I really feel bad for this guy...

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:03 am

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/ ... 6J80.shtml

Old, slightly confused guy thought German marks were worthless with the introduction of the Euro.

Flushed tens of thousands of them down his toilet.

Realityendshere · Post by **Realityendshere** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:08 am

Dang.... that's terrible... maybe they could reimburse him for the lost money? (It's really just paper after all..)

Grabmygoblin · Post by **Grabmygoblin** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:12 am

I feel more sorry for the poor bank teller who has to sort out the old, now soggy with sewage water, marks.

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:13 am

I'd call it dirty money, but I don't want to have to get out my penance whip.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:23 am

perhaps he could have the money... laundered..

i'll go away now.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:05 pm

At least he didn't drop them in the fireplace, if he had he never would have known they were worth something.

Ekolter · Post by **Ekolter** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:48 pm

And he'll find the answer blowing in the wind a few days later.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:51 pm

how many marks, must a man flush down, before we can call him a fool?

Mon Ami · Post by **Mon Ami** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:38 pm

Yeah it is always good to have that kind of stuff checked out o-o

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:44 pm

Damn. I got here too late for any of the good puns.

- Joel Fagin

Jesusabdullah · Post by **Jesusabdullah** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:03 pm

Hey now, don't let us down here!

Cope · Post by **Cope** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:04 pm

DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!

Dave Against The Machine · Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:05 pm

legostargalactica wrote:how many marks, must a man flush down, before we can call him a fool?

You said you'd go away! Plus the awnsers 3.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:44 pm

Sheesh. Poor guy. Poor, stupid guy...

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:56 pm

Dave Against The Machine wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:how many marks, must a man flush down, before we can call him a fool?
You said you'd go away! Plus the awnsers 3.

I'm evil. I lie. Get over it.

BrownEyedCat · Post by **BrownEyedCat** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:59 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:Damn. I got here too late for any of the good puns.

- Joel Fagin

With a word like marks? How 'bout "He gets no marks for ingenuity?"

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:40 am

Oh dear. The moral of the story is: If you have old used banknotes lying around, don't flush them down the toilet, call Prettydragoon's Currency Disposal Service! We will dispose of your worthless money for a very modest handling fee.

Hollowghoul · Post by **Hollowghoul** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:26 am

This guy had a total of 60.000 marks and 14.000 euros stashed in his house; I know some people do not have an high opinion of banks, yet they would have been... handy in this case.
Where did he hide the money, however? In the mattress? Coffe jar?
It amazes me how irrational can people be sometimes.

However, what amazed me most is the honesty of those plumbers who didn't simply pocket the "dirty money": it would have been a sort of poetic compensation for their work.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:21 am

I've heard about water marks but this is ridiculous.

Tellurider · Post by **Tellurider** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:23 am

I need Sparrow's "death by pun" emoti-thingy.

That was bad, robby. That was bad.

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I really feel bad for this guy...

I really feel bad for this guy...

I feel so whipped sometimes...

Let us down! PLEEEEEASE!!! ;_;