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**Averti$ingGuru** · 09-07-2012, 10:30 PM

when i was a kid, my Dad took a job in Greece working for the forest industry. we drove through Europe to get there.

when we were in Italy, in some bigger city, we were walking on the sidewalk when money came raining down - in the street - where there were cars.

being dumb Americans, we ran out in the street and picked up the coins.

i think the young Italian kid who was throwing the money was playing "smash-the-tourist" - he was trying to get one of us run over. he was laughing hysterically, in Italian.

fortunately, the story does not have a tragic ending - except for the Lire.

09-07-2012, 10:30 PM	#5
Averti$ingGuru Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	when i was a kid, my Dad took a job in Greece working for the forest industry. we drove through Europe to get there. when we were in Italy, in some bigger city, we were walking on the sidewalk when money came raining down - in the street - where there were cars. being dumb Americans, we ran out in the street and picked up the coins. i think the young Italian kid who was throwing the money was playing "smash-the-tourist" - he was trying to get one of us run over. he was laughing hysterically, in Italian. fortunately, the story does not have a tragic ending - except for the Lire.
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