Bank gives check a little bounce by adding some zeroes
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Got a letter from my bank the other day.
It said I had written a check that bounced, but my bank’s overdraft-protection program had covered it.
The amount was $800,085.
My brain swelled as I tried to figure how long it would take to repay this debt on a journalist’s wages.
I stopped counting at about 40 years when [...]

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