It should have worked
Bookworm on May 02 2008 at 8:44 am | Filed under: Silly Stuff
Many years ago, a medical student friend of mine told me a story that he swore was true. As you may or may not know, blank prescription pads are a hot commodity amongst drug users and drug dealers, because they can use them to obtain controlled substances. One enterprising individual got a hold of such a pad, and filled out a prescription for himself. He did it perfectly. At first glance, there was absolutely nothing wrong with the form he handed to the pharmacist. He got busted, though, when she actually read what it said: “Morphine, 1 lb.”
I was reminded of that story when I read this bit in today’s news:
Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company.
The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business, authorities said. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank were immediately suspicious — perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal check tipped them off, according to investigators.
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Well, at least you can’t accuse these men of not thinking big…
Did this guy somehow think there would be that much money in a “checking account”?
That much money is in Swiss Banks and not in any single account for that matter.
I’ll bet Chuck is a public high school graduate who at least remembered that zero meant nothing from arithmetic class, so it didn’t matter how many zeroes were on his check!