Day 95
Posted outside a Hebron bar
June 29th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Here's my progress so far:
Take a dollar, leave a dollar??
I owe you???
So, did they work in the vending machine??? lol …. any idea of the backgroud story?
Background story: Once trees then cut, debarked and turned into lumber.
I wonder outside in the elements? Honest Town for sure. I first thought….good luck bills for Matt.
defacing money is that a crime somewher???
Yes, everywhere. It is illegal to deface any type of monies be it coin or paper. Punishment is either 6 months in jail or fine or both. It comes under the jurisdiction of the United States secret service. How they catch you and prove it and penalize you I don’t know.l
I’m thinking it’s a crime only when fraud is involved. There are many sites on Google showing dollar bill art. Here are some pictures, that then lead to other links:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=dollar+bill+art&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=R34rTIj5JoGKlwfCtPyMBA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQsAQwAA
It’s illegal. period.
Here is a reference.
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/18/I/17/333
“Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or
unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank
bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national
banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal
Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note,
or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.”
Sounds like the U.S. would need to prove that you intended to render the currency unfit for use. Has nothing to do with fraud, but also signing your name to it doesn’t generally sound like you have the intent for it never to be used as currency again :)
that is one long run on sentence, i could barely catch my breath there by the end.
Not sure who the second name is, but maybe the first was signed by this James Harper… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Harper_%28footballer%29
Long shot though probably…no pun intended. ;-)
My guess is they where playing dollar poker.
Check the number and variety of pushpins, nails and thumbtacks used to hold these two bills up. Uh, very tacky.
i think that 2nd dollar is from tony thompson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Thompson_(singer)
I’ve been wondering if Matt was doing any Where’s George(ing) on his travels (or is it travails, lately?)
http://www.wheresgeorge.com/