While at a trivia night, one of the questions was "Who is on the $500 bill". I didn't know the answer (if you don't know either, keep reading to find out who is on each bill) seeing how I've never possessed a $500 bill and denominations that large are pretty rare.
Who can afford $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and $100,000 bills? What if you lost it or it was destroyed somehow? What business can handle making change from a $500 bill or larger?
Large denomination bills ($500 and larger) were meant for transactions between banks and were not necessarily intended for circulation. Obviously, back in the day they couldn't electronically transfer funds like we can now. These big bills were last printed in 1945 and the Federal Bank Reserve stopped distributing them in 1969. However, these bills are still legal tender.
The $100,000 bill (or more appropriately called a bank transfer note) was only made from December 18, 1934 to January 9, 1935. They were only for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and were not circulated to the general public. According to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, all 42,000 of the $100,000 bills that were printed have been accounted for. They are mostly in museums or collections. To make a long story short, any $100,000 that you might find is a fake.
"Hate" might be a bit too harsh, but there are people in the world that we all dislike and find aggravating. I don't care how nice you are, how nice others think you are, or how nice you actually are. Chances are that no matter how saintly you are there is a type of person listed below that really gets your blood boiling.
People who write checks to pay for stuff at the store in the year 2008. Getting stuck in line behind someone paying with a check is annoying. It takes too much of the cashier's time and my time. Balancing your checkbook before tearing it out or moving along is grounds for me wishing not so nice things upon you. Please go get a debit or credit card ASAP.
Parking space stalkers. I don't like being followed to my car just because someone is too lazy to park 10 spaces further away. By time you impatiently wait for me to back out you could have already been inside the building.
Waiters who take 10 minutes to read the daily specials. I've been told that I have the palate of a 7-year-old, so I am not the person who is going to order some odd concoction. It shouldn't take 3 full minutes to describe the chicken. The worst part is listening to the fluffy descriptions about the carefully selected wine pairings from someone who you know doesn't really know what he is talking about.
Concertgoers who sing along too loudly. Whether you know the lyrics or not is a non issue. Whether you sound decent or not is also a non issue. I paid money to hear Sigur Rós, not some douchebag who is scream-singing along to a language he doesn't even know. Don't even try to pretend that you speak Icelandic.
Telemarketers. This one had to be on the list. I'm sorry if your career consists of getting hung up on a thousand times a day. Your job sucks so bad that other jobs were created to block you from doing your job. Don't waste my time trying to sell me something over the phone. I have never purchased something unsolicited over the phone and that will never change. And don't give me a generic American name when we both know it isn't your real name. I could care less what your name is, so just say the truth. Below is a video of a prank pulled on a telemarketer.
Slow walkers. I don't know about you, buy usually when I am walking somewhere it is because I'm trying to get somewhere. I'm all for taking leisurely walks but not in the middle of a crowded sidewalk in Chicago or in the mall. Go find yourself a park. And make sure your slow feet stay out of the bicycle lanes.
The driver with the blinker on. When I get stuck behind a car with the blinker left on, it drives me nuts. I have zero tolerance for this. It's practically all I can focus on, which isn't good for anybody. How do you not see the arrow blinking or hear it clicking? I can't hold up a sign or yell out my window. That could get me assaulted. I have no choice but to wait for that idiot to realize it is still on and turn it off.
Airplane passengers with stinky food. When you are on an airplane you are already uncomfortably close to a bunch of strangers. Why would you bring on some horrendously smelly food when in such close quarters with limited air flow? Ignorant.
I'm sure there are plenty more people that we all could do without. I could probably write about this for an entire day, but alas, I have work to do! Leave a comment about the type of person that drives you crazy. You can do it anonymously so you don't have to ruin your "such a nice person" reputation.
It seems so simple: buy ticket, sit down, watch movie. Wrong, wrong, wrong. There are many things that can ruin a trip to the movie theater.
Let me begin my list of movie theater grievances with a true story.
