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"Uncle Buck" |
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22 Dec 2004 12:35:50 PM |
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OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
:-) C'est tout, merci.
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L8r,
Uncle Buck
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| User: "Uncle Buck" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
25 Dec 2004 03:46:13 PM |
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On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:33:43 -0800 in alt.atheism, stoney
<stoney@the.net> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet
stall:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:35:50 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
Gee, and hear I figured you'd change it to;
"Love Gift" to fit in with what the superstition industry worships.
Frankly, I think 'Buck' comes a bit closer to that than 'Love Gift'.
;-)
--
L8r,
Uncle Buck
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CrazyAlec is quite amusing.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
26 Dec 2004 12:03:08 PM |
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On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:46:13 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:33:43 -0800 in alt.atheism, stoney
<stoney@the.net> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet
stall:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:35:50 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
Gee, and hear I figured you'd change it to;
"Love Gift" to fit in with what the superstition industry worships.
Frankly, I think 'Buck' comes a bit closer to that than 'Love Gift'.
;-)
IMO, they're not only equivalent but the inheirant double entendre
you'd probably have great fun with.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Uncle Buck" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
26 Dec 2004 04:45:35 PM |
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On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:03:08 -0800 in alt.atheism, stoney
<stoney@the.net> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet
stall:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:46:13 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:33:43 -0800 in alt.atheism, stoney
<stoney@the.net> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet
stall:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:35:50 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
Gee, and hear I figured you'd change it to;
"Love Gift" to fit in with what the superstition industry worships.
Frankly, I think 'Buck' comes a bit closer to that than 'Love Gift'.
;-)
IMO, they're not only equivalent but the inheirant double entendre
you'd probably have great fun with.
D'OH! Didn't even think of "love gift" = "money", I was thinking you
meant something like donating a kidney or something. I should know
better than trying to have profound thoughts about anything religious.
:-#
--
L8r,
Uncle Buck
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CrazyAlec is quite amusing.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
27 Dec 2004 01:24:15 PM |
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On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:45:35 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:03:08 -0800 in alt.atheism, stoney
<stoney@the.net> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet
stall:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:46:13 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:33:43 -0800 in alt.atheism, stoney
<stoney@the.net> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the toilet
stall:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:35:50 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
Gee, and hear I figured you'd change it to;
"Love Gift" to fit in with what the superstition industry worships.
Frankly, I think 'Buck' comes a bit closer to that than 'Love Gift'.
;-)
IMO, they're not only equivalent but the inheirant double entendre
you'd probably have great fun with.
D'OH! Didn't even think of "love gift" = "money", I was thinking you
meant something like donating a kidney or something. I should know
better than trying to have profound thoughts about anything religious.
Well, religion, does involve the prophet$ motive.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "JPG" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
23 Dec 2004 05:28:44 AM |
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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:35:50 -0500, Uncle Buck <UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
:-) C'est tout, merci.
Why is it called a dollar bill, I wonder. Most other paper currencies are
called notes - pound note, Euro note and so on.
JPG
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| User: "Alan Hope" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
23 Dec 2004 11:23:08 AM |
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JPG goes:
Why is it called a dollar bill, I wonder. Most other paper currencies are
called notes - pound note, Euro note and so on.
A banknote is a promissory note, and it's also a bill of exchange. In
other words it has a value which will be redeemed on presentation to
the issuer (PN), and it is also negotiable in that it may be used in
payment of other debts (BoE).
You could perhaps attempt a graduate thesis on the sociology of how
different nations regard their currency: Americans have bills
(emphasising the commercial value); Brits have notes (emphasising the
authority of the promise on every note); the French talk about a
"billet" -- ticket (which is also a promissory note), formerly letter,
as in 'billet doux' or love-letter; the Italians stay with 'biglietto
di banca' in the French sense; the Dutch also go for 'biljet'.
I've run out of languages.
--
AH
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| User: "Glenn and Betsy" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
23 Dec 2004 12:09:24 PM |
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the French talk about a
| "billet" -- ticket (which is also a promissory note), formerly
letter,
| as in 'billet doux' or love-letter; the Italians stay with
'biglietto
| di banca' in the French sense; the Dutch also go for 'biljet'.
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I imangine that right there is the reason we call it a "bill". Short
for "billet".
Betsy
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| User: "Michael Snyder" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
23 Dec 2004 12:25:03 PM |
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"Glenn and Betsy" <b.fernley@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:oRDyd.700205$mD.47385@attbi_s02...
the French talk about a
| "billet" -- ticket (which is also a promissory note), formerly
letter,
| as in 'billet doux' or love-letter; the Italians stay with
'biglietto
| di banca' in the French sense; the Dutch also go for 'biljet'.
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I imangine that right there is the reason we call it a "bill". Short
for "billet".
I thought it was short for William? Who I assumed was some
English nobleman, William of Lading, William of Materials,
something like that...
