Today, I needed to pay off a $35 parking ticket. To try and get some sort of revenge, I went to the bank and got 3,500 pennies, dumped them into a bucket, and refused to pay with anything besides the pennies. They called the police. I was arrested and cited $147. FML
Not_you17
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Ok so here is an update, they canceled my $147 fine because I was using 100% legal us tender. However in order to pay off the $35 in pennies they had to either be rolled by the bank or I had to count them 1 by 1, so I rolled 'em.
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Zaffro 8
What on earth for? What did they cite you with? There's no violation of any law civil or criminal there...
airforce987 20
A bucket full of pennies is a perfectly legitimate way to pay. They are legal tender. An idiotic way to pay would be like with sticks of gum.
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Comments (388)
KK3137 31
So what u gonna do with the pennies?
laideehawk 6
Since when are pennies not considered legal tender?
cassiekinz 14
I wouldve made you sit there and count them. Then make u a penny short. So u have to count again. (:
laideehawk 6
I bet you pay strippers and hookers in pennies too.
dohminator 0
Ydi, it wasn't the fault of the cashier that you got a parking ticket
mrjude 3
What were you cited for? I'm pretty sure if it was for trying to pay with pennies, you have a good court case.
hdubs 0
Technically, its legal tender and they have to take it..
disney_blonde 16
The $147 is your douchebag fine. Enjoy!
tutikushi 10
unless you started swearing or fighting you can sue them, or pay with 14700 pennies.
ZielZone 4
Pennies are still a form of currency. Lawsuit!!!