▲ 74 ▼ A Treasury Official in 1866 Put His Own Face on U.S. Currency (www.atlasobscura.com) submitted 2 months ago by Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de to c/funny@sh.itjust.works 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments The ultimate prank!
[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 5 points 2 months ago (7 children) Congress banned putting living people on money aftet that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (3 children) Right. The US currently has this hot patching or make-new-loophole-laws thing. And it has negative side effects. The proper law amendment process is long and slow. Weird things happen when we do things hastily... tariffs, renaming\redrawing lines, Trump currency, and just maybe banning our own $100. It's so weird right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) If we ban the $100 bill, how will we make it rain? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Ouch! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Hail! permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So you're saying we could put Moscow Mitch on the $20 bill? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, he might fit the requirements under current law. God I hope he does🙏 permalink fedilink source parent [–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago I hope they keep putting deceased people and not (mentally) diseased people on bills. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (3 children) Right. The US currently has this hot patching or make-new-loophole-laws thing. And it has negative side effects. The proper law amendment process is long and slow. Weird things happen when we do things hastily... tariffs, renaming\redrawing lines, Trump currency, and just maybe banning our own $100. It's so weird right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) If we ban the $100 bill, how will we make it rain? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Ouch! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Hail! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) If we ban the $100 bill, how will we make it rain? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Ouch! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Hail! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Ouch! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Hail! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) So you're saying we could put Moscow Mitch on the $20 bill? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, he might fit the requirements under current law. God I hope he does🙏 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 2 points 2 months ago Honestly, he might fit the requirements under current law. God I hope he does🙏 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago I hope they keep putting deceased people and not (mentally) diseased people on bills. permalink fedilink source parent