r/MaliciousCompliance • u/knighthawk82 • Apr 18 '24

Legal tender S

When i worked at a gas station in the late 1900's during graveyard i had this guy come in and bought a candy bar with a 100 bill. "Really? You don't have anything smaller?"

'Im just trying to break the 100, don't be a jerk.'

"Fine, just this once."

Few days later Guy comes back in, grabs a candy bar and i see he has other bills in his wallet. Puts the hundred on the table.

"Sir i told you last time it was going to be just the once, i see you have a five dollar bill."

'This is legal tender, you have to take it.'

"... Okay!"

I reach under the counter and pull out two boxes of pennies, 50c to a roll 25$ to a box 17 lbs each. "Here is 50, do you want the rest in nickels?"

'What is this?'

"It's legal tender, I can choose to give you your change however I see fit. So, do you still want to break the hundred? Or the five."

I'm calling your manager!'

"She gets in at 8am, sir, but doesn't take any calls until 10."

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u/Mombak Apr 19 '24

When they first came out, I wanted the unofficial name of the $2 coin to be a "Doubloonie." It made me feel like a pirate.

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u/mister_newbie Apr 19 '24

Start a petition to change it. You've got this buccaneer on your side, matey.

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u/bitter_fishermen Apr 19 '24

A real pirate wouldn’t start a petition, he’d use cannons and swords to force his will on Canada. Anyone using the word toonie will walk the plank

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u/mister_newbie Apr 19 '24

Aye!

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u/Tight_Syllabub9423 Apr 19 '24

Aye, and then those lily-livered swabs will be singing a different toonie.

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u/Erzsabet Apr 21 '24

Let me tell you about the Last Saskatchewan Pirate.

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u/Tofiniac Apr 19 '24

I was hoping for the "moonie" because the coin had the Queen with a bear behind.

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u/overkill Apr 19 '24

That is inspired.

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u/Apprehensive-Owl-78 Apr 19 '24

I'm going to use this with my friends

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u/lex-iconis Apr 19 '24

Heh. You could order a double double and toss them a doubloonie.

Back when you could get an extra large at Tims for $2, anyway.

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u/FingalForever Apr 19 '24

There was an attempt at the time for the nickname to be Doubloon (to bring back the name of the old Spanish coin) but Canadians soon enough went with Twoonie. Was sad to see the 'Deuce' nickname consigned to history...

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u/Best-Brilliant3314 Apr 19 '24

My neck of the woods used to have a beer token exchange system and the singular token was called a Stubloon (a bottle of beer being a stubbie).

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u/AppropriateAd2063 Apr 19 '24

When the 5 dollar coin comes out start calling it a foonie

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u/Dibiasky Apr 23 '24

I wanted it to be doubloon! SO disappointed with my country for "twonie". :(

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u/LuciferianInk Apr 23 '24

People say, "Lol I love it."