Poper
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I have a friend that loves practical jokes. He's good at them, too.
His older brother was my best friend and reloading mentor until he died of heart failure due to complications of Multiple Sclerosis back in '07.
Anyway, "John" took a shine to an old Remington 600 Mohawk I had in my safe that was gathering dust. He didn't have anything to trade that I was interested in, so I offered to sell it to him for the $600 I had in it. The amount included the transfer fee and shipping it cost me to acquire the thing off Gunbroker a couple years ago.
John jumped at it but needed to pay in installments. Fine. He's good for it.
A couple months later we decided to split the price of a case of match grade .22rf ammo that both our Smallbore Silhouette rifles shot well. John was going to the place to pick it up and I had cash in hand, so I paid for the whole case and John gave me a check to cover his half of the ammo and the last payment on the Remington.
The next day was payday for me, so I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck and at the same time deposit John's check.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Poper, I cannot take this check. This bank will not cash it."
Standing right there in the bank lobby within ear shot of the teller, I got out my phone.... "Hey, John! .... Yeah, this is Poper .... Say, the bank won't take your check...... No, I am not kidding. I'm serious.......Hey, don't get mad at me!..... The teller said it was no good...... No, no..... I'm telling you, she said: 'I can't take this check.'........ Now how in the world would I know if they checked the balance of your account?....... No, I did not tell her to check it, she wouldn't tell me if she did anyway..... Tell you what, we shoot a match on Sunday, I'll bring your check with me then..... Yeah, you'll write another one just like it? Why would I take that one when this one is no good?...... Hey! Don't cuss me out; I took your bad check......... Uh huh........ Uh huh........ You need to have that conversation with the teller........ Nope...... Nope..... I'm not going to get in the middle of that one.....
'Why wouldn't they cash your check, you ask? I know why....... Of course I do...... ....... Well, if you'll put your shirt back on I'll tell you...... ......... ...... ........... You didn't sign it."
Then he really began to cuss!
His older brother was my best friend and reloading mentor until he died of heart failure due to complications of Multiple Sclerosis back in '07.
Anyway, "John" took a shine to an old Remington 600 Mohawk I had in my safe that was gathering dust. He didn't have anything to trade that I was interested in, so I offered to sell it to him for the $600 I had in it. The amount included the transfer fee and shipping it cost me to acquire the thing off Gunbroker a couple years ago.
John jumped at it but needed to pay in installments. Fine. He's good for it.
A couple months later we decided to split the price of a case of match grade .22rf ammo that both our Smallbore Silhouette rifles shot well. John was going to the place to pick it up and I had cash in hand, so I paid for the whole case and John gave me a check to cover his half of the ammo and the last payment on the Remington.
The next day was payday for me, so I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck and at the same time deposit John's check.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Poper, I cannot take this check. This bank will not cash it."
Standing right there in the bank lobby within ear shot of the teller, I got out my phone.... "Hey, John! .... Yeah, this is Poper .... Say, the bank won't take your check...... No, I am not kidding. I'm serious.......Hey, don't get mad at me!..... The teller said it was no good...... No, no..... I'm telling you, she said: 'I can't take this check.'........ Now how in the world would I know if they checked the balance of your account?....... No, I did not tell her to check it, she wouldn't tell me if she did anyway..... Tell you what, we shoot a match on Sunday, I'll bring your check with me then..... Yeah, you'll write another one just like it? Why would I take that one when this one is no good?...... Hey! Don't cuss me out; I took your bad check......... Uh huh........ Uh huh........ You need to have that conversation with the teller........ Nope...... Nope..... I'm not going to get in the middle of that one.....
'Why wouldn't they cash your check, you ask? I know why....... Of course I do...... ....... Well, if you'll put your shirt back on I'll tell you...... ......... ...... ........... You didn't sign it."
Then he really began to cuss!
