idodo35: btw was the coin actualy created by a 7 years old? because i wasnt sure if that part was a joke... and again this is the awsomest coin ever and i must have it!
Probably not a joke, although I can't find any official mention in the press release.
Still, if you are a designer working on new imaging techniques and asked your child for inspiration, you know there's a good chance "Dinosaur!" came up once or twice... ;)
Actually, I think Bethesda trademarked the phrase, which is distinct from copyright in several important ways. (And yes, I know too much about this crap for someone who isn't a lawyer.)
anyway it should be noted before everyone creams themselves um... shares int he same excitement that Cam had, that these will be a limited production item selling for 29.99, and not something that everyone will be using like a regular quarter.
It wasn't actually the pilot that dodged Venus, it was the Co-Pilot. The Pilot was asleep, (because they are allowed power naps due to how stressful their job is) and there was another plane coming at them... the other plane was just 800 feet below them. So the co-pilot was like "It's not 800 feet below us! It's coming right for us!" because he saw a very bright light ahead of him (see: Venus) and dove suddenly. The pilot woke up, and pulled the plane back up because his co-pilot is an idiot.
Incidentally, had the Pilot NOT pulled the plane up... they would have collided with the other plane.
Don Reba: Definitely, one of my favourite episodes.
DuelLadyS: So, is this dino coin legal currency, or just a comemmorative? Becuase I'm greatly amused by the idea of people spending glow in the dark dinosaurs.
Also- time to start hoarding the Canadian pennies that turn up in my change!
It is legal currency, but it is larger than a normal quarter, so it won't work in a vending machine.
What? Why can't it be normal-size like all our other special coins?
Once I realized that was true, I couldn't stop laughing.
Honestly, Kathleen and Cam make a great trio with Graham. Graham's the announcer, as usual, but Kathleen's enthusiasm bordering on insanity is hilarious when placed against Cam's stoic... slightly demented style.
DuelLadyS: So, is this dino coin legal currency, or just a comemmorative? Becuase I'm greatly amused by the idea of people spending glow in the dark dinosaurs.
Both actually.
Am I the only one who wants a animated GIF of Kathleens disco chair dance? -just asking.
It wasn't actually the pilot that dodged Venus, it was the Co-Pilot. The Pilot was asleep, (because they are allowed power naps due to how stressful their job is) and there was another plane coming at them... the other plane was just 800 feet below them. So the co-pilot was like "It's not 800 feet below us! It's coming right for us!" because he saw a very bright light ahead of him (see: Venus) and dove suddenly. The pilot woke up, and pulled the plane back up because his co-pilot is an idiot.
Incidentally, had the Pilot NOT pulled the plane up... they would have collided with the other plane.
I also heard about the murder free day as well :D
I had thought that the co-pilot was the one that was asleep. That he had been asleep for nearly twice as long as was generally allowed, and when he woke up he freaked out and made the plane dive to avoid what he had thought was the other plane. Though, you got everything else right. Unless, I am making this up or they updated the story since I read about it.
I had thought that the co-pilot was the one that was asleep. That he had been asleep for nearly twice as long as was generally allowed, and when he woke up he freaked out and made the plane dive to avoid what he had thought was the other plane. Though, you got everything else right. Unless, I am making this up or they updated the story since I read about it.
There's always the possability that they updated it since *I* heard about it. We'll never know...
I had thought that the co-pilot was the one that was asleep. That he had been asleep for nearly twice as long as was generally allowed, and when he woke up he freaked out and made the plane dive to avoid what he had thought was the other plane. Though, you got everything else right. Unless, I am making this up or they updated the story since I read about it.
There's always the possability that they updated it since *I* heard about it. We'll never know...
"You could look it up..."
We'll never... ever... know...
Look up information? On the internet? Who would do such a thing? Not I.
Don Reba: Definitely, one of my favourite episodes.
DuelLadyS: So, is this dino coin legal currency, or just a comemmorative? Becuase I'm greatly amused by the idea of people spending glow in the dark dinosaurs.
Also- time to start hoarding the Canadian pennies that turn up in my change!
It is legal currency, but it is larger than a normal quarter, so it won't work in a vending machine.
Wait, so it isn't replacing the Canadian quarter entirely? I was so ready to move. Think of all the savings in lost quarters that would suddenly be found!
Hungry Donner: I'm pretty opposed to posting in all caps, but I feel an exception is justified in this case.
CANADA, GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR DINO-QUARTERS!
US state quarters just seem so lame now.
ummm looking at Canadian money as a whole minus a dinosaur coin, Canadian money looks better than American money. and now that Canada is getting polymer monies, it will also last longer than American money.
It wasn't actually the pilot that dodged Venus, it was the Co-Pilot. The Pilot was asleep, (because they are allowed power naps due to how stressful their job is) and there was another plane coming at them... the other plane was just 800 feet below them. So the co-pilot was like "It's not 800 feet below us! It's coming right for us!" because he saw a very bright light ahead of him (see: Venus) and dove suddenly. The pilot woke up, and pulled the plane back up because his co-pilot is an idiot.
Incidentally, had the Pilot NOT pulled the plane up... they would have collided with the other plane.
I also heard about the murder free day as well :D
I had thought that the co-pilot was the one that was asleep. That he had been asleep for nearly twice as long as was generally allowed, and when he woke up he freaked out and made the plane dive to avoid what he had thought was the other plane. Though, you got everything else right. Unless, I am making this up or they updated the story since I read about it.
Yeah, the version I heard was that the pilot was flying as normal and the copilot was asleep (which is allowed). Then the copilot got woken up by a proximity alarm from the plane below (which was just a warning as they weren't close enough to be a problem), but still groggy from sleep he panicked and started a dive before the main pilot overrode again.
Which highlights two problems: (a) while it's ok for the pilots to nap, why are they allowed to do so right next to the controls? (b) why would the copilot seize control of the plane away from the pilot, when he didn't have enough information to make a safe decision for avoidance anyway (as he actually steered towards the other plane)?
Don Reba: It is legal currency, but it is larger than a normal quarter, so it won't work in a vending machine.
What? Why can't it be normal-size like all our other special coins?
The other coloured coins there are also too large. Some coins are not even round, such as this $15 one:
I've lived in Canada for 21 years and never seen that. But we have Winter Olympic coins to commemorate the fact that the got Canadians to make the ice for the Salt Lake Olympics and they stuck a coin at centre ice as some sort of good luck thing. And Remembrance Day quarters every year. And those are normal size.
It doesn't really seem fair to rag on El Salvador like that. My home state of Arizona had about 400+ murders in 2010, and out population is equivalent to El Salvador. I don't know whether or not any of those days were murder free, but the statistical average for us is still more than 1 murder a day. Just saying.
Probably not a joke, although I can't find any official mention in the press release.
Still, if you are a designer working on new imaging techniques and asked your child for inspiration, you know there's a good chance "Dinosaur!" came up once or twice... ;)