# A gift from a complete stranger

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158 "2022-12-27T07:59:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158/21 "2022-12-28T14:04:50Z")

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> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> To the topic, Hubs was a Marine and has the faded tattoo on his arm and wears a USMC baseball hat.

You misspelled _ **is** _.

Once a Marine, always a Marine. And for me it’s also, Not as lean, not as mean, but still a Marine. 😉

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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158/22 "2023-01-01T05:26:24Z")

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I’ve had people pay my toll on the WV Turnpike several times. I’ve done that too. It’s like winning a tiny little lottery!

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158/23 "2023-01-01T12:07:38Z")

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> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> Hubs was a Marine and has the faded tattoo on his arm and wears a USMC baseball hat. He has had someone pay for his meal several times and it always makes his month.

Gotta get me one of those hats. 🙂

mmm

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**Author:** ![jjakucyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-from-a-complete-stranger/977158/24 "2023-01-04T18:42:42Z")

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> [@romansperson](#):
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> I’ve had people pay my toll on the WV Turnpike several times. I’ve done that too. It’s like winning a tiny little lottery!

It’s a bigger deal now that it’s $4.25 at each of the three toll booths. The rate was $1.25 for two decades, and they only raised it to $2.00 in 2009 and $4.00 in 2019.

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