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(WXYZ Detroit) Cool Man who lost his wallet containing $5,600 in cash has it returned less than 24 hours after it went missing   (wxyz.com) divider line 84
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AverageAmericanGuy
2011-12-21 01:41:18 AM
Why did he carry that much money on him?

Drug dealer?
 
Porous Horace
2011-12-21 01:41:56 AM
Hooray for doggies!
 
NeoBad
2011-12-21 01:42:48 AM
Sounds like a hell of a party
 
beer4breakfast
2011-12-21 01:44:59 AM
FTA: "It's unclear who returned the money. The security guard had stepped away momentarily, when he returned the wallet was on the desk."

If I were to return a wallet with $5,600 to the rightful owner I sure wouldn't entrust it to an anonymous security guard.
 
UsikFark
2011-12-21 01:45:22 AM
AverageAmericanGuy: Why did he carry that much money on him?

Drug dealer?

He doesn't always do coke, but when he does, he likes to go out with an even 6k.
 
sirbissel
2011-12-21 01:45:57 AM
AverageAmericanGuy: Why did he carry that much money on him?

Drug dealer?

Taxes
 
fisker
2011-12-21 01:46:25 AM
Was it an 'Evil' wallet?

www.ridelust.com
 
cardex
2011-12-21 01:48:24 AM
sirbissel: Taxes

yeah because everyone pays taxes with huge wads of cash and the tax office will not take debit cards, checks, money orders, certified checks, or direct payroll deductions
 
Voodoo_Stu
2011-12-21 01:55:48 AM
Returned with all $5,200?
 
skyshooter
2011-12-21 01:58:46 AM
Fark - now he keeps it in his BRA - WTF?
 
deadsanta
2011-12-21 01:58:53 AM
Meanwhile some farkin loser found my wallet in the 10 minutes I'd lost it outside a local diner and realized it was missing, kept the whole $4 in it, the wallet itself, a debit card and my insurance cards (why?) and dumped the rest of my stuff on the sidewalk. All that effort for him and me and for $4 and a crappy used wallet, while I spent hours cancelling a bank card and picking up a temp card at my local bank. I dunno what he thought he'd use my insurance cards for.

/uncool story bro.
 
Phil Moskowitz
2011-12-21 02:02:20 AM
Someone should call the DEA so they can go over and arbitrarily declare it drug money and farking steal it from him.
 
ThisNameSux
2011-12-21 02:04:15 AM
I would have kept it.
 
sirbissel
2011-12-21 02:09:47 AM
cardex: sirbissel: Taxes

yeah because everyone pays taxes with huge wads of cash and the tax office will not take debit cards, checks, money orders, certified checks, or direct payroll deductions

Do you have any sort of information that isn't available through the article that should throw the guy's word into question? He says he was paying taxes, and was in the appropriate place to pay taxes, so why can't we take him at his word?
 
UsikFark
2011-12-21 02:10:15 AM
ThisNameSux: I would have kept it.

www.swotti.com

I would use it to buy gifts for my family and friends.
 
SpikeStrip [TotalFark]
2011-12-21 02:15:27 AM
would've kept it, too. odds are pretty good that that money was attained under dubious circumstances, so so what.
 
Dmala
2011-12-21 02:17:10 AM
People always seem to be losing wallets with large sums of money in them. Haven't these people ever heard of a cashier's check? Granted you have to pay a stupid fee for one if you have a shiatty bank (looking at you BofA), but it beats relying on the kindness of strangers to get your life savings back.
 
HBK
2011-12-21 02:17:30 AM
cardex: sirbissel: Taxes

yeah because everyone pays taxes with huge wads of cash and the tax office will not take debit cards, checks, money orders, certified checks, or direct payroll deductions

I thought when sirbissel said taxes he meant that a lot of people don't use banks and carry cash because they don't want to pay taxes. That's a good way to get a discount on plumbing/home repairs for those unaware. Even lots of legitimate-looking businesses will give you 10-15% "cash discount."
 
HBK
2011-12-21 02:19:07 AM
Dmala: People always seem to be losing wallets with large sums of money in them. Haven't these people ever heard of a cashier's check? Granted you have to pay a stupid fee for one if you have a shiatty bank (looking at you BofA), but it beats relying on the kindness of strangers to get your life savings back.

I don't think "$15s in a lost wallet" makes the news. Also, for those seeking to avoid taxes, it's how you pay for things.
 
Maggie_Luna
2011-12-21 02:19:24 AM
Glad that man had his wallet returned.
Shame about all that money.

/Did not read TFA
/based entirely off deliberate misunderstanding of submission
 
whiterrabbit
2011-12-21 02:23:45 AM
The problem is that our society just does not know how to respond to this situation and if Obama would just inform everyone it woould be OK no matter what you chose.

Scenario A - Everyone is expected to take the wallet - "Let it be known that if you are dumb enough to forget your wallet, the finder has every right to take your shizzle and your credit cardizzles" - People would quit being so stupid with their money as they would not be expecting a nice person to act as a financial safety net.

