A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from October 12, 2017
“Dropping a penny on the ground feels more littering than losing money”

Pennies are widely regarded as mostly worthless, and many people don’t bother to pick them up from the ground. “Is it littering to leave a penny on the ground?” was asked on Twitter on May 26, 2008.
 
“Dropping a penny on the ground feels more littering than losing money” was posted on Reddit—Shower Thoughts on October 11, 2017.
 
     
Twitter
robin steele‏
@robinsteele
Is it littering to leave a penny on the ground?
11:41 AM - 26 May 2008
     
Twitter
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@yagyrlr
RT @da7thsunz: Is a dropped penny on the ground a waste of money or littering if you don’t pick it up.-both
1:29 PM - 17 Sep 2009
 
Twitter
Mark Fujie‏
@markfujie
If you drop a penny on the ground and don’t pick it up, is that littering?
5:17 PM - 18 Mar 2010
 
Twitter
Cole‏
@wizzedem
The US economy is so bad that dropping a penny on the ground is now considered littering.
6:16 PM - 28 Nov 2011
 
Twitter
Valerie Geary‏
@ValerieGeary
Is it considered littering to drop a penny on the ground, or am I simply doing my part to spread the wealth?
11:15 AM - 22 Mar 2014
   
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
I accidentally dropped a penny on the ground today. I decided to pick it up because it felt like I was littering
submitted April 11, 2017 by right_you_are
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Dropping a penny on the ground feels more littering than losing money.
submitted October 11, 2017 by The_bruce42

Posted by Barry Popik
New York CityBanking/Finance/Insurance • Thursday, October 12, 2017 • Permalink


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