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From: "Lou Halsan" <>
Subject: Daily Joke - Lou Halsan
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 12:33:25 -0800


from Travis and Becky. Lou.
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The United States Treasury has announced they are recalling the new
Minnesota quarters.

"We are recalling all of the new Minnesota quarters that were recently
issued", Treasury Undersecretary Russell Shackelford said in a press
conference Monday. "This comes in the wake of numerous reports to this
agency that the quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths,
vending machines, pay phones, or other coin-operated devices. We believe
the problem lies in a design flaw," said Shackelford.

The winning design for the Minnesota quarter was submitted by Sven
Petersen
of New Ulm, Minnesota. Sven commented, "Apparently, da duct tape holding
da
two dimes ana nickel togedder keeps yamming da coin-slot.


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