Scenario B - Everyone is required to return found wallets - "If you, as an American, or Illegal piece of shizzle that snuck over the bordizzle, are to find yourself in close proximity to someone else's private stuff that has somehow been misplaced, you are hereby required to return it. We have cameras everywhere and we see you. If you do not comply, you will get all the sex you do not want...FOREVER!!"


//got nuthin
 
sweater_pups
2011-12-21 02:26:37 AM
I am very honest, and all. But, I would have taken a $100 "finder's fee" outta that.
 
The Ghost of Tom Ace
2011-12-21 02:28:11 AM
whiterrabbit: The problem is that our society just does not know how to respond to this situation and if Obama would just inform everyone it woould be OK no matter what you chose.

Scenario A - Everyone is expected to take the wallet - "Let it be known that if you are dumb enough to forget your wallet, the finder has every right to take your shizzle and your credit cardizzles" - People would quit being so stupid with their money as they would not be expecting a nice person to act as a financial safety net.

Scenario B - Everyone is required to return found wallets - "If you, as an American, or Illegal piece of shizzle that snuck over the bordizzle, are to find yourself in close proximity to someone else's private stuff that has somehow been misplaced, you are hereby required to return it. We have cameras everywhere and we see you. If you do not comply, you will get all the sex you do not want...FOREVER!!"


//got nuthin

No, you really don't.
 
andynz81
2011-12-21 02:35:08 AM
I don't think that it's that unusual that it was returned. Or more to the point, the kind of person who is going to return a wallet will do so regardless of the amount inside. To actually take another persons money is to take a leap that is equally great regardless the size of the score.
 
Porous Horace
2011-12-21 02:35:08 AM
I would have taken the money save 5 dollars, set the wallet on fire, put out the fire by pissing on it, raped the wallet and then returned it with a smile.
 
GreenSun
2011-12-21 02:42:59 AM
I'd probably return the wallet and the money...... since there could be cameras around!

If not, he'd be crying "There are demons all around, demons!" lol!

Just kidding, I'd normally return everything with or without cameras, I'm can still empathize though I'm no saint.
 
Intoxoman
2011-12-21 02:43:21 AM
The Ghost of Tom Ace: whiterrabbit: The problem is that our society just does not know how to respond to this situation and if Obama would just inform everyone it woould be OK no matter what you chose.

Scenario A - Everyone is expected to take the wallet - "Let it be known that if you are dumb enough to forget your wallet, the finder has every right to take your shizzle and your credit cardizzles" - People would quit being so stupid with their money as they would not be expecting a nice person to act as a financial safety net.

Scenario B - Everyone is required to return found wallets - "If you, as an American, or Illegal piece of shizzle that snuck over the bordizzle, are to find yourself in close proximity to someone else's private stuff that has somehow been misplaced, you are hereby required to return it. We have cameras everywhere and we see you. If you do not comply, you will get all the sex you do not want...FOREVER!!"


//got nuthin

No, you really don't.

Well he does have a head full of bone, thats a .......well a plus somewhere
 
HBK
2011-12-21 02:44:02 AM
CSB time

5:30 am one day, I was filling up on the way to the airport. I was going to be out of town for about a week. Next to the pump, I find a wallet with a couple bucks, some credit cards, and what looks like a greencard (strange US ID with a country name on it). I have to board a plane in an hour, so I bring it to the clerk and ask him to hold onto it because the owner will likely be back. About a week and a half later, I stop by and ask the manager "I dropped off a wallet about a week ago, did anyone pick it up?"

He looked at me kinda funny and said "what wallet?"

It still bugs me. Did the clerk keep it, or did he give it back and not tell the manager. What else could I have done, taken it to Florida and mailed it to him?
 
Phoenix_M
2011-12-21 02:45:20 AM
AverageAmericanGuy: Why did he carry that much money on him?

Drug dealer?

A lot of people and it's none of your farking business Pig!
 
Alonjar
2011-12-21 02:46:11 AM
Thats a tough one... I think I would actually be more inclined to return a wallet I found with $5-6K in it than only a couple hundred bucks. Mainly just because I know how much its going to sting to lose that much... doesnt matter who you are.
 
erewhon
2011-12-21 03:03:36 AM
So, since the precinct needs a new 70" LCD and a beer cooler, let's mosey on over there and confiscate that drug money!
 
Ytram
2011-12-21 03:07:16 AM
Alonjar: Thats a tough one... I think I would actually be more inclined to return a wallet I found with $5-6K in it than only a couple hundred bucks. Mainly just because I know how much its going to sting to lose that much... doesnt matter who you are.

More than likely, someone who is carrying around $6000 can afford to lose that more than the guy carrying $200 to buy Christmas presents.

There's a 99% zinger in there somewhere.
 
mariner314
2011-12-21 03:14:56 AM
Whatever. I found a wallet with $2200 back in 99 and found a business card to call the owner to come get it back. That's gotta be similar for inflation.

Where's my frikken newscast?

/serious about wallet and money
//not serious about caring for news.
 
Lligeret [TotalFark]
2011-12-21 03:27:00 AM
I would return it, because I see two likely alternatives.