When Jarhead came out, I saw it on a megascreen and it was packed. It wasn't possible to leave an empty seat between the people you weren't with. So, some guy was sitting to my left and my boyfriend was to my right. During a silent part of the action movie, he slurps on his empty soda and begins choking because he's attempting to suck up nothing. How can he not know the liquid level? If you are sucking and you aren't getting anything, why would you continue to suck harder? Why would you wait until one of the few quiet parts in a movie full of loud explosions to do this? Serves him right. I tried like hell to hold in my laughter, but couldn't take it anymore. So I'm sitting there laughing at a choking man during a war movie. It became one of those situations where the more you try to stop laughing the more you laugh. Then my boyfriend starts to laugh because he also heard all of this. I'm sure everyone around hated us, but in all fairness, it wasn't our fault.
What is the lesson? Do not attempt to suck up anything through a straw if there isn't any liquid left in the cup. You will probably choke and make yourself look like an idiot. Follow this rule no matter where you are.
10 other things that are annoying at the movie theater:
1. Loud snackers - Stop trying to quietly open your Twizzlers by doing it slowly. You are only making your noise last longer. Give it one quick pull open and be done with it.
2. Cell phone users - This one is obvious, but without fail there is always that one rude person who leaves their phone on. Get over yourself. The world can handle not talking to you for 90 minutes.
3. Kickers - Do not kick the back of my chair. There is no reason for your feet to be out of control while sitting in a movie.
4. Armrest bandits - Don't try to steal my armrest if I was using it first. Finders keepers. And no, we cannot share it. I'm not into rubbing elbows with strangers.
Judging by the assortment of dog turds that are gracing my sidewalk and front yard, you'd think I have a little dog and a big dog. But I have no dogs.
I live in a nice neighborhood with seemingly civilized inhabitants, yet some of these pet owners act like lazy, disgusting hoosiers. You're the one that got yourself a dog, so pick up after it! Or, better yet, how about you keep your dog out of my yard so that the pooping never happens there.
If your dog poops in your yard and you want to leave it there, fine. Gross, but fine. My yard is a different story.
It is beyond rude to leave your dog's poop in someone else's yard. I want to be able to walk through my grass without having to dodge turds. Should I end up stepping in one and I know which dog it came from, you should expect to find my poopy footprints on your front door.
Considering the fact that most Americans have never even heard of Evansville, Indiana, you wouldnât think that they would produce too many people who qualify as curiously awesomeâ¦but youâd be wrong. Weâve collected 5.
5. Don Mattingly, Professional Baseball Player and Cultivator of a Most Extraordinary Mustache â Also known as "Donnie Baseball", Mr. Mattingly played for the New York Yankees throughout most of the 1980s and early 1990s. Today, he and his family enjoy the simple life on a horse farm back home in Evansville.
4. Matt Williams, TV Producer â The wildly successful producer of movies like What Women Want and television shows like Roseanne and Home Improvement. He actually used images of Evansville in Roseanne.
3. Neil Doughty, Musician â If you've found yourself singing along to songs like "Keep on Lovin' You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling", you owe a debt of gratitude to Neil Doughty. As one of the founding members of REO Speedwagon, he is most definitely deserving of the "curiously awesome" designation.
2. Michael Rosenbaum, Actor â Michael Rosenbaum has played a chest-flashing dance competition meanie, a cross dresser (twice), and "some guy that gets killed" in more than one teen horror flick, but he's best known for his uniquely complex portrayal of Smallville villain Lex Luthor. His dashing good looks give him the deciding edge over #3 Mr. Doughty.
1. Ruth Siems, Inventor â Although she passed on in 2005, Mrs. Siems was responsible for developing Stovetop Stuffing. She figured out the size of bread crumb that would be necessary to get the desired consistency, and we all know how that turned out.
So, while athletes and actors and producers are awesome, Ruth Siems puts food in our stomachs, and that makes her the most curiously awesome person from Evansville, Indiana.
