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                         The check that was in the mail
                                        
I'm checking my snail mail and … what's this? A check?

[Cheap Tickets is certainly not cheap when it comes to checks!] [1]
 [2] 

You mean the check was in the mail [3]?

Oh wait … it's one of those “promotional checks” and not a “real check,” even
though it has a check number, it's made out to me, has the value as both
numbers and words, it's signed, and has what look to be a routing number (to
an Australian bank‽) and account number. Also, across the bottom it has:
“THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A BLUE BACKGROUND, [Check! –Sean] MICROPRINTING [Oh
yes, it does. It doesn't make much sense, but I can make out the letters. —
Sean] AND AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK ON THE BACK [Yup, “IPS.” So, check! —Sean] 
 VOID IF NOT PRESENT” [Nope, it's all there, so it's not void. —Sean]

And there is the story of man who deposited a “promotional check” for $95,000
[4] …

So maybe it's a real check?

Perhaps I could try depositing it? [No! —Bunny] [Awwww! —Sean] [Okay, it's
your bank account to lose … go right ahead! —Bunny] [Woot? —Sean]

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2015/05/21/thumb-check.jpg
[2] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2015/05/21/check.jpg
[3] http://www.anvari.org/shortjoke/Jokes_from_Emails/9195_28-of-the-worlds-biggest-lies-1-the-check-is-in-the-mail.html
[4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2002/10/09.2

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