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{{quote|''"We're in the basement, learning to print |
{{quote|''"We're in the basement, learning to print |
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All of it's hot! |
''All of it's hot! |
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10-20-30 million ready to be spent |
''10-20-30 million ready to be spent |
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We're stackin' 'em against the wall |
''We're stackin' 'em against the wall |
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Those gangster presidents"'' |
''Those gangster presidents"'' |
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|'''[[The B-52's|The B 52s]]''', "Legal Tender"}} |
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Instead of robbing or stealing directly, some criminals prefer to make fake bills - that way, not only do they not have to pay for whatever they're "buying", they get real money back as change. It can be anywhere from one dude operating a low-grade printer out of his garage to a gang using a top-end press making super-bills. Sometimes, this extends to creating fake coins as well. |
Instead of robbing or stealing directly, some criminals prefer to make fake bills - that way, not only do they not have to pay for whatever they're "buying", they get real money back as change. It can be anywhere from one dude operating a low-grade printer out of his garage to a gang using a top-end press making super-bills. Sometimes, this extends to creating fake coins as well. |
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When [[Played for Laughs]], there will be a GLARING difference between real and fake bills, like the counterfeiter's face instead of [[Benjamin Franklin]] or [[The House of Windsor|Queen Elizabeth]], or unconventional denominations such as a $37 bill. |
When [[Played for Laughs]], there will be a GLARING difference between real and fake bills, like the counterfeiter's face instead of [[Benjamin Franklin]] or [[The House of Windsor|Queen Elizabeth]], or unconventional denominations such as a $37 bill. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* One chapter of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' had Conan end up on the trail of a group of counterfeiters who had kidnapped one of his classmates' brothers; another had an old counterfeiter who'd hidden his work in an abandoned house when his conscience caught up to him. |
* One chapter of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' had Conan end up on the trail of a group of counterfeiters who had kidnapped one of his classmates' brothers; another had an old counterfeiter who'd hidden his work in an abandoned house when his conscience caught up to him. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* [[Buster Keaton]]'s character in |
* [[Buster Keaton]]'s character in ''[[The Haunted House]]'' runs afoul of counterfeiters. |
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* In ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'', fake bills were being cranked out in order to bribe the brother of a crime boss out of prison. |
* In ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'', fake bills were being cranked out in order to bribe the brother of a crime boss out of prison. |
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* ''[[Rush Hour]] 2'' featured fake bills you can only tell are fake by burning and looking at the color of the fire. |
* ''[[Rush Hour]] 2'' featured fake bills you can only tell are fake by burning and looking at the color of the fire. |
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