I saw a post on tumblr, about why some larger bills have little stamps on them. The reason they gave is that drug dealers will stamp the bills to keep track of them. This makes absolutely no sense to me.
So question one is, does this sound accurate? Does anyone have any way of saying if this is or isn't true?
Question two, why the heck are these stamps on bills?
Here's a
picture of a purported drug dealer stamped bill.
posted by trogdole
on May 11, 2013 -
8 answers
I'm looking for the exact prose by author Mark Leyner that begins something like "My sister is the beautiful day, the menthol of autumn..."
but google is just giving me reviews of his work. I think it was part of "My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist". Ta, Mefi people.
posted by evil_esto
on Jul 29, 2012 -
4 answers
What does
this symbol mean? It's a rectangle with two circles on the bottom like wheels, and a squat diamond on top. It's on the back of a 3DS.
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posted by lucidium
on Jul 12, 2011 -
20 answers
Mark of the Web - I am confused. I'm making a site that will be delivered via CD-Rom as an option (for offline use, contains a lot of video and some javascript). It seems MoTW is necessary. Is that right?
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posted by media_itoku
on Jan 28, 2011 -
2 answers
Were Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill (who played Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars Trilogy) considered really "good-looking" in the 70's?
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posted by Sully
on Dec 30, 2010 -
42 answers
My bike helmet leaves deep indentations on my forehead. The marks are really bad right when I get to work, and linger for most of the day. What can I do to get them to go away faster? How can I prevent them? I still get them when I use a head wrap in the winter, so a cap or a bandanna underneath probably won't help. My helmet fits comfortably and I'm usually well hydrated.
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posted by hydrophonic
on Jul 19, 2010 -
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There's an interview on a news site which I want to present (in its entirety) for my blog readers, but with certain passages highlighted by me. I don't want to violate copyright, so I won't publish a doctored version directly on my blog. Is there technology that lets one "mark up" third party web pages and present them as-is (i.e. no need for further collaboration) to an audience? Or is this just wishful thinking? :)
posted by Quisp Lover
on Jul 3, 2010 -
11 answers
Jack Kirby/Fourth World filter: I have a question about the real people that influenced Kirby characters in the Fourth World series.
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posted by wittgenstein
on Jun 2, 2009 -
1 answer
"All of the words the preacher spoke weren't worth a single hair on her head."-??? (Not exact) I've googled this to infinity, where does it come from? More explanation beneath the fold.
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posted by skjønn
on Feb 4, 2009 -
5 answers
What could have caused this weird mark on my friend's neck? It started out as a red patch, then turned into this... half-flower/sun-shaped thing!
Picture.
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posted by ClarissaWAM
on Aug 14, 2008 -
17 answers
What is the original origin and exact wording of the quote that goes to the effect: "If you have to eat a bullfrog, don't look at it for too long. If you have to eat two bullfrogs, eat the biggest/ugliest one first"?
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posted by internet!Hannah
on Apr 27, 2008 -
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When did google reader start having a popup in firefox asking "are you sure you want to mark these as read?" and how do I get it to stop?
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posted by uncballzer
on Feb 9, 2008 -
2 answers
I tried to install Leopard on my macbook, which is less than a year old. I got a kernel error, so I ran FSCK twice until no errors were showing up. I still get the blinking question mark, twice, then a normal boot sequence.
Is this a software problem caused by Leopard (a friend's machine had the same response), a failing hard drive, or something else?
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posted by mecran01
on Nov 15, 2007 -
9 answers
Why is the quote "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt" so often attributed to
Mark Twain? Is this not an anachronism? Does anyone know the real origin of this phrase?
posted by macinchik
on Aug 12, 2007 -
21 answers
How does a small business go about filing a mark on another small business' credit report? What other sticks are available to encourage invoice payment?
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posted by cCranium
on Nov 15, 2006 -
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My wife has hp pavillion laptop for one year, under warranty. It suddenly has a black blotch about 2-3" , lightbulb shaped, on bottom of screen. looks like it was burned onto the display screen. any ideas?
posted by madstop1
on Aug 11, 2005 -
3 answers
