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roamer65

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97. Since inflation has moved the decimal point by one place...

Thu Sep 1, 2016, 07:01 PM

Sep 2016

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over the last 50 years, all we need now are a 10 cent, new octagonal and smaller 50 cent, $1 and $2 coins. Get rid of the cent first, then the nickel and quarter last. Round all cash transactions to the nearest 10 cents.

Each of these coins would then have a different tactile "feel" so visually challenged folks could easily discern them from one another.

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School Calls Police on Girl Using 2 Dollar Bill to Buy Her Chicken Nuggets! It Gets Worse! [View all] KamaAina Sep 2016 OP

My dad got stuck with a fake $100 bill which he innocently attempted to deposit at the bank. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #1

Shitty banks will recirculate fake money, so they don't get stuck eating the loss. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #32

They don't take the loss because they don't credit the money to the customer's account. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #37

If they are caught with one, they push it out through the drive-in window. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #41

I'm sorry to hear that. forest444 Sep 2016 #55

Yes, that's actually what happened to my dad. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #57

Apologies. forest444 Sep 2016 #59

Yes I understand your post too. I'm sorry it happen to your dad. Maraya1969 Sep 2016 #119

2 Dollar bill not a 100 Dollar bill Srkdqltr Sep 2016 #96

*My* point is my dad wasn't threatened with arrest despite Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #103

Great point n/t dragonlady Sep 2016 #106

Fucking Texas leftynyc Sep 2016 #2

every single fucking adult involved in this piece of insanity needs to apologize to that child. niyad Sep 2016 #3

I'm sure she got an apology, what makes you think she didn't? frankieallen Sep 2016 #17

the article clearly states that there was no apology. perhaps you could read it. niyad Sep 2016 #19

The artical is clearly written with a bias against the school and the cops, quite a bit of frankieallen Sep 2016 #166

What leads you to believe she did? LanternWaste Sep 2016 #23

You're sure? I wouldn't be. Don't be sure of anything when you don't know the people. Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #143

Well, I wouldn't bet my life on it if that's what you mean. While there apparently is no frankieallen Sep 2016 #167

I'd hope so. How low of them if not. Typically those in the wrong don't. Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #169

totally agree gopiscrap Sep 2016 #38

Not only that, anyone who thinks a counterfeiter would waste time on two dollar . . . brush Sep 2016 #132

No shit. This is mindnumbingly stupid. I am shocked @ this story AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #158

Counterfeiters rarely go below $10. More ZeroTolerance® for your edumacashunel pleasure! Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #176

For a career that can kill or destroy people--police are not held to real levels of intellect. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #36

Or accountability. nt. NCTraveler Sep 2016 #65

There are states in the USA I refuse to even venture into! Growing up in sane states/places RKP5637 Sep 2016 #76

it's right there in texas school textbooks, they used $2 bills back when dinosaurs roamed the planet unblock Sep 2016 #4

With Jesus! Soxfan58 Sep 2016 #13

On Dinosaurback! AwakeAtLast Sep 2016 #70

I was going to add that but you beat me to it dlwickham Sep 2016 #126

To be honest though, I've never seen a $2 bill IRL ansible Sep 2016 #5

give me a break. the damned things are legal tender--I used to have them, and niyad Sep 2016 #20

I've Got One In My Pocket, Right Now ProfessorGAC Sep 2016 #153

forget it jake... keroro gunsou Sep 2016 #159

Actually ... Lurker Deluxe Sep 2016 #26

YES! I live in this area, and that is what I was going to say! Lisa0825 Sep 2016 #113

interesting izzybella Sep 2016 #40

I have about 15 of them. progressoid Sep 2016 #47

All series 1976? Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #56

i think they have not made anymore since the bicentennial $2. pansypoo53219 Sep 2016 #101

Series 1995, 2003, 2003A, 2009 and 2013. roamer65 Sep 2016 #102

Beats me. progressoid Sep 2016 #109

The 76 are about the only ones you see.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #111

The $2 Bill in My Pocket is a 1995 ProfessorGAC Sep 2016 #154

Your inspiring me to get a bundle at the bank this week.... Historic NY Sep 2016 #54

I have a $2 bill. it was given to me by an elderly patient. TNNurse Sep 2016 #64

I have shenmue Sep 2016 #94

I've got a few. I also have some Ilsa Sep 2016 #104

I bought 4 uncut $2 bills off the printing press from the US treasury when I toured DC in 1995 GummyBearz Sep 2016 #128

$2 bills seem to quite popular in Mexico. When I worked a gift shop, we used to get them all the Hestia Sep 2016 #162

