Re: Want to see what happens when the world doesn't want your money?

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:50:33 -0700 (PDT), Too_Many_Tools
<too_many_tools@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Gold is worth nothing.

I saw a guy get a new car yesterday by trading his boat and six brand
new cast iron bathtubs. The comments around the dealership were "wow,
you'll take anything as a trade"

I'm sure they would have preferred the gold.

I am sure that neither was reported as income.


I saw them filling out forms. What do you think they were writing?
Humor us.
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