The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business (Numismatically Speaking)
 

This was too good not to pass on:

10. In fairness, though, they did turn away the $300 with Dennis Kucinich.
A clerk at the Fashion Bug store in Greensburg, Pa., accepts a $200 bill—and
gives the customer $100.58 in change—even though the bill is festooned with
clues that it might not be legal tender, including a picture of President
George W. Bush and the serial number DUBYA4U2001.

66. Who says Hollywood is full of witless jerks?
It's the usual bartering at a location shoot: TV production in progress,
homeowners noisily having trees trimmed, annoyed rep from the show paying them
to stop. Here's the new twist added by producer Ronald Schwary: Agree to pay
'em a thousand bucks, but pay 'em with 100,000 pennies divided into 20 bags
weighing 30 pounds each! Revenge! Ha-ha-ha! Paramount apologizes, offers to
make the payment in a more manageable form, and donates $1,000 to charity.

If anybody's interested in the other 99, here's the link:

http://www.business2.com/b2/web/dumb...22933,,00.html

Jerry

On 01 Feb 2005 22:45:03 GMT, haw (Jerry Dennis)
wrote:

This was too good not to pass on:

10. In fairness, though, they did turn away the $300 with Dennis Kucinich.
A clerk at the Fashion Bug store in Greensburg, Pa., accepts a $200 bill—and
gives the customer $100.58 in change—even though the bill is festooned with
clues that it might not be legal tender, including a picture of President
George W. Bush and the serial number DUBYA4U2001.

66. Who says Hollywood is full of witless jerks?
It's the usual bartering at a location shoot: TV production in progress,
homeowners noisily having trees trimmed, annoyed rep from the show paying them
to stop. Here's the new twist added by producer Ronald Schwary: Agree to pay
'em a thousand bucks, but pay 'em with 100,000 pennies divided into 20 bags
weighing 30 pounds each! Revenge! Ha-ha-ha! Paramount apologizes, offers to
make the payment in a more manageable form, and donates $1,000 to charity.

If anybody's interested in the other 99, here's the link:

http://www.business2.com/b2/web/dumb...22933,,00.html

Jerry

Hee Hee !! A good read, Thanks Jerry!

Regards,

Gary

Jerry Dennis wrote:
66. Who says Hollywood is full of witless jerks?
It's the usual bartering at a location shoot: TV production in
progress, homeowners noisily having trees trimmed, annoyed rep from
the show paying them to stop. Here's the new twist added by producer
Ronald Schwary: Agree to pay 'em a thousand bucks, but pay 'em with
100,000 pennies divided into 20 bags weighing 30 pounds each!
Revenge! Ha-ha-ha!

The joke would've been on Paramount if that homeowner turned out to be
Alan Williams. He'd laugh himself silly pawing through the bags looking
for wheaties and Type 2s.

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Bob