Cheating cheaty cheatsI'm rubbish at cheating. I was asked to help run a stall at a local fair. We sold squares on a treasure map for 10p a go, with the one closest to the "hidden treasure" winning stuff.
I told my sister where it was. I'd not really thought through how obvious this would be. I've kind of avoided cheating since, what have you cheated at? Confess all, it'll make you feel better.
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chthonic, Thu 17 Nov 2005, 10:14)
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Money forgingA friend of mine once got handed a totally rubbish forgery of a five pound note and only realised when he tried to pay with it. It got me thinking that even if you make a far from perfect copy, people will be unlikely to check a fiver to see if it's forged.
In our computer room at uni we had a colour laser printer which was an awe-inspiring technology back in the day (6 years ago). I ironed a five pound note, scanned it and printed it out a few times which took ages becasue I had to get the front and back aligned on the same sheet of paper. Then I crumpled them up and rubbed them with my fingers until they had that slightly greasy feel. Then i went to a really dingy dark student club and spent them! Only 20 pounds worth, but enough to make me feel like a smooth criminal. But still failed to pull anyone.
(, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 9:09, Reply)
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