Robert Seeberger wrote: > > http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/bushbill1.html > > SEPTEMBER 12--North Carolina cops are searching for a guy who successfully > passed a $200 bill bearing George W. Bush's portrait and a drawing of the > White House complete with lawn signs reading "We like ice cream" and "USA > deserves a tax cut." The phony Bush bill--a copy of which you'll find > below--was presented to a cashier at a Food Lion in Roanoke Rapids on > September 6 by an unidentified male who was seeking to pay for $150 in > groceries. Remarkably, the cashier accepted the counterfeit note and gave > the man $50 change. In a separate incident involving a different perp, > Roanoke Rapids cops Tuesday arrested Michael Harris, 24, for attempting last > month to pass an identical $200 Bush bill at a convenience store. > > ********************************************* > > Site has photos of front and back of bills (including picture of white house > signs on back that is quite funny) and a police report. > I suppose it might be true.
Just the opposite of the story where the guy tried to use the $2 bill at Taco Bell and the manager wanted him arrested for trying to pass counterfeit money. (Of undetermined veracity at snopes.com; url is http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/tacobell.htm with a link to similar stories.) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
