A funeral for the penny, an airing of grievances for Festivus

Happy Festivus! Yesterday, I asked "Another airing of grievances, anyone?" I decided the answer was yes, so I'm following up on Wall Street Journal and CBC examine ending penny production with WUSA9 covering A funeral for the Penny.

Long live the penny. People came out to pay their final respects to the small and mighty coin.

That's quite the airing of grievances, both silly and serious, for and against the penny and its end. It was worthy of Festivus.

My readers might have noticed a face from 'Krampus: Origins of the Yuletide Monster' by PBS Storied plus Krampus on 'SNL' for Yule 2025, Roya Venturera. Here's her video about the event, Funeral for the penny in Washington DC. 1793-2025 REST IN PEACE.


Yes, the event was surreal. The Hill explains why in Abraham Lincoln Impersonators Gather For MOCK Penny 'FUNERAL' | RISING.

A "funeral" for the penny was held at the Lincoln Memorial in DC over the weekend, as the US Treasury is officially halting production of the coin.

It was a publicity stunt staged by Ramp, an expense management platform. That explains a lot, including both the silliness and the production values, both good and bad. That written, co-host Amber Duke, Senior Editor of The Daily Caller, aired some grievances of her own about the cashless economy, putting the end of the penny into a broader context.

That's a wrap for today's fake holiday. Stay tuned for a musical celebration of Christmas Eve.