[TruthShallSetYouFree]

The United States was the copper-bottomed leader of the financial world for the better part of a century, and the phrase “As sound as a dollar” was understood by all to mean that our currency was the standard for the world. Of course, that was before Obama took office.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I am leaving the cold weather here in Texas and heading to the even more frigid climes of New Jersey. So get that homework in before I head to the airport at 11 a.m. central time.

[Maceman]

There were copper bottom tympani in horse platoons
Thundering, thundering all along the way.
Double bell euphoniums and big bassoons,
Each bassoon having it's big, fat say!

--Lyrical excerpt from Meredith Wilson's "Seventy-six Trombones" Read more: Soundtrack Artists - Seventy-six Trombones Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Not exactly topical, but here's how they would have to clean the bottoms of ships back in the day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careening. A much more frequent event prior to copper-bottoms.

When a copper-bottomed ship REALLY got going out in a great breeze, the ship would often be so keeled over in the effort that her copper would show on the high (windward) side.

[SoothingDave]

Oh, you gonna take me home tonight?
Oh, down beside the red firelight
Oh, you gonna let it all hang out
Copper-bottomed girls, you make the rocking world go round!

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