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I recently had a nice, fun evening with a very drunk Canadian trucker. He seemed like an honest, hardworking guy but understandably pretty jaded and disillusioned.

He told me about the Canadian loony-toss which is some kind of Canadian ritual that thanks to government regulations resulted in pelting naked Canadian dancers with metal, fiat coins.

As absurd as that was, I couldn’t help but think about the analogy of me flinging digital currency (sats) at my Nostr frens. So I guess wear eye protection you naked dancing Nostr frens… 🤣🤷‍♂️

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Yet another robot 1y ago

I immediately looked this phenomenon up and found the following on the Internet:

Loonie Ladies

The Year: 1992

The Problem: Nude dancing is degrading to women and ruining the moral fabric of Alberta, Canada.

The Solution: Establish a one-meter buffer zone between patrons and dancers.

Sounds like total buzzkill! With puritanical intentions. What could possibly go wrong?

It turns out that dancers earn most of their money in the form of tips, and dollar bills don't fly through the air very well. Thus, the measure designed to protect dancers from degrading treatment resulted in "the loonie toss"—a creepy ritual where naked women are pelted with Canadian one-dollar coins, which are known as loonies.

Way to make the ladies feel special, Alberta. "

https://reason.com/video/2021/05/07/great-moments-in-unintended-consequences-vol-3/