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[HangukMiguk]

As many may remember, in May I got a BS Traffic Ticket. I fought this all the way through court, but the cop literally lied about the entire situation, I told my side of the story, and, the court ruled against me. I had to pay my $150 traffic ticket from running a yellow light.

Naturally, I wasn't happy. Nay, I was pissed. I've been putting this off all month (my court date was Sept. 26th). Today, I had to go do it, because I wouldn't have time to any other day.

I went to the ATM machine, and got out the $150 to pay the ticket. I was about to head to the courthouse when I saw an Italian restaurant across the street from my bank, and realized I was hungry. So I stop in for some crappy chicken alfredo and a Pepsi.

While I was there, I began thinking. Naturally, I'm going to hate walking in there and paying the ticket. I then decided that I could either go in there with a sour look on my face and pay the thing, or I can go in there with a smile on my face, pay the thing, get a little vindication and stress relief, no matter how miniscule, and leave laughing my rear end off. That's when it hit me.

After I polished off the chicken alfredo, I went back across the street to my bank with my 7 $20 bills and 1 $10 bill, and walked into the office. Yes, I think you're catching on.

Teller: "How may I help you today?"
Hanguk: "I have $150 here. Can you exchange these big bills for $1 bills?"
Teller: "....sure."

She comes back 3 minutes later with 3 $50 wraps of singles. I head out of there, get into my car, unwrap the singles, and stick the entire wad into my pocket. NOW I'm on my way to the courthouse.

I get up to the clerks office, who takes my case number, then tells me that the cost is $150.

Hanguk: "No problem." *Slam wad of singles onto the counter*
Clerk: "............................................... WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!?!"

On the fly, I make up this BS story about how my band played a benefit concert to pay off my ticket at a cost of $3 per person, and we got enough to pay it off.

She then asks why I didn't exchange it at the bank.

...Well, who wants to take a big wad of cash to a bank, where those nasty robbers would be standing outside to take that wad? I figure a courthouse is MUCH safer.

She's still got that "OMGWTFBBQBARBARASTREISAND!!!1111oneoneniner!" look on her face, as she starts trying to count this wad of money. I think she forgot how, because she started counting, then started over, then started over, THEN CALLS FOR ANOTHER CLERK IN A DIFFERENT OFFICE TO COME OVER TO HELP.

While the other clerk is on her way there, she says, and I quote: "Unbelievable. I had JUST went to the bank to get $1 bills." By this point, I am now trying to hold back my laughter, because this is just too much.

The second clerk walks over, sees the wad of ones, and gets the same "OMGWTFBBQBARBARASTREISAND!!!1111oneoneniner!" look on her face, which worsens as she's told the story. They then start counting this wad of cash, and I'm dead serious, neither one of them can get over the fact that I'm paying a $150 traffic ticket in nothing but singles. They finally get up to about $50 and say, "I think we're going to come up with one-fifty," prints off my receipt, and tells me to go home and have a nice day.






That I will. It's been about 20 minutes now, and I bet they're still counting it.

Pwned? Yeah, I think so.

[ricker]

Hah...I love it. So well done.

[dna4ever]

entertaining

150 rolls of pennies would have been better, but meh either way

[HangukMiguk]

entertaining

150 rolls of pennies would have been better, but meh either way

you see, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. But I have loads of other stuff to do today, and I knew this would take forever to count.

So I took the easier route to vindication.

[thehidden]

ni han ni han

i just challenged the ticket for two years (if you are out of the province on business you can't make it to court)

two years, ask the crown attorny for a reduction in points to none, and then just a cheaper fine...then a year later it's off my record

[DonkSlayer]

you see, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS. But I have loads of other stuff to do today, and I knew this would take forever to count.

So I took the easier route to vindication.

Plus, 150 rolls of pennies would've been heavy as shyt. You can kill somebody with a well-aimed penny roll to the temple.

[dna4ever]

Myth statement
A penny dropped from a skyscraper lands with enough force to either kill a pedestrian on the sidewalk below or embed itself into the sidewalk.

Status
Busted

Notes
A penny's total mass is not sufficient to perforate human skin - let alone penetrate concrete or asphalt - even when fired from a rifle.

[ajs510]

Plus, 150 rolls of pennies would've been heavy as shyt. You can kill somebody with a well-aimed penny roll to the temple.

Plus Plus, they probably wouldn't have accepted them. Just because something is legal tender doesn't mean an establishment (other than a bank) has to accept it as such.

Fun idea though.

[Jeepster80125]

Myth statement
A penny dropped from a skyscraper lands with enough force to either kill a pedestrian on the sidewalk below or embed itself into the sidewalk.

Status
Busted

Notes
A penny's total mass is not sufficient to perforate human skin - let alone penetrate concrete or asphalt - even when fired from a rifle.

I watched that Mythbusters as well.

[ajs510]

I watched that Mythbusters as well.

Me too, but he was talking about en entire roll of pennies, which would certainly do some damage at terminal velocity, possibly a lethal amount.

[dms26]

entertaining

150 rolls of pennies would have been better, but meh either way

That would have been awesome... of course you'd have to come back and pay the other $75 later

[DonkSlayer]

That would have been awesome... of course you'd have to come back and pay the other $75 later

oooooooooo busted, I didn't think about that.

[vonteego3]

Plus Plus, they probably wouldn't have accepted them. Just because something is legal tender doesn't mean an establishment (other than a bank) has to accept it as such.

Fun idea though.

You are correct. I tried it once for a $5 parking ticket, and they didn't accept.

[dna4ever]

That would have been awesome... of course you'd have to come back and pay the other $75 later

LOL Doh! I meant the long double rolls, yea uh thats it.

[rocketpoker828]

OMGPWNEDBBQ.

Nice job Hang. Watch out ladies, he's single.

[dms26]

LOL Doh! I meant the long double rolls, yea uh thats it.

It's ok hickamatics and all, I understand

[DonkSlayer]

I think they would actually HAVE to take the $150 in ones if they accepted cash at all..."This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private."

[_Great_Dane_]

On the fly, I make up this BS story about how my band played a benefit concert to pay off my ticket at a cost of $3 per person, and we got enough to pay it off.

You should have said that you needed to work an extra shift at the strip club to get the money for the ticket and most of your customers tip with $1 bills.

[ROGUE06]

You should have said that you needed to work an extra shift at the strip club to get the money for the ticket and most of your customers tip with $1 bills.

Unoriginal and very immature.

[semaj550]

I think they would actually HAVE to take the $150 in ones if they accepted cash at all..."This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private."

I know for a fact that (in the absense of a state law to the contrary) private businesses are not required to accept "legal tender" unless they so choose. Presumably the Coinage Act is binding on the federal government but I'm not sure how it applies to state governments and agencies.