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6 years ago:
5. Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to?
News item: 10 Unanswerable Questions Competition - 2013
Competition open: 11 February to 21 February 2013
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Even our thoughts get taxed
Even our thoughts get taxed these days!
I put my 2 cents in, sadly it
I put my 2 cents in, sadly it is only worth 1 cent, another 1 cent is the tip for the listeners! Thanks for listening!
A 'penny for your thoughts'
A 'penny for your thoughts' was the original phrase coined (excuse the pun) in the mid 1960's. In 1979 George Hooper updated the phrase to 'put your 2 cents in' which takes into account the rate of inflation at the time