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:: Friday, August 03, 2007 ::

Cash Windfall

"If someone left an envelope with a crisp 10,000 yen ($80) note in it, would you:
A - get on the phone to your favourite restaurant and find out if they have a spare table
B - get down to the bank and deposit it
C - take it down to the nearest policeman and hand it over intact?
If you live in Japan the answer, it would seem, is C."

This story, about the mysterious appearance of envelopes containing nothing but cash and a hand written note requesting that something worthwhile is done with it, caught my attention on PM on Radio 4 yesterday.

Unfortunately I cannot claim to be as socially minded, as previous evidence would attest. I found 20 Euros on the floor just outside the toilets in Bristol "International" Airport a couple of years ago and pocketed it as I walked past. Mrs P, who would have seen me pick it had she been looking in the right direction, chose to ignore this explanation and ever since has accused me of earning it in exchange for services rendered to some unknown third party. My "whorish" tendencies are still frequently referenced when it helps her cause in an argument. At least I know what I should do next time now.

Labels: Humour, News

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