It's hard to believe people in authority don't check first before assuming a child is a criminal! bettyellen Sep 2016 #165

It says a lot about the level of training these asswipes get. lpbk2713 Sep 2016 #6

Not funny, just letting you know. Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #144

Are you sure this is not made up?..NO ONE CAN BE THAT STUPID....NO ONE!!!!!!!!!NT Stuart G Sep 2016 #7

I looked around, it was reported by the MSM. Mosby Sep 2016 #10

it was reported by the MSM. AlbertCat Sep 2016 #116

Oh yes they can. MicaelS Sep 2016 #18

No one can be that stupid? awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #71

People are that stupid. sweetloukillbot Sep 2016 #139

This happened in April...I wonder what happened to those who caused this?? Stuart G Sep 2016 #8

I wonder what happened to those who caused this?? AlbertCat Sep 2016 #117

Reminds me of a time when I went to a BANK tymorial Sep 2016 #9

I bought a train ticket in a vending machine and got dollar coins as part of my change. rocktivity Sep 2016 #22

I got some Sacagawea dollars as change once citood Sep 2016 #30

The tooth fairy likes them, though LisaM Sep 2016 #33

They are called golden dollars Mosby Sep 2016 #46

Reagan was the last president on a $1 coin; they can't do Bill Clinton or Barack Obama yet... Rhythm Sep 2016 #135

i forgot about that, bummer Mosby Sep 2016 #161

I like them for tolls ... especially when the wind is blowing. :) nt eppur_se_muova Sep 2016 #142

I used to pay with susan b anthony dollars. cannot count the times I got them handed back niyad Sep 2016 #42

Interesting... LakeArenal Sep 2016 #63

Oh, turns out she's black. killbotfactory Sep 2016 #11

She should be thankful. They're preparing her for life in the **Real World** as an adult... hunter Sep 2016 #25

Reading some of the articles about this incident GeoWilliam750 Sep 2016 #81

Of course! These kinds of things mostly happen to minorities Quantess Sep 2016 #127

LOL. I'd have been shocked if she wasn't. They almost always harass black kids with Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #145

I carry one around with me greymattermom Sep 2016 #12

Used to get them at the dog/horse races. Hulk Sep 2016 #14

Somebody at work visite Vietnam citood Sep 2016 #31

I've got a whole page of uncut 2$, Kablooie Sep 2016 #15

Sounds like Best Buy here that made the decision... scscholar Sep 2016 #16

Texas - Really, do you need more explanation than that perdita9 Sep 2016 #21

I think the original source is below. And it's worse because there's a boy with charges pnwmom Sep 2016 #24

13 year olds are notorious for their forgery skills. nt killbotfactory Sep 2016 #27

Yeah, really. n/t pnwmom Sep 2016 #29

Especially when their school abscense note is signed "My Mom" keithbvadu2 Sep 2016 #98

How do you prove intent? Mosby Sep 2016 #48

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2016 #99

They finally dropped those charges back in May. herding cats Sep 2016 #163

Good for the family for staying strong. That police department needs to be investigated. pnwmom Sep 2016 #168

At a school named after Christa McAuliffe, no less. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2016 #28

WTF is wrong with people? Politicub Sep 2016 #34

I worry about the lack of education in these morons Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #146

Oh.......I don't know. WillowTree Sep 2016 #35

if you are in the business of accepting cash as payment gopiscrap Sep 2016 #43

It was a school lunchroom, for Heaven's sake, not Panera Bread. WillowTree Sep 2016 #50

if you accept currency for ANYTHING (service or product) gopiscrap Sep 2016 #90

A business is not required to accept a 2 dollar bill Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #129

What is your reasoning for a business not to accept legal tender? obamanut2012 Sep 2016 #157

A $2 bill is legal tender... freebrew Sep 2016 #160

What debt? Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #170

Playing with words? trying to start crap? freebrew Sep 2016 #173

I'm just telling you what the law says Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #174

Totally different, IMO... freebrew Sep 2016 #175

Oh... I don't know. I've never seen Great Britain. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #52

Maybe the school staff catchnrelease Sep 2016 #105

Prob thought they were gonna bust some big counterfeit ring. N/t Beartracks Sep 2016 #112

Ignorance is rampant!! TryLogic Sep 2016 #39

Wow... I didn't even know they were still in circulation... Blue_Tires Sep 2016 #44

They are as long as people hang onto them. n/t pnwmom Sep 2016 #49

from a reply upthread... druidity33 Sep 2016 #107

I had a first grade teacher confiscate a New Zealand coin from me. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #45

