Friday, December 3, 2004

 I thought this was funny

ArialBreaking News - Newfoundland
Quarters

Hang on to any of the new Newfoundland quarters. If you have them,
they

may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint announced
today

that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that are part of

its program

featuring quarters  from each province. "We are recalling all the new

Newfoundland quarters that were recently issued," Canadian Mint Deputy

Minister Jack Shackleford said  Monday. "This action is being taken

after numerous reports that new quarters will not work in parking

meters, toll booths, vending machines,

pay phones, or other coin-operated devices."  The quarters were issued

in the order in which the various  provinces  joined Confederation and

have been a tremendous success among coin collectors worldwide. "The

problem lies in the unique design of the Newfoundland  quarter, which

was created by a team of Newfoundland natives," Shackleford said.

Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the

nickel together keeps jamming the coin-operated devices.


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