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911 said:
My mom would sometimes use those big words when speaking to me and I would have to tell her to now tell me that again in plain English. And, I never liked playing Scrabble with her. God, how I miss her and her wisdom. My dad was the smarter person, but you would have never known it. It isn’t always about brains. It’s usually about common sense and wisdom.
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I used big words when I talked to my son when he was in kindergarten. Now, he's 16 and he's using bigger words when we talk. LOL It really works with kids!

My dad was brilliant, he brought me to court when I was young when there was an arraignment. Because I always heard them talk legalese, I understood court proceedings at an early age.
 

JaniceM said:
A fifty-cent piece and a dime.
The fifty-cent piece "is not a dime." :)
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JaniceM said:
A fifty-cent piece and a dime.
The fifty-cent piece "is not a dime." :)
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That’s right.
‘When you ask the question, most people will give up and you say, “A fifty-cent piece and a dime.” Then they say, “You said that one of the coins wasn’t a dime.” Then you say, “That’s right, but the other one is.”
 
911 said:
That’s right.
‘When you ask the question, most people will give up and you say, “A fifty-cent piece and a dime.” Then they say, “You said that one of the coins wasn’t a dime.” Then you say, “That’s right, but the other one is.”
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Okay, I got it. :)
 
One thing that used to throw me as a kid, even into my teens, was how alike American paper money all looked.

I remember it being so easy to mistake a $20 for a $1, or something like that. Been a long time since I've handled American money.

As for Canadian paper bills, ours bills have changed exponentially. The bills we have now are plasticy. You have to see them to believe them.
 
Treacle said:
I have 2 coins one in one hand one in the other. How many coins do I have? :ROFLMAO::LOL:Think the matches' puzzles were the turning point. Plot lost. G and T time is beckoning. ☺
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Treacle. Just promise me you'll remain poised and ready for Deb's, next riddle! :)
 
JaniceM said:
I did not know that.
In NY, Canadian coins were almost as common as American coins.
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When I visited Niagara Falls, I was told by my banker to make sure that if I bought anything to get my change back in American money because of the exchange rate. So, I stopped at the first Canadian bank and exchanged $500 U.S. for Canadian money. When I returned, I did the opposite. I did not have to pay an exchange fee. I was surprised.
 
911 said:
When I visited Niagara Falls, I was told by my banker to make sure that if I bought anything to get my change back in American money because of the exchange rate. So, I stopped at the first Canadian bank and exchanged $500 U.S. for Canadian money. When I returned, I did the opposite. I did not have to pay an exchange fee. I was surprised.
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I know currency rates change, but the times I went to Canada and returned to NY with a few Canadian bills, I took them to a local bank to exchange them for American bills. I wasn't charged anything, plus the Canadian money was worth slightly more than American money, at least at that time.
 
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hellomimi said:
I used big words when I talked to my son when he was in kindergarten. Now, he's 16 and he's using bigger words when we talk. LOL It really works with kids!

My dad was brilliant, he brought me to court when I was young when there was an arraignment. Because I always heard them talk legalese, I understood court proceedings at an early age.
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I learned a lot of not only legal terms while going to court, but words that I never heard before. I used to carry a pocket dictionary with me. We didn’t always have cell phones to look up information.

And, just to prove that not all judges should be judges, I was in a court for a simple assault fight in a barroom. The defense attorney opened his argument using the word “digress.” To everyone’s surprise, the judge asked the attorney what the word meant.
JaniceM said:
I know currency rates change, but the times I went to Canada and returned to NY with a few Canadian bills, I took them to a local bank to exchange them for American bills. I wasn't charged anything, plus the Canadian money was worth slightly more than American money, at least at that time.
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It seems to bounce back and forth.
 
Aunt Marg said:
Treacle. Just promise me you'll remain poised and ready for Deb's, next riddle! :)
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Sure thing Aunt Marg. Was a bit too quick the last one ( Time difference maybe -certainly not the G and Ts 'cos i don't drink in bed- just to reassure anyone out there!!! ) but again I noticed your enthusiasm to get it right- it is a lesson to us all in perseverance, determination and the fact that you got this right in just a few replies shows the old brain cells are working brilliantly...for you! Of course the fact that debodum accepted anything with 'chop' in it was a bit disheartening!!!!!!!:LOL::ROFLMAO:
 
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