whatsoever haha this is very creative and funny at the same time we need to see more stuff like this

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    7 points Superb_Instance_8190

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    4 points InerasableStains

    I remember this episode melting my brain when it came out

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    14 points do-not-freeze

    My first thought was 50-50 ironic comedy stunt or weird political thing from people who think the government is stealing their money by rounding everything to the nearest nickel, but it's hosted by Mary Todd Lincoln so must be the real deal.

    https://partiful.com/e/2j0nVDfab33uLAPEwXVz

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    7 points Idle_sweepstakes

    We really need to see more stuff like this. Whoever came up with this at Ramp really deserves a raise. I'd like to see more sponsored stuff like this rather than stuff that are just fake and harmful to the people

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  • 43 points IanDre127

    They already announced they are still minting Pennie’s next year. “Not ment for circulation” but I guarantee they continue to print them for yearly sets

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  • 396 points dying-of-boredom1966

    You know it's just a matter of weeks before it's renamed the Donald J. Trump Lincoln Memorial.

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    39 points Somhlth

    I'm just waiting patiently for the Donald J. Trump Memorial Grave and Latrine.

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    11 points dying-of-boredom1966

    "Why is it taking so long?" I keep asking myself. Because he has great health care that's why. He believes in health care for himself, screw everyone else.

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    66 points WekX

    He’s going to call it The Donald Trump Has A Huge Massive Beautiful Girthy Cock Memorial.

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    33 points dying-of-boredom1966

    Could you imagine if President O'Bama had talked about his wife's panties like Trump did in his speech last night? Unfuckingbelievable.

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    18 points StupidUserNameTooLon

    Trump talked about Michelle Obama's panties? What did he say? Are they too tight on him?

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    11 points diverdawg

    Damn near made bourbon come out nose. It’s come out of every other hole but this one. Bet it would hurt.

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    1 points Salt-Operation

    I am cackling so hard my cat is looking at me funny

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    5 points dying-of-boredom1966

    C'mon, his womanly hips and ass are twice as big as Michelle's, of course they were too tight. He really has a womanly shape, I'm sure he's a B cup at least too.

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    3 points SledgeHannah30

    Blob is not a shape. Women can be shapely. He's just .... blooby.

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    2 points ptolani

    what are you referring to?

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    2 points dying-of-boredom1966

    https://people.com/donald-trump-goes-on-lengthy-tangent-about-wife-melania-trumps-panties-11873965

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    1 points ptolani

    huh

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    1 points [deleted]

    [deleted]

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    2 points dying-of-boredom1966

    My gutter mind went there too! She's getting her Slavic musk out before he can't enjoy it.

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    3 points Vizth

    Shouldn't he save that for the Washington memorial?

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    15 points Mindshard

    I'm assuming you didn't see this that was done yesterday. I guess step 1 is to add his name, step 2 is to remove the previous name.

    https://preview.redd.it/wb4dwngj5g8g1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3d4140b28a018fee826e15970ab64509f7b4fb4

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    4 points dying-of-boredom1966

    I did see it, hence my comment (sorry if I am misunderstanding yours)

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    12 points agangofoldwomen

    I saw his name on the Kennedy center today and it made me want to barf.

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    12 points dying-of-boredom1966

    I did a report in high school on Kennedy and PT109. Trump doesn't deserve to lick JFK's shoes.

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    6 points front_yard_duck_dad

    They will have to put gutters in to handle the sheer volume of piss

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    4 points Dr_Sisyphus_22

    As someone who hates him, I support this idea. Stick his name on this, the Washington Memorial, Arlington, etc.

    Then no one can argue the Kennedy Center was an isolated incident that should be ignored.

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    8 points dying-of-boredom1966

    The only good thing I can say about having his name on anything really, is tearing it down will feel great.

    https://preview.redd.it/yyqzoj4wdg8g1.png?width=282&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb96c32704f9cff9b0a09ca99234ecbb11e7af62

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    4 points lizmastrooo

    What's so scary is that's something my dad said completely unprompted today.

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    3 points Critical_Cat_8162

    I jumped in here to say the same.

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    2 points Photoshopdoge

    I wonder if in the future we’ll go and erase his name from everything he’s putting it on

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    4 points Dugen

    Yes we will. Most of us are sick of this guy. Even his supporters know he's an asshole they just like that he's doing what they want done.

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    1 points Reasonable-Nebula-49

    Beat me to it

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    1 points Nozzoe

    I was coming here to post the same comment lol

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    1 points sanguinesvirus

    Àbd it gets painted gold

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    1 points knoyeah

    trumps manhood is replicated via the trump and Washington memorial NOT

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  • 25 points DataQueen-

    Is it just me or did the coffin dance meme come to mind?

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    5 points Extra-Artist3016

    That's literally what I thought when I saw them with the casket. Maybe we're just boomers :(

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    2 points WillyPete

    My first thought was the Electric Six video for "Gay Bar".

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  • 13 points ApartmentConstant842

    I was here!!!! Such a fun experience

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    8 points Extra-Artist3016

    Same! I was with a coworker. I'd love to see more stuff like this around dc

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  • 10 points pichael289

    There used to be a DC villain that was penny themed and he would do elaborate things like this and then pop out of the coffin and throw a handful of pennies at Batman. Really obscure, but I like obscure comic stuff, like how they had a vampire with aids who went around biting black and gay people because he was created in a lab by white supremacist supervillain.

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    2 points mrgarneau

    The Penny Plunderer.

