a counterfeit friday
shiny!
Originally uploaded by Camille L..
it's saturday morning and it's already hot. i am dreading my 15-minute commute (that instantly turns me into a shiny, sweaty american, identifiable by the fan and the look of unhappiness on my face). i just don't do well in hot weather.
correction. i just don't do well in hot, HUMID weather.
but it's saturday, that's good.
so yesterday i sold my depeche mode tickets (*pout*) for 150 YTL and decided to go see a movie. thing is, the girl i sold them to GAVE ME A FAKE 10 YTL BILL! i don't think she knew it was fake, as i didn't know it was fake until i tried to buy some water with it. the man promptly "tsk-tsked" me and i dug around my purse until i could find some change. i looked at the 10 YTL note and yes.... it was suspicious. FAKE! holy sh*t! it had the shiny silver line that is "knit" (or whatever) into the bills here and IT EVEN HAD A WATERMARK! there it was-- the watermark of ataturk's head. only, it was kind of a crappy version of it. wow. i was very impressed by this fakery (also annoyed, as i was seemingly stuck with a bum 10 YTL note).
but, instead of dwelling on my new counterfeit posession, i decided that i needed to try and get RID of it as soon as possible. after all, a bum bill given is a bum bill i don't want. kind of like the game of hot potatoes, no one wants it, so why should i? anyway, went to the movie theater and am sorry to say, but i paid for my "superman" ticket with the counterfeit bill. sorry, AFM theater. i feel a little guilty about it, but it has also made me realize i need to definitely double-check my change as there are masterful counterfeit bills in circulation. i've seen a counterfeit coin but this was my first counterfeit bill.
posted by camille @ 10:14 AM
3 Comments:
I got a fake 10 YTL from an ATM! Yeah, only figured it out when i was denied lahmacun, waaaa. Passed it on at a local bazaar, too many distractions for the guy to pay much attention. I also got a fake 5 YTL from a parking attendant at a hospital, he probably did not even know, and again passed it on at a Migros about 5 minutes before closing, the cashier was too busy. Did I feel a little guilty about passing them on? yeah, but I figure it is a pretty common thing and what comes around goes around literally.
As a numismatics nerd, I collect all sorts of coins and bills. And one of my interests is in counterfeits. I'll buy your bum bill from you, if you'd like! I can even paypal you. :) What is 10 YTL worth?
Hey Mouser...The Numismatic Museum is right here in Colorado Springs! Camille...you fly here and Mouser can join us and I'll treat you both to a tour (it's free)!
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