The First Million Dollar Bill Ever

Alexander D. Smith has been charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery because he tried to open a new account with a $1 million dollar bill. After the bank teller refused to open the account, he began cursing at the bank employees. There are so many things wrong here that you can actually feel right about calling the man just plain stupid.

In case you're unaware, the Federal government has never printed a million dollar bill. This was probably the first thing that tipped the teller off to the fact that it was a fake. Obviously there wasn't any research done on this fact. You'd think that at some point during the process of making the bill, the question might arise whether or not it's an actual denomination.

After seeing the picture of the bill, I had to wonder how it got to be in such worn condition. I've seen a lot of one dollar bills in pretty bad shape, but the larger denominations such as fifties and hundreds are usually in pretty crisp condition due to the fact that they aren't circulated as heavily. I must then extrapolate further that a million dollar bill would most likely be in mint condition and not all crumpled up.

I have to wonder how I would have handled the situation if I were the teller and was faced with this situation. I think I would have just stared back at the man in wonderment that he would even attempt such a stunt. It's simply amazing what some people will come up with.

An Odd Thanksgiving

1. There is a sibling rivalry in Minneapolis over who can prepare the largest turkey. Rich Portnoy roasted a 72 pound bird which has bested the previous high of 47 pounds. He contacted the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, bought a live turkey, and took it to a processor to have it made oven-ready.

As far as I'm concerned this is way too much effort to go through to prepare a Thanksgiving meal. I mean, it took three men to get the turkey out of the oven after roasting it for 15 hours.

2. And to finish the Thanksgiving experience, here is a quick video about a new way to eat your Thanksgiving dinner. I would also not recommend this, but...

Take a Ride in the 'Flying Palace'

If you've been eyeing a new car, why not go for broke and get yourself a new private jet. And not just any jet, the new A380 jumbo jet from Airbus. That's what Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has done. He's the 13th richest person in the world and apparently has nothing better to do with his wealth than buy the ultimate non-necessity. He's also the largest single shareholder of the U.S. banking giant, Citigroup, and doesn't seem to be too worried about the recent hammering the stock has taken.

If I were going after a private jet, I'm not so sure I'd buy such a large jumbo jet, but then again I haven't given it too much thought. If that's what he's into, then more power to him.

Brooklyn Woman Wrestles a Snake

A woman in Brooklyn found a snake her toilet one night. It was a seven foot python that she found poking out of her toilet in her apartment. Plumbers had to tear apart the pipes in the apartment below in order to extract the snake. I'm sure that it must have been a frightening experience, but this lady now has a great story to tell. She's still a little spooked though because she now uses her daughter's training toilet at night.

As interesting as this story may be however, I mostly just wanted the excuse to mention wrestling a snake on this blog. It's a funny phrase. I don't really have any more to say about it, but if you're really interested in this story, you can read more about it here.

Couple Sues Doctor for Having Twins

I ran across this story while aimlessly browsing the internet. Apparently there is a couple suing their doctor because they had twins when they only wanted one child. Another essential piece of information is that they are lesbians who chose to have a child through an in vitro fertilisation. Apparently they made it clear to their doctor that they only wanted one child and should therefore be entitled to an exorbitant amount of money to pay for the costs of raising the second child.

As far as I'm concerned, this is outrageous and ridiculous. When people decide to have a child, they don't really get to decide whether or not they have twins. I'm not sure why these lesbians think that they should be any different except for the fact that they're lesbians. They should live with their choice just like everyone else.

Mostly I feel sorry for the twin girls in this whole situation. Which one of them is supposed to be the "wanted" one and the "unwanted" one, not to mention that they don't get to grow up in a regular family environment. It's another ridiculous example of the extremely litigious society we live in. I say get over it. You made your choice; now live with it like the rest of us.