That's What I Want

[shanmonster]

It's an old tale, but still a funny one: No 2-Dollar Bills at Taco Bell.

You've heard of tinfoil beanies being worn to prevent alien brain waves or whathaveyou, but did you know Andrew Jackson sometimes wears them, too? You see, if you have some of that newfangled American paper money, rest assured that a dead president is spying on you, and you can either wrap him in tin foil, or explode his eye to make him stop (thanks, f00dave).

Ok, so maybe the money isn't spying on you, and the metal strip is just an anti-counterfeit measure, but still, the story is pretty funny....

Pet spider kills its owner: How many ridiculous things can you find in this article? First of all, a single black widow spider bite is unlikely to kill a healthy adult. Secondly, how on earth could anyone ascertain that's what killed him in the first place, if he'd been devoured by reptiles and insects? Had the fateful bitemark been solemnly set aside by the other creepy-crawlies? Thirdly, this looks more like a scene out of Eight Legged Freaks than anything else. Fourthly, the article is in a tabloid, fer chrissake! So why am I bothering? Not a clue.

Comments

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

You're going to have to explain for foreigners. Is there actually such a thing as a $2 bill?

[freakwoman.livejournal.com]

Yes, though now its been replaced with a coin. The bills really are still usable, but stupidity knows no bounds.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Yes, even in the United States, where this article comes from. However, the 2-dollar bill is quite uncommon. It's also rare now, here in Canada, where our money is slowly but surely being changed into coins.

[basksinshadows.livejournal.com]

$2 bills feature a portrait of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the back. They are very rare only having been issued in 1976 to commerate the Bicentennial.