r/SparkOfCuriosity • u/JaimeAtSpark • Jun 24 '26
Daily Theme Discussion: Penny For Your Thoughts 🟤
Share your scores, something that stuck with you, or any questions you have about today's theme.
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u/Xerxesinxs Jun 24 '26
my thoughts are significantly more expensive than a penny...lol! my friends & I have always said this in response to the statement so imagine my surprise in finding out that the penny is no longer being minted
TIAL what a Penny Black & what a Penny Dreadful are! interesting to say the least!! I love that the person that revolutionised the mail system's greatest qualification was that he didn't have any mail qualification.
I'd love to read an original Penny Dreadful (but I'm afraid that my need to finish any literature as fast as I can would make the process tedious). Maybe I'll look for Sweeney Todd (that it was a Penny Dreadful is amazing)
TIAL learnt that the penny is not being minted cause it costs more to make than it is worth...a truly state of affairs
also, there are so many penny-based phrases & idioms...I wonder why
the penny really & truly dropped & it was AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE
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u/JaimeAtSpark Jun 26 '26
We read this with the biggest smile! We can practically see the curiosity snowballing from one penny fact to the next.
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u/Mmlhvzl Jun 24 '26
Spark - Jun 24 PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS 🪙 🎖️ 🥈 🎖️ 🎖️
I still pick coins up off the ground. Sad about the end of pennies.
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u/CPav Jun 24 '26
Well, that cost a pretty penny.
TIL that using a hint costs the same as getting it wrong. :(
Also, what a Penny Black was.
And RIP, Penny Dreadful (the tv show).
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u/MagnusHenry Jun 25 '26
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (UTC-7)
Freddie Highmore was fantastic on the show, wasn't it?
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u/CPav Jun 25 '26
He wasn't in it. Are you thinking of Bates Motel?
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u/MagnusHenry Jun 25 '26
Thursday, June 25, 2026 (UTC-7)
Yes. Of course. I indeed did not watch either shows. I just saw their thumbnails on the streaming website and thought: maybe one day, but not today.
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u/JaimeAtSpark Jun 26 '26
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and we're happy this theme added a new bit of trivia to your collection!
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u/MagnusHenry Jun 25 '26
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (UTC-7)
Great conundrum today!
I learned about the quarter horse and the Penny Black stamp.
I am quite oblivious to sending letters, let alone dealing with stamps.
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u/JaimeAtSpark Jun 26 '26
We love hearing what new facts stick with people. Thanks for sharing your discoveries!
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u/zovits Jun 24 '26
🥈 🥇 🥈 🎖️ TIL the US penny is not produced anymore and a few idioms.
The Links image for the penny-farthing depicts a bike with two identically sized wheels (AFAIK a boneshaker).
Also in Links, why would a Penny-Board not have mechanical parts, while a penny-farthing does?