Comments on: Man Tried to Cash Check for $360 Billion

By: Ted Scheck

Ted Scheck — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:47:12 +0000

To Sky:

I enjoyed your use of metaphoric imagery when you wrote “wrap credibility around your point.” That is, in my opinion, brilliant. It tells me you can write legibly and as an educated person.

That is all I have to say. I’d rather say something, ONE thing, that is positive, than a thousand negative things.

Blessigs,

By: Konraden

Konraden — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:17:24 +0000

via SU

Larfin Jackarse

For future reference, if you have to explain the joke, it’s not funny.

As to the genius in the mug-shot, what a dolt. How is that even possible to not know how much 36,000,000,000 is?

By: Natovr

Natovr — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:11:43 +0000

I read up… saw something about racism. I don’t think it’s cuz he’s black that Sky said that, I think it’s just because he doesn’t even look like he has a grand :p even if he was white and looked like that everyone would think he’s a fraud.

(by the way, stumbled)

By: Natovr

Natovr — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:06:51 +0000

Wow! not even the government has that kinda money! it’s more than the London Olympics D:

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:46:48 +0000

Fail. Epic fail.

By: Larfin Jackarse

Larfin Jackarse — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:37:23 +0000

Ummmm…..I have to explain myself..good grief!

Well Officer it was like this.
Ola Amigo at May 1st, 2008 at 1:20 am
said
>Hmm. Well, presumption of innocence and all.They shoud >have cashed it. After all, it might have cleared Sorry >to see people have become so cynical.

Nowz I thought to myself that was a neat touch of the ridiculous as a joke…soz I joined in, espec after ‘Sky’ seemed to take it seriously but. So I made a tie-in joke about the declining value of the greenback (thus Yanq peso) and the cheque being future dated. You know you put a date two weeks in the future on the cheque and it can’t be presented/cleared till then. Get it….future dated and in that time the USD is like the Zimbabwean dollar (bad).

Ok, with me so far? Next, I reread the Sky post and picked up their concern about being a racist and so helpfully suggested it might be ‘blindist’ (he has his eyes closed just like a blind person I know always does)…thus I made a joke about that being the reason he put the future dated cheque in cos he couldn’t read the date!!!

HTH’s : )

Now let me explain how black is really white and then watch you all get run over on the next Zebra crossing you walk over (apols to DA)

By: Lea

Lea — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:58:34 +0000

Okay, I think the point here is he’s another dumb criminal. Really dumb one.

Or live Christophe and many others have said. Waiting for the dollar to continue to devalue…It’s bad when we’re equal in value with Canadian dollars…

By: Christophe

Christophe — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:30:01 +0000

He’s expecting a dollar devaluation I guess

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:29:45 +0000

LOL @ otterly

By: superbad

superbad — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:45 +0000

I think the most likely explanation is that Charles doesn’t know how many zeros it takes to write $36000.

By: littleiris

littleiris — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:17:20 +0000

It’s probably worth noting that the full story details that he actually also got caught with a weapon and marijuana on him. So, if he’s not the stupidest criminal for trying to cash a 360 billion dollar check, he certainly gets some points for being so confident that it would clear that he didn’t leave his gun or drugs at home.

By: otterly

otterly — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:09:02 +0000

I didn’t know Mike Tyson had a son in Texas.

By: fsmarch

fsmarch — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:39:05 +0000

Another bright boy.

By: Geoserv

Geoserv — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:10:37 +0000

STUMBLED!

haha…I think Ali S. nailed it right on the head, perhaps this was her way of getting rid of him.

VOTED for this dummy at:
http://www.newsdots.com/oddities/man-tried-to-cash-check-for-360-billi on/

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:10:34 +0000

haha what a maroon…

By: ted

ted — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:57:09 +0000

Geez, Sky. You’re the one who brought up the whole race card bit. Now you’re attacking me for saying you might deserve a little criticism, because appearances can be deceiving? Forget about the race card – I don’t think you’re playing with a full deck.

He looks like he didn’t shower? How can you tell that from this picture? Really, Sky, the more you talk, the more you project your own confrontational attitude, especially with the “pun intended” crack. You’re simply trying to provoke something.

This is not the picture of the young dummy when he walked into the bank – this is a mug shot. Perhaps he was well-dressed and had his eyes open when he made his ill-advised attempt at fraud.

By: graffiksguru

graffiksguru — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:52:49 +0000

I wish I could have seen the tellers face when he came walking up with that check. I probably would’ve busted out laughing.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:53:04 +0000

Hey Sky, It’s called sarcasm. You might want to look it up.

