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Thnickels

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by theden

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In the HTML there's a cool comment

      <!-- Hello this is Theo. Yes I know how to do web design. -->
      <!-- You have found my secret message. -->
      <!-- It is a coin emoticon picture. -->
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    |                    THNICKEL                  ,
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    |      ''`---.....______________.....---''     |
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by theodorenichols

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Hello This is Theo. I have paused sale of the Coins to handle pre-orders. There are some left for Later. Thank You for your interest in substantial coinage

by atomic_cowprod

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Theo: I'm not sure if you still read this echo, but I've been trying to call you about my pre-order, but it looks like your BBS is still down. If you can get back to me, send me netmail. I'm at 1:342/76 for Fido and 11:420/69 for MJNet.
-- SLMR/2 2.4b Origin: Sunnyside Acres -- (203) 555-1212 -- 1:342/76
Windows is not a virus, viruses DO something.

by Aardwolf

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I like the throwback 1998 design while it's created in 2025. They got it down even to the colored grain on the photographs and text with jpeg artifacts on them - even though that is something that actually did improve in 2025 :)

by velcrovan

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Admins/mods: you should strip the Beehiiv link id from the link. https://thick-coins.net/

by Chant-I-CRW

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Dang...sure would like some thnickels of my own. After that tree fell on my house it is really windy here. I could use something heavy to hold down my punch cards.

by jcattle

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I love where he describes his minting facility:
"My new state of some art facility is equipped with several tools and a powerful workhorse (me)!"

by waltbosz

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I think this is a joke by Alan Wagner who goes by the handle truewagner. https://truewagner.com/ . You'll have to Google his socials to find his art.

by lqet

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> Website proudly built with FrontPage 98.

by IAmGraydon

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I miss this web.

by lordleft

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This what I miss about what the internet used to be.

by schoen

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Since there's no specific verb in the Latin motto, perhaps it should be in the nominative ("nummi crassiores omnibus")?

by kshehab1

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Sadly I missed the window for thnickle pre orders but hopefully I'll be around for the thennies if the fog doesnt get me by then

by nsb1

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But why not 'Thickel'?? It was right there!

by naikrovek

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This is one of the best things I have ever seen.

by 1oooqooq

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the design is old but it's marketing is very modern. showing feet to get money from strangers is very contemporary.

by PaulHoule

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It's an urban legend at the very least that you can improve the power of your punch by grasping a coin roll. I'm not so sure it's good for your hands but unlike a knife or brass knuckles you have some deniability. (Reminds me of the time that the store manager of a supermarket wrongly thought I was shoplifting and he followed me out with his clipboard which I'm sure he planned to whack me with and say it was an accident if I gave him any trouble.)

by mhuffman

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No ridges on the sides? This could be be trouble!

by korse

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Has anyone called the listed phone number?

by cainxinth

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If you thought getting hit with a sock full regular nickels was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet!

by syedumaircodes

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I want a thnickel so bad, hit me up when you start taking orders again

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by dmitrygr

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This is the internet i'll miss when it is fully drowned in ML slop.

by gtbcb

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How much were they?

by fitsumbelay

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the Tweet about his neighbor suing him over thnickels self-injury tho ... https://x.com/LegbootLegit/status/1919745971673551192

by seniortaco

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Coin.

by turntable_pride

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you know what -- hell ya

by xnx

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How does this website load so fast? Must be some advanced framework with JIT edge hydration. /s

by photios

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So, no "thicc" jokes yet? Come on, people!

by fergie

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I like the vibe, but is this vibe coded?