...actually make money like this, because the value of the silver will fluctuate, necessitating re-casting the coins to reflect their updated value.

I'm now imagining this guy getting crushed by a truckload of silver coins being dumped on him all at once. 2/2

If memory serves, "specie" refers to coin whose value is derived from the metal it's made of rather than a central bank or government backing it. $1 in silver specie would have to be a coin made of $1-worth of silver. Unless your currency is on the silver standard, it's kind of impossible to 1/2

See also: The Onion's take on car bloat

I feel like the next citizen initiative petition ought to be a proposal that any MLA who voted for this bill be banished from Alberta. Y'know, since we're such big fans of the notwithstanding clause now...

I believe she'll be there!

Giselle was the first person in years I've heard my mother talk about voting *for* instead of just focusing on voting *against* UCP and CPC.

Perhaps my favourite error – favourite because I feel the clerk's pain – comes from the year 1257. While trying to write neatly, this clerk accidentally wrote "una", noticed the error, cancelled it with a line, then wrote "una" again, having to cancel it again, before correctly writing "unum". 🧵4/4

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OK, well, *that's* a bit generous, but I appreciate it.