Cashier Accepts Fake $200 Bill With Bush's Face On It

[matcom]

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GREENSBURG, Pa. -- Police aren't laughing about whoever passed some funny money late last month at a Pennsylvania clothing store.

Police said Wednesday that they charged a woman with passing a bogus $200 bill -- there is no such thing, by the way -- at the store on Aug. 22.

They didn't explain how the clerk was taken in by the ruse, even though several things about the bill should have been a dead giveaway -- including President George W. Bush's picture on the bill.

Among other things, the bill had a hokey serial number -- DUBYA-4-U-2001 -- and didn't bear the signature of the Secretary of the Treasurer. Instead, the bill was "signed" by Ronald Reagan, whose title was "Political Mentor" and by Bush's father, who is listed as "Campaign Advisor and Mentor."

The back of the bill was even goofier.

It shows the White House with several signs erected on the lawn, including those reading "We Like Broccoli" and "USA Deserves A Tax Cut."

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[rob-ok-vin]

1. Say it isn't so

I just checked my wallet and i must have got two of these yesterday when I got change for my Ronald Raygun $1,000,000.00 Bill.

[alexwcovington]

2. Every now and then some moron takes an obvious fake

And lowers the standard from which all employees are trained.

[Systematic Chaos]

3. You know, I once heard from a morning radio host

an anecdote about a guy who tried to pay for his food at a mall food court with a $2 bill and there was a long-ass snafu with the customer arguing with BOTH the cashier and the manager about the existence of $2 bills!

I'd have been going completely off the handle if that ever happened to me. Bad enough the people at the nearby Del Taco can't even get simple orders right anymore.