Now, I’m off to take a hot shower.

HOT SHOWER HOT SHOWER.

By: Max Power

Max Power — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:42:01 +0000

Sometimes I’m really glad I’m white. :S

By: xander

xander — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:25:32 +0000

yeah i’m sure the number spread across two lines at least”

36, 000, 0
000, 000.

Ola Amigo, know that at least one person understood very keen sense of humor!

By: Hirudin

Hirudin — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:17:39 +0000

Wow! I wonder if he brought a “semi” to carry all the money away…

I’d love to see the check. I wonder if it started at $36.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:15:03 +0000

Dave:

Yes… I imagine one of those over-sized prize cheques.

By: joo

joo — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:08:25 +0000

PEOPLE WITH CROOKED HAIRCUTS HAVE FEELINGS TOO YOU KNOW.
*sniffle*

By: bean

bean — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:04:07 +0000

Sky-
Don’t worry. Accusations of racism are the internet tough guy’s last resort when he doesn’t have any other way to back up his argument. The aforementioned attempted crook has a crooked haircut and appears to be barely out of puberty. It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure out he’s not likely to be a multi-billionaire.

By: gmgfarrand

gmgfarrand — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:18:14 +0000

This is about a dumb as it gets…

By: Sky

Sky — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:39:28 +0000

Oops…did not mean to post twice.

By: Sky

Sky — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:36:57 +0000

Hahahahahaa…. It begins.

Our first Flamer (pun intended) was not only the first to cry “racist”, but also managed to compare this young man’s un-showered appearance to the “not exactly suave” Bill Gates’. You do see the difference right? Are you so bent on playing the race card that you will reach so far to wrap credibility around your point.

I look at this kid and see that he is black, but that is not all that I see and that certainly does not disqualify him from the likelihood of being the richest man alive. Rather, it is the fact that realistically a man who could amass such a fortune would most likely be smart enough to at least take a shower before going in to a bank to cash such a check.

I hope I don’t have to explain why the notion of trying to cash such an amount in the first place is just beyond ridiculous.

By: Sky

Sky — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:36:57 +0000

Hahahahahaa…. It begins.

I hope I don’t have to explain why the notion of trying to cash such an amount in the first place is just beyond ridiculous.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:30:43 +0000

What, no pictures of the check?

By: Scotchdrnkr

Scotchdrnkr — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:22:34 +0000

Something tells me this guy is to stupid to chew gum and walk at the same time.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:59:30 +0000

Sky, accusations of racism? I think you might deserve it.

What should a billionaire look like? Bill Gates isn’t exactly suave.

By: bean

bean — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:50:27 +0000

Yeah, he looks like a real winner.

Larfin Jackarse -
Neither of your comments made any sense to me. Care to clarify?

By: Evilbeagle

Evilbeagle — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:28:54 +0000

I think anyone, no matter what they look like, is going to raise suspicion trying to cash a check that large. It’s not cynicism at all. It’s realism and luck in that someone was stupid enough to try and pull it off.

By: Larfin Jackarse

Larfin Jackarse — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:33:20 +0000

ps: I don’t know about racism but you could be a blindist. A blind person I know never opens their eyes, perhaps that is how he made the mistake of putting the cheque in before its validation date?

By: Larfin Jackarse

Larfin Jackarse — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:31:02 +0000

Hey the way the Yanq peso is dropping in value maybe it had been future dated and he accidentally cashed it early?

I agree, let’s wait for the trial.

By: Sky

Sky — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:46:09 +0000

Ola Amigo: “Hmm. Well, presumption of innocence and all. They should have cashed it. After all, it might have cleared. Sorry to see people have become so cynical”.

That is about 6 times Bill Gates’ net worth. Not only is it not possible to honor a check in such an amount, but look at the guy’s picture. Would you look at this guy (preparing to be flamed with accusations of racism)
and think to yourself “This guy is the richest man in the world”?

Cynicism? More like Realism.

By: biltmore

biltmore — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:11:33 +0000

What an idiot.

By: Ola Amigo

Ola Amigo — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:20:03 +0000

Hmm. Well, presumption of innocence and all. They should have cashed it. After all, it might have cleared. Sorry to see people have become so cynical.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Thu, 01 May 2008 06:16:36 +0000

His girlfriends mother must really like his work…or hated it so much she made a bad check for him to get caught with.