Lee's Funnies

DANVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Talk about funny money.

Police in Kentucky are looking for a customer who succeeded in paying
for a $2 order at a fast-food restaurant with a phony $200 bill
featuring a picture of President George W. Bush (news - web sites) and a
depiction of the White House with a lawn sign saying, "We like
broccoli."

Authorities say the female cashier at a Dairy Queen in Danville even
gave the culprit $198 in real money as change.

"Essentially, the story is that somebody at a drive-in ordered some food
and passed a $200 novelty deal with George Bush on it," Danville Police
Detective Bob Williamson said.

"At a distance it looks like a real bill, it's got the green color,"
Williamson said when asked how the cashier possibly could mistake it for
genuine money.

The cartoonish bill was accepted on Sunday evening by the Dairy Queen
cashier despite having Bush on one side and an oil well on the other.
The phony bill also depicted the White House lawn with yard signs
reading "U.S. deserves a tax cut," "No more scandals" and "We like
broccoli," the last apparently referring to Bush's father's admitted
dislike for the vegetable.

No U.S. currency has a picture of Bush, let alone a reference to liking
broccoli.

Because there is no actual $200 currency, the culprit could face a
charge of theft by deception but not counterfeiting, Williamson said.


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