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K Sengupta
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A Cheque Puzzle
« on: Apr 16th, 2006, 8:15am » |
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A man requested a cheque from someone else and threw it away without even trying to cash it. Why?
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Noke Lieu
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Re: A Cheque Puzzle
« Reply #1 on: Apr 23rd, 2006, 4:53pm » |
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Because he has been dealing with the Student's Loan Company, and is a little frustrated in their unwaivering policy to send everything sea mail, so by the time it reaches him the cheque has gone stale and the banks won't accept it anyway. For five years. For 89 pounds too.
There seems t be so many answers to this, which is why I think there's not been a reply.
They were in a hot air balloon that was plumeting rapidly, and the huge novelty cheque was deemed unneccesary ballast?
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Re: A Cheque Puzzle
« Reply #2 on: Apr 24th, 2006, 9:57am » |
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He himself issued the cheque some time ago as a warranty. Now that the condition that required the warranty is terminated, he requested the cheque to be returned.
Careless guy. He should destroy it.
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Re: A Cheque Puzzle
« Reply #3 on: Apr 27th, 2006, 7:52pm » |
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Taken from bash.org -
Quote:<wolf> 1. Save every Free Credit Card Offer you get, Put it in pile A
<wolf> 2. Save every Free Coupon You get, put that in pile B
<wolf> 3. Now open the credit card mail from pile A and find the Business
Reply Mail Envelope.
<wolf> 4. Take the coupons from pile B and stuff them in the envelope you hold
in your hand.
<wolf> 5. Drop the stuffed to the brim envelopes in your mail and walk away
whistling.
<wolf> I have now received two phone calls from the credit card companies
telling me that they received a stuffed envelope with coupons rather
then my application. They informed me that it they are not pleased that
they footed the bill for the crap I sent them. I reply with "It says
Business Reply Mail" I'm suggesting coupons to you to ensure that your
business is more successful. They promptly hang up on me.
<wolf> Now, I did this for about a month before it got boring, so I got an
added idea! I added exactly 33 cents worth of pennies to the envelope
so they paid EXTRA due to the weight. I got a call informing me about
the money, I said it was a mistake and I demanded my change back. After
yelling at the clerk and then to the supervisor they agreed to my
demands and cut me a check for the money. I hold in my hand at this
very moment a check from GTE Visa for exactly 33 cents. |
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It's that cheque there ^ 
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