1. Someone that really needed the money just lost it.
2. Someone that got it through dubious methods probably would be willing to use dubious methods to get it back, and the potential hassle for money I don't really need (it would be nice but I don't need it) just doesn't seem worth it.


Given the article makes it sound like he lost his wallet at the Treasure's office, there would be a good chance that there would be cameras around. Plus you can tell a lot by the contents of someones wallet.



I am also a fan of random acts of kindness and believe in karma. It is not like I would of expected to suddenly come into $5,600 that day so in the end I come out even no matter what, the difference is there is a much happier person walking around vs a very angry/sad person walking around, and that in turn can have a much larger impact than the original act of returning the wallet, and it would not of cost me anything. I think that is a pretty good deal if I do say so myself.
 
libranoelrose [TotalFark]
2011-12-21 03:28:28 AM
wicker ave
 
some_beer_drinker
2011-12-21 03:52:08 AM
who the hell carries that much cash? i never carry more than 2k...unless i have to buy 2 pounds.
 
orbister
2011-12-21 03:54:38 AM
FTFA: Monday morning Bolen went to the Wayne County Treasurer's office in the International Banquet Center in Greektown to drop off the money, but he found out they were closed.
 
Shadowen
2011-12-21 04:34:50 AM
It's nice when things work out for people who are down on their luck.
 
EliminateNinniesAndTwits
2011-12-21 05:28:21 AM
whiterrabbit: The problem is that our society just does not know how to respond to this situation and if Obama would just inform everyone it woould be OK no matter what you chose.

Scenario A - Everyone is expected to take the wallet - "Let it be known that if you are dumb enough to forget your wallet, the finder has every right to take your shizzle and your credit cardizzles" - People would quit being so stupid with their money as they would not be expecting a nice person to act as a financial safety net.

Scenario B - Everyone is required to return found wallets - "If you, as an American, or Illegal piece of shizzle that snuck over the bordizzle, are to find yourself in close proximity to someone else's private stuff that has somehow been misplaced, you are hereby required to return it. We have cameras everywhere and we see you. If you do not comply, you will get all the sex you do not want...FOREVER!!"


//got nuthin

That was fun to read
 
Ooba Tooba
2011-12-21 05:29:18 AM
When i was twelve i found 38 bucks in a plastic bag on the street we were playing kickball on. We had a pizza party.
 
Phil Moskowitz
2011-12-21 05:30:00 AM
SpikeStrip: would've kept it, too. odds are pretty good that that money was attained under dubious circumstances, so so what.

you have to be a cop, or a farked up wannabe. Right?
 
sminkypinky
2011-12-21 05:54:33 AM
"Oh, they're an angel," said Bolen. "Angels are floating around all the time, they're all over."

It never ceases to amaze me how many USians actually believe that Angels and the Devil are real. Not just as concepts, or as a belief system, but actually tangible, really existing things in the world.
 
KrispyKritter
2011-12-21 06:05:29 AM
sminkypinky: "Oh, they're an angel," said Bolen. "Angels are floating around all the time, they're all over."

It never ceases to amaze me how many USians actually believe that Angels and the Devil are real. Not just as concepts, or as a belief system, but actually tangible, really existing things in the world.

i came to post the same quote while pointing out how right he is. Merry Christmas!
 
sminkypinky
2011-12-21 06:10:30 AM
KrispyKritter: sminkypinky: "Oh, they're an angel," said Bolen. "Angels are floating around all the time, they're all over."

It never ceases to amaze me how many USians actually believe that Angels and the Devil are real. Not just as concepts, or as a belief system, but actually tangible, really existing things in the world.

i came to post the same quote while pointing out how right he is. Merry Christmas!

Not surprised. You and your idiot brethren are in the majority.
Link (new window)
 
Day_Old_Dutchie
2011-12-21 06:26:06 AM
sminkypinky: KrispyKritter: sminkypinky: "Oh, they're an angel," said Bolen. "Angels are floating around all the time, they're all over."

It never ceases to amaze me how many USians actually believe that Angels and the Devil are real. Not just as concepts, or as a belief system, but actually tangible, really existing things in the world.

i came to post the same quote while pointing out how right he is. Merry Christmas!

Not surprised. You and your idiot brethren are in the majority.
Link (new window)

It's a good thing Mr Potter didn't find that wallet.

/every time a bell rings....
 
rico567
2011-12-21 06:47:25 AM
AverageAmericanGuy: Why did he carry that much money on him?

Drug dealer?

R-T-F-A!
 
MythDragon
2011-12-21 07:17:43 AM
I would do the right thing and return every last bit of the $380 I found in the wallet.
 
bmihura
2011-12-21 07:43:44 AM
Before I clicked the article, I was thinking "this would never happen in Detroit". Then ka-pow!
 
myinternetname
2011-12-21 07:45:22 AM
I would have found the owner.
 
Egoy3k
2011-12-21 08:01:50 AM
What kind of idiot takes the wallet and convinces themselves it's not theft? If you are going take it at least admit to yourself that you are taking someones property.
 
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