October 14, 2010 Faux Outrage: The Penny!
Without Penny, Inspector Gadget would not have solved one crime. Not one. The Inspector could have had all of the Go-Go Gadgets in the world — even those godforsaken insta-rollerskates — but without the never-appreciated Penny, Dr. Claw and M.A.D. agents would have certainly controlled the universe (or whatever it was they were going for).
(Deep thought: Did Penny represent the Women’s Suffrage movement? Was Dr. Klaw Woodrow Wilson? Was Brain the canine Susan B. Anthony? I think so.)
I wanted to open up with something positive about the penny genre because what follows is a pretty thorough take-down of our copper (and bronze!) buddies. It is a pitch-perfect example of faux outrage, and I would like to share it with the world, even if much of the world has already seen it.
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DJ Sullivan
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‘Disgusting bacteria ridden discs of suck!’ He presents a Good argument. I agree. That’d be a good topic for a High School Economics paper. Rats!, only 10 years too late.
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Phil
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Ha! you should hire that guy to write for your blog. He is hilarious.
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Renée A. Schuls-Jacobson
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Hey, my dad always said those pennies add up. I know this is true because I am always stealing them from my son’s little jar. I mean “borrowing.”
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Price Check « Faux Outrage
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[...] to purchase an item for $2.99 than that same item priced at $3.00 than the actual price difference (one measly penny) [...]
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Bum Deal « Faux Outrage
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[...] a lifestyle that ultimately should be altered, there is a net benefit to our not having any pennies, quarters, nickles, and dimes in our [...]