OT / Humor: A Bush Bill...

[LeBaron & Alrich]

<http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12778497,00.html>

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[George]

In article >,
(LeBaron & Alrich) wrote:

> <http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12778497,00.html>

Is it really a counterfit bill if it is not a copy of any currency ever
circulated? I doubt that the passer of this note could even remotly
be in trouble
that is no more a counterfit than if I was to write 10$ on a scrap of
paper and hand it to the kid at wendys

Nice job whoever you are
George

[Bryson]

George wrote:

> In article >,
> (LeBaron & Alrich) wrote:
>
>
>><http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12778497,00.html>
>
>
> Is it really a counterfit bill if it is not a copy of any currency ever
> circulated? I doubt that the passer of this note could even remotly
> be in trouble

He stole $200.

> that is no more a counterfit than if I was to write 10$ on a scrap of
> paper and hand it to the kid at wendys
>
> Nice job whoever you are

Yeah, nice job of being an asshole.

Poor dumb clerk.

> George

[Rob Adelman]

George wrote:

> you almost got that right
> no sympathy for the stupid clerk who took the bill
> I bet this "clerk" would have taken monopoly money
> as both a clerk and retail manager in the past this is one of the main
> resposibilities of the clerk
> to be aware of the transaction
> Dumb careless clerk

I agree, probably a joke. I mean if he intended to rip off the store,
you think he would have made a 200 dollar bill with George Bush on it?
He was probably shocked that they guy didn't notice.

[John LeBlanc]

"Rob Adelman" > wrote in message
...

> I agree, probably a joke. I mean if he intended to rip off the store,
> you think he would have made a 200 dollar bill with George Bush on it?
> He was probably shocked that they guy didn't notice.

Actually, this bill has been in "circulation" for a while now. It's a novelty
item. Scroll towards the bottom of this page:

http://www.collectiblecash.com/classics.htm

John

[Cossie]

"George" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> (LeBaron & Alrich) wrote:
>
> > <http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-12778497,00.html>
>
> Is it really a counterfit bill if it is not a copy of any currency ever
> circulated? I doubt that the passer of this note could even remotly
> be in trouble
> that is no more a counterfit than if I was to write 10$ on a scrap of
> paper and hand it to the kid at wendys
>
> Nice job whoever you are
> George

I agree. This is a piece of paper like any other. It was completely the
clerk's responsibility to see that the customer paid. Once the clerk
accepted this form of renumeration, the customer was in the clear. After
all, if he had chosen to barter for goods with chickens and the seller
accepted them, they would have no recourse. This is no different.
Counterfeiting only comes into play when the note is a forged copy of a note
drawn on a third party (usually the gov't.). This note was so obviously
fake that it was never intended to deceive. The clerk is totally at fault
for not paying attention and/or not knowing what is legal tender. That is,
after all, his/her job.

The local police might be looking for the guy, but I doubt if the Secret
Service (which is, by the way, a part of the Treasury Dept. and responsible
for counterfeiting investigations) would have anything to do with it.

Then again, with the way the current administration picks and chooses what
laws to enforce and how to creatively interpret them, one never knows.

Bill Balmer

[Nmm]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 7:24 PM, Bryson > wrote:
>Yeah but no one ever said to check $200 bills, only fiftys and hundreds.
>
>Tim

If he wanted to do something to honor the Bush family he should of made
some phoney stocks or opened a Savings ad Loan and defrauded the clients of
their savings, and given loans that never had to be paid back worth
millions to his family.. That's the Bush Way.

[Bryson]

Cossie wrote:


>
> I agree. This is a piece of paper like any other. It was completely the
> clerk's responsibility to see that the customer paid. Once the clerk
> accepted this form of renumeration, the customer was in the clear. After
> all, if he had chosen to barter for goods with chickens and the seller
> accepted them, they would have no recourse. This is no different.
> Counterfeiting only comes into play when the note is a forged copy of a note
> drawn on a third party (usually the gov't.). This note was so obviously
> fake that it was never intended to deceive. The clerk is totally at fault
> for not paying attention and/or not knowing what is legal tender. That is,
> after all, his/her job.
>

Yeah but no one ever said to check $200 bills, only fiftys and hundreds.

Tim


> The local police might be looking for the guy, but I doubt if the Secret
> Service (which is, by the way, a part of the Treasury Dept. and responsible
> for counterfeiting investigations) would have anything to do with it.
>
> Then again, with the way the current administration picks and chooses what
> laws to enforce and how to creatively interpret them, one never knows.
>
> Bill Balmer
>
>

[Josh Snider]

in article , Rob Adelman at
wrote on 9/16/03 01.52:

>
>
> George wrote:
>
>> you almost got that right
>> no sympathy for the stupid clerk who took the bill
>> I bet this "clerk" would have taken monopoly money
>> as both a clerk and retail manager in the past this is one of the main
>> resposibilities of the clerk
>> to be aware of the transaction
>> Dumb careless clerk
>
> I agree, probably a joke. I mean if he intended to rip off the store,
> you think he would have made a 200 dollar bill with George Bush on it?
> He was probably shocked that they guy didn't notice.
>

Yea, having worked retail before, the biggest concern are people who pay for
SMALL transactions with counterfeit bills and walk out with huge amounts of
REAL change. Not guys who use up the whole bill. You can always make up
for the loss of a few goods, its harder to make up for actual cash losses

The clerk should be the one at fault here. The guy can't POSSIBLY have
really expected anyone to take a bill so obviously fake.


J

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