# Ask the guy with $186.00 in his wallet. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221 "2010-02-09T01:54:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/41 "2010-02-09T09:31:22Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Why must you torment us lowliers with your gobs of cash? > _Sobs all over his dixie cup of faygo_ At least you have a dixie cup to drink your faygo. I have to drink my faygo right out of the bottle. YOU ELITIST BASTARD!!! ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/42 "2010-02-09T09:41:45Z")
> [@ToeJam](#): > > 1. What’s the secret to life and/or happiness? Somewhat surprisingly, turns out it’s having $187 in your wallet… ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/43 "2010-02-09T10:31:07Z")
Can you spot me twenty bucks? ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/44 "2010-02-09T14:32:10Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > So go ahead. Feel free to ask me anything. Can I have it? I’ll be in NYC this Friday, I can pick it up in person. I won’t pay it back. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/45 "2010-02-09T14:40:09Z")
It’s been more than 12 hours. Do you still have $186? If so, what are the denominations? I’d like a more specific listing. Any hundreds? Are they new bills? How can you be sure none of it is counterfeit? Do you have one of those special markers and a black light? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/46 "2010-02-09T14:55:44Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > It’s been more than 12 hours. Do you still have $186? If so, what are the denominations? I’d like a more specific listing. Any hundreds? Are they new bills? How can you be sure none of it is counterfeit? Do you have one of those special markers and a black light? They are all still there so my girlfriend didn’t take any of them in the night.😉 Sixteen singles, a ten and the rest in 20s. I suspect it was $200 from my last ATM visit. I paid for the bus with one of the bus tickets I had on me and decided to walk from the Port Authority so no need to spend cash there. Breakfast I paid for with a credit card. It will be interesting to see how long I can keep them in my wallet. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/47 "2010-02-09T15:00:49Z")
I have $260.00 in my wallet and $9.87 in my coat pocket ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/48 "2010-02-09T16:38:59Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I have $260.00 in my wallet and $9.87 in my coat pocket I have $26.00 in my wallet, but $1,135.00 in cash and money orders in the kitchen cupboard. . . ---
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/49 "2010-02-09T16:45:50Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > What else have they got that’s good? Chowdah, also mmmm crab cakes. I miss Manhattan. I gots to get me a job. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/50 "2010-02-09T17:29:34Z")
Have you thought about converting some of those 20s into a 100? I think the going rate is something like five 20s to a 100. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/51 "2010-02-09T17:33:56Z")
Do you have a bodyguard? Do you worry that you might walk past people or places of indecent morals and not be able to restrain yourself leading to a tragic death spiral of epic proportions the world has really seen before except in ‘Leaving Los Vegas’ or ‘American Beauty’? ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/52 "2010-02-09T19:10:10Z")
Do you know any origami? It would probably be pretty fun to change that $187 into $167 cash money + 1 origamy crane worth $20. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/53 "2010-02-09T19:36:30Z")
Misread as: **Ask the guy with $186.00 in his _toilet_.** That would either have to be a financial outlay (can you even _get_ a toilet and install it properly for that sum?)…or a tragic error. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/54 "2010-02-09T19:37:17Z")
> [@i\_am\_a\_scientist](#): > > I know, I only ever hear Faygo in relation to followers of the Insane Clown Posse, known as Juggalos (see definition #2 in the link). I thought you were referring to that. > > See [here](http://www.derekerdman.com/ilovemilkshakes/august2009/DRK_CRNVL/juggalo_gathering_2009.htm) for an informative/horrifying journey into the Insane Clown Posse sub-culture. > > And I’m not a scientist, I’m a just [Guided by Voices fan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Scientist). Nah, I didn’t even know what Juggalos were. But the definition listed on that website wasn’t very enamoring. Faygo used to be more available in Indiana, but it has mostly been replaced by store brand sodas. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/55 "2010-02-09T19:43:42Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > Somewhere there is a guy that sells sprinkles, and he is like…"Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school. Because, kids like sprinkles. Colorful wax, with a bit of sugar in there. The sprinkles go on top of Ice Cream. There’s another guy\* who’s like…“..shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich” \*Bubba, from Forrest Gump. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/56 "2010-02-09T19:44:29Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > I heartily recommend 30 burritos at Chipotle’s. You won’t even run out of combinations. I almost choked on my tea reading this. In fact, I still have some tea stuck between my nose and throat. ☹ Q: Do you tend to withdraw cash, spend it, then withdraw some more when you need it, or do you kind of mix it up between spending cash and using your ATM/debit card? Are you not going to swipe your card until the $186 is spent? ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/57 "2010-02-09T19:57:33Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Misread as: > **Ask the guy with $186.00 in his _toilet_.** > > That would either have to be a financial outlay (can you even _get_ a toilet and install it properly for that sum?)…or a tragic error. Or someone taking the phrase, “pissing money away” just a little too literally. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/58 "2010-02-09T20:14:52Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Have you thought about converting some of those 20s into a 100? I think the going rate is something like five 20s to a 100. How do they stay in business? _Volume._ ---
**Author:** ![rowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@rowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowe)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/59 "2010-02-09T20:36:37Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > How do they stay in business? > > _Volume._ What about special requests? Can you handle that? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/60 "2010-02-09T20:52:59Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Have you thought about converting some of those 20s into a 100? I think the going rate is something like five 20s to a 100. Srsly?!?!? Dude, I’ve got _two_ $100.00 bills; are you _really, truly_ telling me I can get _ten_ $20.00 bills for them? Srsly?? Rlly???:p:D OK, off to the bank I go!😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221.md?page=4)