Counterfeiting was much easier in the US back in the early 1800s, with the proliferation of fly-by-night state banks whose paper currency was not widely known across large regions.
Take care, may incarcerated tax evader Jason “Hey I’m A Sovereign Man And I Won’t Be Exploited By The Man Man And You’re All Sheep Paying For My Food And Housing Man And Yeah I Guess I’m Not Free Man But Hey Man I’m Sticking To My Principles Man And I’ll Bet You Think The Earth Is Round Man Because You’ve Bought Into The Big Lies Man Hang On Man They’re Taking Us Out Into The Yard Now Man” Dunceord be with you, and gesundheit.
Like yesterday was for eating Pie, today, the Ides of March, celebrate with a Caesar Salad. Better yet, eat it with a knife! Save the booze for St. Patty’s Day coming up.
The Duke over 1 year ago
How does one become a celebrity chef? Do you cook for them or use them as an ingredient? Does working in the White House make you a celebrity?
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
A smart, patient, and educated counterfeiter would have seen through Franklin’s ruse.
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
Ironically, the US bill that gets counterfeited the most, I presume, is the one with Franklin’s picture on the front.
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
Not too many years ago, US currency was redesigned with watermarks and asymmetric elements to make counterfeiting more difficult.
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
Counterfeiting was much easier in the US back in the early 1800s, with the proliferation of fly-by-night state banks whose paper currency was not widely known across large regions.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 1 year ago
Counter fits are quite common at Denny’s.
Take care, may incarcerated tax evader Jason “Hey I’m A Sovereign Man And I Won’t Be Exploited By The Man Man And You’re All Sheep Paying For My Food And Housing Man And Yeah I Guess I’m Not Free Man But Hey Man I’m Sticking To My Principles Man And I’ll Bet You Think The Earth Is Round Man Because You’ve Bought Into The Big Lies Man Hang On Man They’re Taking Us Out Into The Yard Now Man” Dunceord be with you, and gesundheit.
jmolay161 over 1 year ago
Like yesterday was for eating Pie, today, the Ides of March, celebrate with a Caesar Salad. Better yet, eat it with a knife! Save the booze for St. Patty’s Day coming up.
khmo over 1 year ago
Why would anyone want to eat a celebrity?
ladykat over 1 year ago
I knew that about Ina Garten. She’s a fantastic cook.
Wesley Premium Member over 1 year ago
Nice try Benjamin. You forgot how to spell it. A cup too much, eh?
Nathan Daniels over 1 year ago
We sure it was the E.T. game that caused the crash of ‘83?
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
The radioactive brownies didn’t quite cut it.
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
Jack Warner refused to sign Clark Gable to a studio contract because he thought Clark’s ears were too big.
moondog42 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ben Franklin actually spelled it “Pepe Silva”
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
How.would one misspell Washington in order to prevent counterfeit? Wasintin?
Stephen Gilberg over 1 year ago
FWIW, tax avoidance is legal; tax evasion is not.
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
I bet there would be a would-be counterfeiter that would spell it that way, unintentionally.
Bilan over 1 year ago
Being a nuclear budget analyst must be easy:
Cost analysis: too much.
How long will it take to pay for it: too long.
Reliability: too little.
Birdman47 over 1 year ago
What a clever trick to thwart counterfeiters, or did he just make a mistake?
pbr50138 over 1 year ago
In the mid 70s, I started with an Atari 2600 game console. I’m pushing 74 and still playing video games.