    The giant coin in the Batcave originally belonged to him, but has since been retconned to belonging to Two-Face

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  • 31 points panagnilgesy

    Our country is a gta lobby and I love it

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    12 points Extra-Artist3016

    Perfect way to describe it

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  • 7 points manholediver

    What am I supposed to put into a penny pressing machine now?

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  • 13 points Jill-Of-Trades

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  • 5 points daydreamersunion

    Makes cents to me

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  • 13 points cantonlautaro

    Only 1 of them can be the real one. The others are imposters.

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    11 points panagnilgesy

    No more pennies for our thoughts unfortunately

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    21 points Extra-Artist3016

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  • 3 points Efficient_Panda_9151

    Shouldn’t the casket be a lot smaller?

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  • 5 points Dizzy_Solution_7255

    The Lincoln on the right hangs his head in shame while the left one looks at him in disgust for not wearing a bow tie

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  • 5 points Honodle

    A 'penny' is a British coin. The American coin is a ONE CENT piece. Dismissing this coin was inevitable. It was costing more than one cent to mint a one cent piece. Same like when they stopped making our beautiful silver coins as of 1965.

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  • 5 points Confuse_a_Car

    I’d rather mourn the death of democracy and the rule of law

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  • 4 points SableWhims

    1 penny used to cost 4 cents to produce so financially it never made sense for it to be minted

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    1 points Massive-Long5511

    Isn't it the same with nickel as well? I think it's just a matter of time until nickel faces the same fate as the penny

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  • 2 points Virtual-Bee7411

    Took me a second to get the caption, RIP penny

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  • 2 points Riptide360

    The party of Lincoln killed by Trump

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  • 2 points autistic_ghostgirl

    If the dancing pallbearers meme was in the Victorian era

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  • 1 points Legitimate-Cow5982

    What does the casket signify?

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  • 1 points Amadeus_1978

    Come on dudes a pallbearer and has his HAND IN HIS POCKET!!! OMG!!

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  • 1 points AkaruLyte

    Are they from that big club of Lincoln impersonators?

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  • 1 points SonOfBoreale

    Guy on the front row left looking disappointedly at the inauthentic costume of the man to his left. Come on, the four-in-hand necktie was invented at least 5 years after Lincoln died. also, the egregious lack of a waistcoat and the modern lounge suit jacket he is wearing with a plastic thanksgiving pilgrim hat. Why couldn't that guy have been in the back row???

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  • 1 points 20thAveDahlias

    I picked up a penny in the street today😁

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  • 1 points TheGiganticMoose

    The gentlemen on the front left is HonestBabeLincoln on TikTok. I’m not even shocked that he went to this, but very amused, as he traveled from afar for this event it seems.

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  • 1 points DoneLookin4Trouble

    Thank these young men for taking time away from ice protesting to attention seek this way!

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  • 1 points nikeguy69

    Cool 😎

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  • 1 points camelbuck

    Should be a copper coffin.

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  • 1 points Secretagentman94

    You mean the “Trump-Lincoln” memorial.

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  • 1 points Top-Okra9445

    The end of an era. Goodbye, Penny. You were borderline worthless. Put i enjoyed picking you up on the floor and using you to pay exact change. Rest in peace.

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  • 1 points RainRainThrowaway777

    *The Trump and Lincoln Memorial

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  • 1 points XROOR

    TIL

    Lincoln wore transitions glasses

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  • 1 points ltbugaf

    Don’t you mean the Trump-Lincoln Memorial? That’s what we’re doing with presidential monuments now, isn’t it?

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  • 1 points Crustybutt100

    … I think you meant to say the Trump/ Lincoln Memorial.

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  • 1 points gynoidi

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  • 1 points ExcitingCurve6497

    I love the one guy who has the real beard looking all smug at the others.

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  • 1 points Peridot_Ghost

    If aliens do exist, shit like this is why they’ll never visit us.

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  • 1 points Magnificent_as

    I saw it on fox news

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    3 points Extra-Artist3016

    I was here from start to finish a very funny event

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  • 1 points RealRevenue1929

    People are getting weirder somehow

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  • 1 points raspberryharbour

    John Wilkes Booth is going to have to upgrade from a Deringer to a six-shooter

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  • 0 points Hour_Account_6501

    Ppl in DC r so bored

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    2 points PsychologicalCost5

    That's what I said lol

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  • -3 points clinicalia

    This seems like an incredible waste of time and money, much like the penny became.

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    -2 points Every_Tap8117

    This, all politics aside, the penny actually cost more to make than its worth and should have got rid of long ago.

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    1 points Aggressive-Camp1674

    I've got something to put in you.

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  • 0 points TaleVisual1068

    Why are they disposing of their collective earnings for the day?

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  • 0 points Guns_Almighty34135

    About as stupid as Groundhog Day.

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  • 0 points Fragrant-Mud-542

    I'm not a single apology

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  • 1 points Worldly-Steak6966

    I think they are burying democracy

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  • -1 points Organic-Pattern-7759

    Brought to you by Brawndo!

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  • -2 points Lassagna12

    Im kind of worried for non profits and charities since they rely on the penny for funding. Its the loose change that people put into charity boxes, because nobody cares about the penny.

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    1 points Long_TimeRunning

    Now they’ll be getting nickels instead so win!

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  • -5 points ShouldBeWorking2nite

    A funeral cause they ended the Penny? Dudes on the $5 bill that’s 500 times more valuable than the penny. These people need to grow up. The penny is useless and buys nothing unless you carry multiple pounds of them at the same time.

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