A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted
“It would have been remarkable if anyone would have accepted them as legitimate,” said Twin Falls, Idaho, Police Chief Jim Munn. “This is just absolutely comical.” He was commenting on the counterfeit currency his officers had confiscated: $1 million bills. The largest U.S. currency note ever issued was $100,000, and it hasn’t been in circulation for decades. So how did the police catch wind of the fake money? A man tried to deposit 999 of the bills into a bank as collateral for a loan. “Hopefully there’s no more of them running around the community,” Munn said, since “someone might still accept this as legitimate tender.” (Twin Falls Times-News) ...Check local gas stations, then: That’s what the average fill-up for a Chevy Suburban costs these days.
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