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| User: "Uncle Buck" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
24 Dec 2004 01:07:12 PM |
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On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:25:03 GMT in alt.atheism, "Michael Snyder"
<msnyder@redhat.com> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the
toilet stall:
"Glenn and Betsy" <b.fernley@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:oRDyd.700205$mD.47385@attbi_s02...
the French talk about a
| "billet" -- ticket (which is also a promissory note), formerly
letter,
| as in 'billet doux' or love-letter; the Italians stay with
'biglietto
| di banca' in the French sense; the Dutch also go for 'biljet'.
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I imangine that right there is the reason we call it a "bill". Short
for "billet".
I thought it was short for William? Who I assumed was some
English nobleman, William of Lading, William of Materials,
something like that...
LoL! :-) Actually, I think it was a famous conquerer. I'm sure
you've heard of him, but just in case I _need_ to spell it out,
"William the Conquerer". I've read a few "name dictionaries" in which
William is defined in something along those lines.
--
L8r,
Uncle Buck
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
25 Dec 2004 12:53:36 PM |
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On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:07:12 -0500, Uncle Buck
<UncleBuck@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:25:03 GMT in alt.atheism, "Michael Snyder"
<msnyder@redhat.com> defied the status quo and scrawled upon the
toilet stall:
"Glenn and Betsy" <b.fernley@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:oRDyd.700205$mD.47385@attbi_s02...
the French talk about a
| "billet" -- ticket (which is also a promissory note), formerly
letter,
| as in 'billet doux' or love-letter; the Italians stay with
'biglietto
| di banca' in the French sense; the Dutch also go for 'biljet'.
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I imangine that right there is the reason we call it a "bill". Short
for "billet".
I thought it was short for William? Who I assumed was some
English nobleman, William of Lading, William of Materials,
something like that...
LoL! :-) Actually, I think it was a famous conquerer. I'm sure
you've heard of him, but just in case I _need_ to spell it out,
"William the Conquerer". I've read a few "name dictionaries" in which
William is defined in something along those lines.
William *was* the *Bill.* :))
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Alan Hope" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
23 Dec 2004 03:29:44 PM |
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Glenn and Betsy goes:
the French talk about a
| "billet" -- ticket (which is also a promissory note), formerly
letter,
| as in 'billet doux' or love-letter; the Italians stay with
'biglietto
| di banca' in the French sense; the Dutch also go for 'biljet'.
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I imangine that right there is the reason we call it a "bill". Short
for "billet".
No. I started out by explaining that a banknote is a bill of exchange.
It's a debt owed to you by the government (or the central bank, to be
more correct). But you're allowed to sell that debt to someone else,
which is precisely what you're doing when you hand over a banknote in
payment for goods or services in normal commerce.
The debt part is why it's called a note; the trading part is why it's
also called a bill.
I'm not familiar with the history of French currency terms, but if
forced to at gunpoint, I'd guess that 'billet' translates as 'letter'
in this case, and is exactly the same as 'note'.
The first permanently circulating banknotes, according to Wikipedia,
were issued by the Bank of England in 1694. But it's clear that
private equivalents were in use long before that. It was only when
banks ran out of stocks of coins to redeem their notes (coins used to
be worth their face value, but later became promissory notes in metal
form) that banknotes acquired an intrinsic value. However what value
they have is entirely a matter of their use as bills of exchange. Not
to long ago, a banknote issued by one of the three Scottish banks
authorised to issue pound-notes was refused as a bill of exchange in
England. Any trader has the right to refuse to accept any note, and so
it's common practice now in Euroland for small chains to refuse to
accept notes worth 100, 200 and 500 euros, because of fears over
counterfeiting.
On the other side of the coin [sic] High Street traders in England,
which is not a part of Euroland (yet -- Ed.) will cheerfully accept
Euro notes in payment, treating them as de facto bills of exchange
regardless of the fact that the Euro is not legal tender in Britain.
So there you are.
--
AH
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| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
23 Dec 2004 01:15:00 PM |
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JPG wrote:
< snip >
Why is it called a dollar bill, I wonder. Most other paper currencies are
called notes - pound note, Euro note and so on.
Oh, we USAsians just *have* to be different from everybody else.
--
Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
25 Dec 2004 12:54:47 PM |
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On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:15:00 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> wrote:
JPG wrote:
< snip >
Why is it called a dollar bill, I wonder. Most other paper currencies are
called notes - pound note, Euro note and so on.
Oh, we USAsians just *have* to be different from everybody else.
One 'reason' why superstition is king.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
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| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Nym shift - Uncle Dollar Bill = Uncle Buck |
22 Dec 2004 04:19:27 PM |
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Uncle Buck wrote:
Just so nobody thinks I'm trying to sneak out of their kill files or
hide from their filter systems in any way, just thought I'd announce
this latest nym shift. I think the reason for the shift should be
obvious - a dollar bill is a buck, it's easier and shorter to type.
:-) C'est tout, merci.
--
L8r,
Uncle Buck
You mean like that awful John Candy movie? All right, if that's what
you want....
--
Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
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