HA HA HA HA! That is one of the funniest posts I've read in a long time. You've been thinking about this for a while- Eh, Hodgedup?
Well I just saw this thread the other day and didn't really think much of it and then I saw it again I just got flooded with ideas. I mean for some reason $2,000 in quaters just seems really cool. I honestly think if someone came up to me and offered me the $2,000 in quaters or a $10,000 check and they showed me both of them I don't think I would be able to resist all of the shiny quaters. I guess I would just have to think about how many quaters I could get with that check. Man this thread makes me want to go sell something, but make one of the stipulations be they have to pay me in quaters.
You probably don't have enough to do this but I've always wanted to fill a wheelbarrow with quarters and push it around town. When people ask you what you've got all those quarters in a wheelbarrow for you can say "Well what the heck do you do with your quarters?" Then just enjoy the look on their face. Another thing that might be fun is to go to an arcade and walk around with like, maybe a bucket of quarters or something like that. Then when all the kids start following you around with looks of awe spread across their faces due to the tremendous amount of quarterage you posess, you can walk up to a game and take out a quarter and just before you put it into the machine you say thoughtfully "No, I'd best save this quarter, so as not to be wasteful..." But on second thought that might be mean to the kids. My last idea would be to krazyglue them all to the walkway leading to your doorway so that you might become a legend amongst the youth of your community. Just think, you could be known as "The man so rich, he treads upon useful currency..." Sweet! Man, does anyone else tend to write "quaters" a lot when they're typing the word quarters a lot really fast? I sure do...
lol that's just funny. It's great to see some quality contributions from some of the newer members here.
So Shawn... it's been a week since you posted the picture. Are they still in the middle of the floor?
I would buy a used car. I would run the salesmen through hoops and when you finally say you will buy it with cash, tell him you'll be right back and he should start the paperwork. Then come back with the quarters in a dirty laundry bag and start counting them out one by one. If he makes a fuss, just say you want to make sure he gets the right amount.
Do a BOGOF Promo. Buy One Get One Free. It will get you loads of publicity. People can buy one for a quarter and they'll get a second free. Start a site for it and sell adspace and it will be profitable.
If they are in the middle of the living room just go ahead and build yourself a chair - or even a throne. Bet you´d be able to sell the end product as modern art for 100 times the value of the pennies.
Can I come roll in them? I couldn't think of a noncreepy way to ask. The childlike fun that I could have rolling around in all those quarters would be very therapeutic. Oh wait. I just got the best idea yet. 1 small inflatable tub full of quarters. 2 hot women in small bikinis covered in baby oil. They wrestle for 5 minutes and get to keep all of the quarters that are stuck to them. I'm sure there are some people with some extra coop weight that wouldn't mind advertising for it. You could probably get 100 people interested in it from craigslist alone. Film it and there you go. You have your own show and you have a fun way to get rid of all of those dirty dirty quarters.
I had a similar problem when I was a poor student... I solved by taking out the best looking girl in my year for the most expensive meal in town. It was loads of fun knowing it didn't matter what we spent (this was 20 odd years ago) How about lining up something similar... a night out at some exclusive restaurant with someone special or friends... all on you. A fun sort of charitable gesture. have fun with it Goose