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leapinlew:

My wife and I was at the show last night to see Halloween ($9.50!). So we were in a pretty long line to buy tickets, and of course there were also a lot of teenagers, pre-teens and the usual predators of teens and pre-teens. We got to the front of the line when the kid (18-20yrs. old) in front of us bought his tickets, paid with a $10 and then dropped his change. 2 quarters roll onto the pavement where there are about 3 dozen teenie bopper onlookers. 1 quarter rolls into the crowd never to be seen again, but another quarter lands pretty much at the feet of the kid who dropped it. The kid who dropped the quarters briefly looked down and then walked on leaving it.

I look at the quarter and... maybe it's a throwback to my arcade days, but I can't leave a quarter laying on the ground. That quarter symbolizes 30 seconds to 30 minutes of entertainment (30 seconds being robotron or defender and 30 minutes being Mario Bros. or Galaga).

I pick the quarter up, walk in the movie theater and find every game in the place is at least 75 cents to play. Irony I suppose, but for some reason the kid not picking up his quarter stuck with me.

What would you guys do in the same situation? Do you pickup a discarded quarter in front of a few dozen strangers?

I did. I could care less what a bunch of kids wearing $40 t-shirts (but too poor to buy a $10 belt) think. Also, GET OFF MY LAWN.

shmokes:

I'll pick up a nickel if I see one lying on the ground.  Not pennies, though.  And I'm still under 30.

Also, you couldn't care less, means that you don't care.  A person who could care less is a person who cares, at least a little bit, possibly a great deal.  It doesn't make any sense the way you say it.

pointdablame:

uh oh, watch out....






Oh, and I'd totally pick up the quarter.  That's most likely due to the fact that any stray thought I have is in regards to me getting money to pay off my student loans  :banghead:

Jeff AMN:

I have my cabs to accept quarters...so I would have pounced!  ;D

Actually, I don't even pass pennies by. When I cashed in my change bottle last year and it was over $400, every little bit went into building that up.

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: shmokes on September 03, 2007, 11:31:32 am ---Not pennies, though.  And I'm still under 30.

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