Mint vs. the Chocolate City
As expected, the U.S. Mint rejected D.C.'s idea for its commemorative quarter ("No taxation without representation").
The Mint said: "We have determined that the proposed inscription is clearly controversial and, therefore, inappropriate as an element of design for United States coinage."
Not to put too fine a point on this, but the expression worked fine for our countrymen when we were fighting the British.
7 comments:
I don't understand why you guys can't be happy with everyone else choosing for you. Doesn't that make life easier? :-)
In all seriousness, is it really that controversial? It seems like a great concept!
"the expression worked fine for our countrymen when we were fighting the British."
Hence the decision to deny it -- it worked fine.
The lack of voting rights kept me from ever giving serious consideration to moving into the District.
Is there a Mint Chocolate City?
Mmmm, minty.
Chocolate City's hockey team, the Capitals, have a farm team in Hershey, Penna. aka Chocolate Town. If there is a Chocolateburg or Chocolate Village somewhere, the Caps ought to put a lower level minor league team there.
Florida's Cocoa Beach is just south of Cape Canaveral. I think this could be a great way to reach out to the millions of hockey fans in the south.
And outer space.
The Nationals are almost doing just what you recommended. Their spring training home is Space Coast Field in Viera, Fla. which is the closest spring training site to Cocoa Beach. Fans and players often stay in Cocoa Beach when visiting Nats spring training.
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