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| − | A '''dime''' was a unit of [[currency]] on [[Earth]] used in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It was equal to one-tenth of a [[United States dollar|dollar]] ($0.10), or ten [[cent]]s (10¢). |
+ | A '''dime''' was a unit of [[currency]] on [[Earth]] used in the [[United States of America]] and [[Canada]]. It was equal to one-tenth of a [[United States dollar|dollar]] ($0.10), or ten [[cent]]s (10¢). |
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+ | In [[1893]], a [[Human 19th century forty-niner|beggar]] asked [[Data]] for [[whiskey]], and when Data responded that he had none, the beggar told him that he would take a dime instead. ({{TNG|Time's Arrow}}) |
| − | When [[Worf]] requested that the [[1960s]] [[hologram]] [[Vic Fontaine]] play the same song over and over again, Vic used an old expression: "''It's your dime.''" This |
+ | When [[Worf]] requested that the [[1960s]] [[hologram]] [[Vic Fontaine]] play the same song over and over again, Vic used an old expression: "''It's your dime.''" This referred to the fact that Earth [[jukebox]]es, which played songs on demand, once accepted dimes to play a song. ({{DS9|Image in the Sand}}) |
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Revision as of 18:16, 30 October 2015
A dime was a unit of currency on Earth used in the United States of America and Canada. It was equal to one-tenth of a dollar ($0.10), or ten cents (10¢).
In 1893, a beggar asked Data for whiskey, and when Data responded that he had none, the beggar told him that he would take a dime instead. (TNG: "Time's Arrow")
When Worf requested that the 1960s hologram Vic Fontaine play the same song over and over again, Vic used an old expression: "It's your dime." This referred to the fact that Earth jukeboxes, which played songs on demand, once accepted dimes to play a song. (DS9: "Image in the Sand")