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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Putting in your 2 cents #163361 11/10/06 01:43 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT OP enthusiast OP ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando In many cases I can ascertain the root (or make a fair guess) of these common expressions. "Cash on the BarrelHead" is obvious. "Lock, stock and barrel" makes sense. But, "adding my two cents" is a puzzle for me. Anyone have some insight? ATdhvaannkcse "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Putting in your 2 cents ParkinT 11/10/06 01:43 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents zmjezhd 11/10/06 03:23 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents dalehileman 11/10/06 03:39 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents Buffalo Shrdlu 11/10/06 03:42 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents zmjezhd 11/10/06 04:00 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents ParkinT 11/12/06 12:42 AM Re: Putting in your 2 cents of troy 11/12/06 12:57 AM Re: Putting in your 2 cents Myridon 11/13/06 04:19 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents of troy 11/13/06 04:33 PM Re: Putting in your 2 cents Hydra 11/16/06 03:03 PM Re: Dollars AnnaStrophic 11/16/06 05:43 PM Top Dollar ParkinT 11/13/06 07:35 PM Re: Top Dollar Faldage 11/13/06 10:39 PM Re: Top Dollar consuelo 11/15/06 04:07 PM Re: Top Dollar Jackie 11/16/06 02:55 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,338 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 651 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,544 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,917 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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