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  • The gear reduction would probably be huge! definite problems to overcome, but perhaps one of the coolest entries with the most potential for change. zach @ pennywise-poundfoolish. typepad.com

    GREENER GADGETS WINNERS ANNOUNCED! | Inhabitat 2008

  • In some ways it seemed like Google was getting increasingly pennywise / poundfoolish, and that just seemed like a dubious situation.

    TechCrunch 2009

  • In some ways it seemed like Google was getting increasingly pennywise / poundfoolish, and that just seemed like a dubious situation.

    Blueidea Xml News Aggregator 2009

  • In some ways it seemed like Google was getting increasingly pennywise / poundfoolish, and that just seemed like a dubious situation.

    doggdot.us 2009

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  • The logical complement to pennywise. I am so poundfoolish it's not even funny.

    October 10, 2007

  • Oh, I am an idiot, there already is pound-foolish and even pound-folly, to contrast to penny wisdom! Who knew?? (aside from Roget)

    October 10, 2007