The Knight Life by Keith Knight for October 03, 2012
October 02, 2012
October 04, 2012
Transcript:
KK: I can't believe Kevin Smiths fans have out a 25 cent bounty on my head!! KK: I mean IM nationally syndicated cartoonist!! I can blake or break somebody with the stroke of my pen!! Isn't that worth more than two bits?!! KK: why am I shouting? Its falling on deaf ears anyway!! Gunther: Not really!! someone just tweeted me wondering what "two bits" means!!
x_Tech over 11 years ago
A bit is the amount of gold dust you can pinch between your thumb and fore finger.
As for Kevin Smith not a clue…I must have missed that strip.
jackianne1020 over 11 years ago
From his Wikipedia page: Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob (from the movie Jay and Silent Bob).
edward thomas Premium Member over 11 years ago
I wonder how many cheerleaders understand the derivation of the “two bits” cheer? I hadn’t heard about the gold dust derivation though.
agentadq over 11 years ago
Pieces of 8. Colonial Spanish dollars were cut into 8 pieces (bits) and used throughout the colonies. When the US began minting it’s own currency a bit traded for the equivalent of 12 1/2 cents. Two bits, a quarter.
kernerator over 11 years ago
http://www.knightlifecomic.com/2010/04/05/kevin-smith/
Miss Buttinsky Premium Member over 11 years ago
JackiAnne’s info should answer all your questions about Kevin Smith, except one last item; he appeared in the movie DOGMA as Silent Bob. Almost stole it from Linda Fiorentino,Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 11 years ago
Uh oh!
Whitecamry over 11 years ago
Long before television, Wall Street would telegraph its prices per share in 8 bits to the dollar.