Subj : Re: Metric Dozen To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Sun Apr 04 2021 08:33:00 > George, > GP> Monopoly money can be used for purchases, if the seller agrees. (& it's > GP> not a case of not understanding, of course, as that's fraud) > They're constantly having to make changes to stay ahead of the > counterfeiters. Never mind those building kitchen cabinets to go > into narrow spaces. Like guy who the waden said he'd release him early if he helped refit his(warden's) kitchen, as the guy was a detail carpenter. Con said, "No way, sir, counterfitting's what got me in here in the first place!" > GP> Interesting; I learned that unrolled coins, yp to the value of a half > GP> roll arre legal tender, but over that amount, not, so those who say > GP> they pilled a disputed traffic ticket in nickels are lying. > When I worked for Burger King over 40 years ago, in manager training, I > had to work with those rolled coins. With COVID-19, they're encouraging > folks to up their purchase to the next dollar, or use a credit or debit > card, as they're short on coinage. Yeah, stores here have been requesting payment by card, if possible (but most still accept coins) > GP> If he shows up with $180 worth of loose nickels, it's legally the same > GP> as not trying to pay the ticket at all. > Sort of like the guy who got his final paycheck from his job in pennies > (along with a vulgar note). Never heard of this one. > GP> If Ui was mad enough & had lots of time I didn't value, I could go in > GP> with 25 pennies(umm, nope, no pennies in Canada), 20 nickels, 25 dimes, > GP> 20 quarters, 12 Loonies($1 coins), 25 Twonies($2 coins), dump it on the > GP> counter & say, "I'd like to make a partial payment please," & after I > GP> receive the updated statement/receipt, go to back of line & repeat with > GP> same set of loose, mixed coins! Until I get a "paid in full" receipt. > Reminds me of the cartoon, where the elderly woman is going to make a > deposit in pennies. Don't know it. Then there's O Henry's short story of the old country gent trying to open a bank account with a $53 cheque, whgo got ticked off during the process & said to refund all his money & close the account. The teller asked how he'd like the money(which bills). "In fifties." "& how would you like the $3?" "In threes!" There was a $3 bill, legal tender, long ago, in Utah. It failed. > GP> Q: How can the National Mint be so short on coins? > GP> A: It makes no cents. > They are still talking about ending manufacturing of the pennies, and > upping all prices to end in 5 or 0, with tax. We did this a while ago -- so much less change to tote around! I worked out that I could make about $20/year if I paid with 3 pennies every time the bill rounded to .98, & with debit if it was .02. Or vice versaq -- bsaically, so the rounding was always in my pocket somehow. But my timie's worth more than that. I also coujld've got unlimited free candy by going to the bulk candy shop & buying 2-3 jellybeans for 2c, rounding to $0.00 cost. & repeating over & over, until the owner, if smart, instituted a policy of 5c minimum purchase. > Or the woman holding her purse open during a cloudy day, because she > was expecting some change in the weather. Worth a try. . . > GP> My uncle used to be a rare coin dealer... > GP> Until a group of crooks broke into his shop & beat him 'cent-less' > Never mind Grandma Dynamite in an episode of The Flintstones. Refresh my memory, please? > GP> The machine at the coin factory just suddenly stopped working, without > GP> explanation. > GP> It doesn't make any cents! > Congress seems to have a lot of that, even though the country is trillions > of dollars in debt. Yup, they do love to spend; our houses are the same. . . > GP> Did you hear about the coin shortage? > GP> Apparently, America is literally out of common cents! > GP> [is okay we have NONE in Canada any more] > America can't be far behind. It only makes sense(but no cents) > GP> I chuckle when I remember that my coins aren't moist. > GP> It's my dry cents of humor > If you leave them in your clothing and they get washed, they will be. That's not what they mean by "money laundering" > I saw a ham radio cartoon, where the woman was in front of the wishing > well, wanting to be "irrestible to men". She got changed into a top of > the line ham radio rig. Could've become a roast beef sandwich, or a triple BBQ burger! > The only change now seems to be with underwear....because change is > inevitable, except from vending machines. Man ordered a hot dog from a Coney Island Philosopher's Hot Dog cart by asking, "Make me one with everything." He paid with a $20 bill. Not receiving money back, he asked for his change. The cart man replied, "Change must come from within." Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .