# I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm retarded! I'm retarded! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 10, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510 "2004-03-10T17:05:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/61 "2004-03-11T04:33:49Z")
> [@Bouncer](#): > > Nah, a busy bar or nightclub. Dark, easy to pass multiple fake 20’s without anyone noticing because the bar staff is just too damn busy working in poor light to spot anything but the most obvious counterfeit. Good point. Now that you mention it, I remember something about a year or so back, where a bunch of guys got caught printing 20s on their inkjets and passing them to dancers at the local strip club. Now THERE is somebody who doesn’t have time to check every bill that’s thrown at her 🙂 -lv ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/62 "2004-03-11T04:33:50Z")
> [@Zanshin](#): > > All I wanna know is, did she buy a fur coat? A K car? A green dress? > [@angelicate](#): > > A Picasso or a Garfunkel? Not a real green dress, that’s cruel! ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/63 "2004-03-11T04:43:27Z")
On the Post Office scam. Are POs in the UK banks? In New Zealand the Post Office was also an actual bank (not any more) and so it could’ve had a significant amount of cash available. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/64 "2004-03-11T05:04:38Z")
At least she didn’t try to buy your love. 'Cause I know money can’t buy _me_ love. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/65 "2004-03-11T05:38:52Z")
> [@Zanshin](#): > > All I wanna know is, did she buy a fur coat? A K car? A green dress? I hope not a real fur coat. That’s cruel ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/66 "2004-03-11T05:40:27Z")
Had I noticed there were two pages to this thread, I wouldn’t have bothered with the above post. Nevermind me. I’ll just return to my hiding spot under the stairs. _grunt_ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/67 "2004-03-11T05:41:41Z")
> [@](#): > > All I wanna know is, did she buy a fur coat? A K car? A green dress? > > A Picasso or a Garfunkel? > > Not a real green dress, that’s cruel! I’ve seen this before-what does it refer to? I saw her picture and almost sprayed my monitor. The femullet is just perfect! ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/68 "2004-03-11T05:53:55Z")
**Guinustasia** , it refers to the Barenaked Ladies’ song, _If I had a Million Dollars_, which mentions buying a green dress, K car, fur coat, etc., if the singers had a million dollars. A sweet, funny song, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/69 "2004-03-11T05:55:03Z")
Sorry for misspelling your name, **Guin**. Shoulda previewed. :smack: ---
**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:** [March 11, 2004, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/70 "2004-03-11T06:32:20Z")
IRC, Aren’t UK post offices also where the old people go to get there pension cheques? ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/71 "2004-03-11T06:32:28Z")
> [@Zanshin](#): > > All I wanna know is, did she buy a fur coat? A K car? A green dress? That’s cruel. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/72 "2004-03-11T06:55:23Z")
> [@KCSuze](#): > > **Guinustasia** , it refers to the Barenaked Ladies’ song, _If I had a Million Dollars_, which mentions buying a green dress, K car, fur coat, etc., if the singers had a million dollars. A sweet, funny song, actually. Haven’t you always wanted a monkey? ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/73 "2004-03-11T08:08:12Z")
Not really, but I have had my eye on them crazy elephant bones. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/74 "2004-03-11T08:12:26Z")
On second thought, maybe I’d like an exotic pet. Like a llama. Or an emu. Smothered in Dijon ketchup. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/75 "2004-03-11T13:40:41Z")
She should have gone to a casino, traded it for chips, and then cashed in the chips for real money. I’m sure they wouldn’t have caught on. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/76 "2004-03-11T13:42:51Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > One of the most wonderful stories of the year. But the best line is this: > Gosh, isn’t Wal\*Mart lucky the cashier was sharp enough to “notice” the bill was fake? A real Sherlock Holmes. A year or two ago, I was driving through Georgia, on my way to Orlando. I stopped at a small gas station in southern Georgia. Filled up the tank. I went in to pay with a $10 bill. I laid it on the counter, face down. The cashier says-- \*What are you tryin’ to pull?!? \* Me- **Excuse me?** \*Where’s the money? \* \*\*Right there (points). It’s a ten dollar bill. \*\* \*That ain’t no ten dollar bill! The President’s face is on money! Where’s his face!?! \* I flip the bill over. **Right there.** ( **Bosda** is puzzled, nervous.) Cashier stares at bill for 15-20 seconds, doesn’t touch it. _Ah won’t take it._ \*\*But…WHY? \*\* 😕 \*Faces wasn’t there a minute ago…it’s some kind of trick. \* I count out ten singles & leave. FAST! ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/77 "2004-03-11T15:23:01Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Instead, he calls the cops, who are probably forced to arrest her because there was a complaint, and starts up this whole mess. Yeah, imagine that. John Q. Bacon being forced to uphold the law :rolleyes: Bah. By the looks of things she would have ended up in the system sooner or later(If not already). ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/78 "2004-03-11T16:26:23Z")
> [@Garfield226](#): > > Haven’t you always wanted a monkey? A genetically modified monkey butler homunculus, that’s the ticket! ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/79 "2004-03-11T16:58:44Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > She’s either really really really stupid, or she has some mental issues. _ding! ding!_ We have a winner! From the _Atlanta Journal-Constitution_: \*Police will pass along their findings to District Attorney Ken Wynne, who said he is waiting to see the Police Department’s final report before deciding whether to prosecute Pike on charges of first-degree forgery. Pike, who says **she collects disability because of a mental disorder** , is being represented by a public defender.\* Also of note is that her husband is described thusly “her estranged husband, a coin collector.” Sounds like her “coin collector” ex may have passed her the bills as “rare and unusual.” If she is on a disability pension for a mental disorder then, well, there is the answer to the OP. Though “delusional” or “manic” may be more applicable than “retarded.” ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510/80 "2004-03-11T17:03:04Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > _ding! ding!_ We have a winner! > > From the _Atlanta Journal-Constitution_: > \*Police will pass along their findings to District Attorney Ken Wynne, who said he is waiting to see the Police Department’s final report before deciding whether to prosecute Pike on charges of first-degree forgery. > > Pike, who says **she collects disability because of a mental disorder** , is being represented by a public defender.\* > > Also of note is that her husband is described thusly “her estranged husband, a coin collector.” Sounds like her “coin collector” ex may have passed her the bills as “rare and unusual.” > > If she is on a disability pension for a mental disorder then, well, there is the answer to the OP. > > Though “delusional” or “manic” may be more applicable than “retarded.” Agreed. I really wish we could get a bit more insite on how she handled the incident. Seems like she didn’t really know what was going on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-rich-im-rich-im-retarded-im-retarded/233510.md?page=5)