Lousy teacher. roamer65 Sep 2016 #121

It would have been brief. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2016 #131

Got two of those in change recently treestar Sep 2016 #51

Legal tender or simply a pair of socks. The idiots are really reaching from something... LanternWaste Sep 2016 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author relayerbob Sep 2016 #58

they could have gone on the internet,but the stupid was strong with this one! exalted circles Sep 2016 #60

Srsly. KamaAina Sep 2016 #61

Most people have a global library in their hand or pocket, ronnie624 Sep 2016 #140

Grrrrrrrrrrr allan01 Sep 2016 #62

A country of morons ... Auggie Sep 2016 #66

I have a 2 dollar bill right now in my wallet madokie Sep 2016 #67

Back in the early 1960s 1939 Sep 2016 #82

I've heard of football teams doing this SCantiGOP Sep 2016 #87

I went into the navy in september of '67 madokie Sep 2016 #91

1958 Pay Scale 1939 Sep 2016 #110

They are still in production GeoWilliam750 Sep 2016 #84

I stand corrected, thank you madokie Sep 2016 #92

Since inflation has moved the decimal point by one place... roamer65 Sep 2016 #97

I guess in Texas they do not teach about money? Scruffy Rumbler Sep 2016 #68

oh, for crying out loud, the $2 bill has been around for quite a while! n/t secondwind Sep 2016 #69

legal tender chicken tender so what the dif....... dembotoz Sep 2016 #72

I told my son about this story. Delmette Sep 2016 #73

that is just one big pile of stupid. Javaman Sep 2016 #74

Outrageous! emmadoggy Sep 2016 #75

My guess is these folks "mis-remembered" the old saying: "phony as a $3 dollar bill". nt jonno99 Sep 2016 #77

A Richard Nixon $3 bill. roamer65 Sep 2016 #125

The stupid is strong in Texas PJMcK Sep 2016 #78

Most people down here, place little value in education, ronnie624 Sep 2016 #141

Idiots is right. Now while I understand some folks may never have seen a 2 dollar bill still_one Sep 2016 #79

Go to a horse race track and place a $2 bet with a $5 bill. You get a $1 bill and a $2 bill back. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #80

I'd like to know why they are charging 13-year olds with felonies for this anyway. LisaM Sep 2016 #83

School to prison pipeline GeoWilliam750 Sep 2016 #86

Only minority students: "Ted Oberg Investigates could not find a single white student suspect" Chathamization Sep 2016 #155

LEO fail. Rex Sep 2016 #85

A workman in our house refused to take two dollar bills. mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #88

Honest, but possibly wrong. roamer65 Sep 2016 #120

Oddly enough, it was a red seal in the story Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #130

Very true. roamer65 Sep 2016 #133

It was an old 2 dollar bill Travis_0004 Sep 2016 #89

It's not profitable to counterfeit bills smaller than $20 or so IronLionZion Sep 2016 #93

No nug-nugs. Tendies. AngryAmish Sep 2016 #95

When I'm in the States, I use $2 bills all the time. DFW Sep 2016 #100

The gay strip club my friends go to only has $2 bills. dilby Sep 2016 #108

Ha! I love it! Theyre obviously being tongue in cheek using $2 bill BC of the saying N/T Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #147

Holy Shit! It's Texas! mdbl Sep 2016 #114

the level heaven05 Sep 2016 #115

We actually have a recycling company in Houston TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #118

I love spending $2's. roamer65 Sep 2016 #122

Dumb X 1000 colsohlibgal Sep 2016 #123

Banks have to order them for customers, usually. roamer65 Sep 2016 #124

I just got a half dollar in change. My feeling was ugh and made sure to pass it on that day Person 2713 Sep 2016 #134

I hope it wasn't dated before 1971. roamer65 Sep 2016 #136

I got a silver quarter over a year ago in change . I showed my kids . They didn't care or Person 2713 Sep 2016 #137

Kids nowadays don't understand. roamer65 Sep 2016 #138

I know a black woman who hands them out by the hundred each year Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #148

Link to the April 2016 TV interview. whistler162 Sep 2016 #149

From the original news report whistler162 Sep 2016 #150

The original story is dated Thursday, April 28, 2016. Do you suppose the girl ever got that lunch? Ford_Prefect Sep 2016 #151

Too bad the human deathrind Sep 2016 #152

Maybe you could invent a stupidity collar KamaAina Sep 2016 #171

I like this idea. deathrind Sep 2016 #172

I use them allinthegame Sep 2016 #156

been there bora13 Sep 2016 #164