Yeah I gathered that must be the case. I guess he always bought in to the phony as a two dollar bill quip. Never really understood where that quip originated, or even why. I guess stupidity is the answer.
That’s because the quip is “Phony as a THREE dollar bill”.
There has never been a $3. bill printed by any country. That’s the point. Because you misheard it doesn’t make it any less valid.
Never heard that using the $2 bill. It was always "Queer as a three-dollar-bill" that people used back in the day. Back when queer just meant weird, not homo.