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July 14, 2008 |
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Ransom Note?
FOUND by John Culpepper
in Gorham, Maine
Found in a stairwell at the University of Southern Maine.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
wow, that $5,000 bill looks totally legit. I wouldn't question it for a second...
Since when do Storm Troopers build computers? Sounds more like a job for C3PO.
Is this a declaration of fact or a request or a command?
...or a memo?
darth vader leaving notes for the troopers:
"remember to build my Mega Computer"
"p.s, it's your turn to give the emperor his sponge bath"
I thought Millard Fillmore was on the $5000 bill.
So what the hell did James Madison do to be put on the $5K bill?? Other than starting the war of 1812 and having the snack cake mogul Dolly as the first lady I see no reason for him to be on such a denomination. What about Teddy Roosevelt? He's not on any money and he was a bad-ass rough rider. Or how about Harry Truman? He's the only world leader (to date) to nuke another country into submission. Or better yet how about William Taft, the largest president to date. Getting stuck in a bathtub has GOT to count for something!
I think its a list of what the person would do with $5000. Buy some storm troopers, or build a mega computer.
I'd get my hair did, a new dress, and some dental work, so i can show my teeth when i smile.
Today is the 39th anniversary of the date the US officially removed the $500, $1000, $5000 and $10,000 bills from circulation.
I don't mean to sound like a history professor...
...the only reason I know this bit of trivia is today is my birthday, and I always read what happened on this date in history.
Happy Birthday, Cotton in Dixieland!!
Puckhog, Dolly Madison makes some fine snack cakes, so maybe James gets on the 5K bill on her merits alone?
I think that the 5000 denomination should feature someone important in America's history.. like ELVIS.
Happy Birthday, Cotton!
I think this is a Law of Attraction exercise... the erased words look like "start cons" so maybe they want to start the StormTrooperCon?
Mona, I'd get my teeth fixed, too! And get out of debt.
Thank God those monsters are out of circulation. I can only imagine the 7-11 clerks head exploding when I try to pay for my skittles with a Madison.
Puckhog, Dolly did and somewhow posthumously continues to make a fine snack cake, I'm sure Madison's numismatic credibility stems from being the principal author of The Consitution. Besides, Teddy Roosevelt already has a toy named after him.
Taft, in addition to being super-fat, was the last president to keep a cow on the White House lawn for giving fresh milk. That should count for something.
Happy Birthday, Cotton! Very cool that you had that bit of trivia on the bills just in time for this found.
I agree with Mona and Curious, we'd all have killer smiles if only we had some extra bills like this one. Well.. not like this one, but you know what I mean.
not that it really matters, i guess, but i'm not used to being taken seriously. That was mona lisa speaking, not the alter ego of mona lisa.
So, what's with the "ransome note?" tag?
I'd like to sit on the White House lawn washing down some bunny tummys with fresh milk.
How long do you think I'd last until they shoot me?
You can down my chubby bunny tummy with some fresh milk, Alan.
Ah yes Mona - but - dare we on the White House lawn?
This find is so random, I can't think of anything to say, except Happy Birthday to Cotton and I wish I stood in line like Mona at the bank with one of these dead prezez.
it looks like the left side originally said STORM TROOPERS
start cars.
I guess they need to start their engines before they race off to build that supercomputer. (sorry: MEGA computer.)
I always thought that the Storm Troopers in the first Star Wars movie were kind of Hott.
I took this as a note from one geek to a group of geeks who have dubbed themselves the "Storm Troopers", who are basement-renowed computer builders known for their abilities to totally slam a two liter of Mountain Dew.
Mona and Alan sittin' in a tree,
M-I-L-K-I-N-G
oh Turbo.. trust you to go and make it sound dirty. sheesh.
and oh yeah, Alan. i'm not 'merican, what do i care?
I'm sure Storm Troopers **are** hot, in those uniforms...metal doesn't breathe.
However, there's certainly something about a man in full body armour...siiiiigh.
does it smell of tots I wonder?
@Giselle You mean tater tots?
Happy Birthday Cotton! That is an amazing bit of trivia. Does that mean if you have one of those bills, it's no good? You can't spend it?
In International News, it's Bastille Day too! And only 10 days till Ancient Vivi's found birthday!
http://foundmagazine.com/comments/1881
Had to seek that one out.
Some very... interesting comments there.
Cherry OPepsi: I've been trying to figure out who you are. Now you'ver really piqued my overly active curiousity. Any hints?
No one of consequence.
there was a time, many years ago, that I found a very similar bill. It was only a thousand though. I printed on the back, "kenwood stereo system." wasn't long before I had that system. Within 8 months of the find and the wish. Somt things just work that way without explanation