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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (17949)	1/31/2001 8:17:40 PM
From: Barney	Respond to of 62559

A priest goes into a barbershop, gets a haircut, thanks the barber and asks how much he owes him. The barber says, "Father, you're a holy man of the cloth, I couldn't charge you, its on the house." The priest says, "Thank you, my son," and leaves. The next day, magically appearing on the doorstep of the barbershop are 12 silver coins. A few days later, a Sheik goes in for a trim, and when the time comes to pay the barber says, "No money, please. You're a spiritual leader, a man of the people, it's on the house." The Sheik says, "God bless you," and leaves. The next day, magically appearing on the doorstep are 12 gold coins. The following week a rabbi comes in, gets a haircut, goes to pay, and the barber says, "No, Rabbi, you are a learned man, a wise man, I can't take any money from you, go in peace." The next day, magically appearing on the doorstep of the barbershop are 12 Rabbis!

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (17949)	2/1/2001 12:43:10 PM
From: The Rabbit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62559

dailynews.yahoo.com Phony $200 Bill with Bush Picture Used in Kentucky DANVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Talk about funny money. Police in Kentucky are looking for a customer who succeeded in paying for a $2 order at a fast-food restaurant with a phony $200 bill featuring a picture of President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and a depiction of the White House with a lawn sign saying, ``We like broccoli.'' Authorities say the female cashier at a Dairy Queen in Danville even gave the culprit $198 in real money as change. ``Essentially, the story is that somebody at a drive-in ordered some food and passed a $200 novelty deal with George Bush on it,'' Danville Police Detective Bob Williamson said. ``At a distance it looks like a real bill, it's got the green color,'' Williamson said when asked how the cashier possibly could mistake it for genuine money. The cartoonish bill was accepted on Sunday evening by the Dairy Queen cashier despite having Bush on one side and an oil well on the other. The phony bill also depicted the White House lawn with yard signs reading ``U.S. deserves a tax cut,'' ``No more scandals'' and ``We like broccoli,'' the last apparently referring to Bush's father's admitted dislike for the vegetable. No U.S. currency has a picture of Bush, let alone a reference to liking broccoli. Because there is no actual $200 currency, the culprit could face a charge of theft by deception but not counterfeiting, Williamson said.