Headlines Utah man pays $82 fine in pennies

[tzedek]

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/10322469.htm?1c



another link:



http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041202/ap_on_fe_st/penny_payment_1

 

[BrIONwoshMunky]

Clickin on the link says I gotta sign up and stuff... which I really don't feel like doing. But on the same note, one feller in my home area, bought a new truck with quarters.

 

[darklord2k]

ha ha in quarters? wow how many was that? and is that like a world record or something?

 

[Jung]

ha ha in quarters? wow how many was that?

Where did you get quarters from?

Utah man pays $82 fine in pennies

 

[BrIONwoshMunky]

Where did you get quarters from?

From my post jung.

Clickin on the link says I gotta sign up and stuff... which I really don't feel like doing. But on the same note, one feller in my home area, bought a new truck with quarters.

 

[bigck3000]

thats an idea....if we could coordinate a nation wide policy of paying all trivial fines in pennies, it could be the most hillarious act of civil dis-obedience ever. Only i dont think its dis-obedient to pay in pennies. w/e its still funny

 

[Jung]

From my post jung.

Ahh, ok now I feel stupid.

 

[Smoke]

Speaking of pennies, I'm trying to find enough for a pop down at the gas station.

 

[TwisT]

Speaking of pennies, I'm trying to find enough for a pop down at the gas station.

Look between the cushions, where pop sits.

 

[Smoke]

Look between the cushions, where pop sits.

Tried it, I came up with 84 cents. I need a dollar to get a pop. lol.

 

[BrIONwoshMunky]

Tried it, I came up with 84 cents. I need a dollar to get a pop. lol.

Do they have a "take a penny" tray down there?

 

[Smoke]

Do they have a "take a penny" tray down there?

Yeah, but its all gone.

 

[shep75]

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/10322469.htm?1c



another link:



http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041202/ap_on_fe_st/penny_payment_1

fucking awesome. i want that man's autograph. he went and owned the fucking court!

 

[DanGeo23]

thats funny... only problem I see is that the point he is trying to prove will be at the expense of others that have to count all of those pennies... and have to deal with situation when they are just clerks doing their job.. its like a punishment for him... now if the cop had to pay it then it would be different...
.... guess he wouldn't have a point to prove if he woulda just bought a new $6 headlight....

 

[ReiMeishin]

It's not so hard to count pennies, just use a counting machine. All banks have them, and they wrap the coins too.

 

[betrayed]

I would have done the same thing, its a penny, a coin the government gives us, so were going to use it god damn it!

 

[MaxPower]

thats funny... only problem I see is that the point he is trying to prove will be at the expense of others that have to count all of those pennies... and have to deal with situation when they are just clerks doing their job.. its like a punishment for him... now if the cop had to pay it then it would be different...
.... guess he wouldn't have a point to prove if he woulda just bought a new $6 headlight....

I see your point, but the counter point would be that it is his or her job to receive fines and count them. We are paying them to do just that. As long as it's legal tender.

And with that, it's off to the Issues with this thread.