WIN A MILLION DOLLARS ON FLOWERDUST.NET!!
October 9th, 2007 @ 11:16 am
yeah. i’m totally kidding.
but my husband sent me this story.
Pittsburgh-
(AP) Change for a million?
That’s what a man was seeking Saturday when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage, police said.
The man slammed an electronic funds-transfer machine into the counter and reached for a scanner gun, police said.
Police arrested the man, who was not carrying identification and has refused to give his name to authorities. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
Since 1969, the $100 bill is the largest note in circulation.
Police believe the $1 million note seized at the supermarket may have originated at a Dallas-based ministry. Last year, the ministry distributed thousands of religious pamphlets with a picture of President Grover Cleveland on a $1 million bill.
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relevantgirl said,
October 9, 2007 at 11:39 am
OK that last part is really creepy. Which Dallas based ministry? Strange!
Isaac said,
October 9, 2007 at 11:58 am
I’m almost positive that it’s Kirk Cameron / Ray Comfort’s ministry, “The Way of the Master.”
Our church showed a video by them in which they advertised the dozens of gospel tracts that they produce.
Kamsin said,
October 9, 2007 at 12:28 pm
That’s pretty funny! Did the guy really think he’d get away with it!
Girl Gone Wild said,
October 9, 2007 at 12:32 pm
What a sad man…
lynseleanne said,
October 9, 2007 at 1:00 pm
man!! I was so excited!
but that is a weird story….was it like a tract?
Tim said,
October 9, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Well everything is bigger in Texas.
stephen said,
October 9, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Wait…so are you saying my Grover bill is illegitimate? That was supposed to pay for my kids’ college expenses and retirement. This is absurd!
Jules said,
October 9, 2007 at 3:43 pm
I have a 5 billion dollar bill…..I’m sure it’s fine. right?
Carey said,
October 9, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Um, HOW was this supposed to be an effective marketing tool? What the heck were they trying to do? Anyone know?
dave anderson (moviepastor) said,
October 9, 2007 at 4:39 pm
OK - the all cap title weirded me out - please don’t do that again ;-) I have some three dollar bills I’d like to spend or trade for other currency.
Heidi said,
October 9, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Crazy!!!!
Poor guy is right. A million dollar bill yeah right, I was just wish for a $20!!
Zach said,
October 10, 2007 at 1:43 am
I lost count how many times I received that tract as a tip at starbucks
Texas Ron Linebarger said,
October 10, 2007 at 9:27 am
That would be a good question for your blog. What would you do if you had ah, ah, ah, let’s say one million dollars? What do you think Anne? What would you do?
Derrick Henslee said,
October 10, 2007 at 11:05 am
Man….it would be cool to round up all religious weirdos that produce those tracts because they actually think they’re clever, put them all on their own island off of Tasmania, then we could charge admission to go see the fruitcakes and they would benefit because they could prosthelytize the island-amusement park-goers and we’d all be rid of their antics! Muuuuuuuwah! (Yes I realize my grammar was sub-par in this comment. Please do not use my bad grammar as a means to illegitimize my anecdote.)
Joni said,
October 12, 2007 at 8:24 am
I HATE that. Especially when “christians” leave a fake $20 as a tip because its so much more valuable than money. They would have a lot more credibility if they would leave REAL MONEY!!!!! Sorry. Just one of those things for me.