Here today, gone today (Ralph)

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Ralph, it came today and now it's gone again.

Tom   [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

Well, now that certianly was a cryptic message!

Picture yourself on a train in a station,
with plasticine porters, witl looking-glass ties,
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes.

-Lennon/McCartney, 1967

 8-)

The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

-Lennon/McCartney, 1967

Is THAT what they were saying??  It always sounded to me like "The girl with colitis goes by."  I always thought that was a weird lyric for a song, but I guess if a girl with that medical condition walks past you it might leave a lasting impression on you...

Then again when they sang "let it be" it sounded like "leaded pee" and in John Lennon's "Just Like Starting Over", the lyric "don't let another day go by, my love" sounded like "don't let another <derrogatory racial term> buy my love".

For British guys you would think the Beatles would be better at enunciating!  :-/

This is simply a thread about a banknote sent to someone that has been sent on to someone........only hidden issue here is where it is now going.

Let's see

eastguy

The suspense is killing me...

I have no idea what it is, yet I think I might know.

I have no idea what it is, yet I think I might know.

I don't think Tom will tell us until you sign his $50 bill...he took down the picture of his 1937 $2 bill after you signed it

You know, I really need to check that box more often. I'll set it free in the morning.  

That can be a good sign that you have another life Paul, or may also mean it's time to think about getting one!  8-)

eastguy

AMG6778410 spotted in Kitchener, and has been sent off to another far off location. It has so far collected 5 signatures on its journey.

Where will it be seen next?

Tim Horton's somewhere?  

Let's hope.

It is east bound!

That's funny, I think I saw that note out west.
Wherever it goes next, I am sure it will be a smooth ride from there
can you hear the engines?
Later Y'all!
Huds

You guys really need to check ot one of these sites:

http://www.whereswilly.com (my favourite)
http://www.cdn-money.com
http://www.wherehaveibeen.com

 

I believe this is more of an inside joke among forum members than the notes tracked at those sites.

And now that a particular note is out there is there any chance of it being returned to sender?

Tim Horton's stain aside, I'd trade a 1971 mint Tim Horton Penguins hockey card for the note in question.

 :Deastguy  

They say that breaking the chain is bad luck.... 70 years of financial losses, a wrecked love life, no luck whatsoever, etc...

I'm honestly curious how long we can perpetuate this chain. I think it's quite exciting!

Update on the note's progress:

I have included the following with the banknote to help explain it to recipients:

Please read this letter carefully. It contains instructions
about what to do with the banknote you received.

Hello!

Congratulations on being a recipient of the official Canadian Paper Money Forums “short snorter” note!

This note has its origins in low-denomination notes passed around between soldiers during wartime. Some stories say that the soldier in a bar that has such a note with the fewest signatures buys a round for everyone. In some cases, several such notes are taped together as notes run out of room.

This particular banknote started with Ralph Ferguson from the east coast of Canada. Ralph’s username on the forums is eastguy. Much thanks to Ralph for initiating this adventure. Since leaving the east coast, it has collected signatures of many CPMF members including:

• Paul Wallis
• Tom Merritt (Tom)
• Brent Mackie (BWJM)
• Michael Zigler (eyevet)
• Gary Fedora (sudzee)
• Bob Graham (bob) and others.

In addition to forum members, some honourable guests have added their signatures to the note including:

• Jim Charlton (founder of the Charlton Press, respected numismatist)
• Harold Brown (current president of the Canadian Paper Money Society)
• Dick Dunn (secretary-treasurer of the CPMS)

Now it’s your turn! Please sign this note with your full name and forum username. Include the date near your signature. Use any available space, but please be considerate to leave some room for others. After signing the note, please mail it to another forum member who has not yet signed the note. Please include this letter.

Finally, please visit the forums and send an email or PM to BWJM (bwjm@cdnpapermoney.com) letting him know that you have received the note. Please include your postal code (to eventually map the note’s journey), who you received the note from, and who you sent it to (names only). If the note is in poor shape or there is any other sign of abuse, please report it.

This is proving to be a fun and exciting adventure for CPMF members. Let’s see how many signatures we can collect!

Thank you![/i]

Further, since the note's visit to the CNA, it has accumulated three more signatures: one being another moderator, and the other two being VIPs from the Bank of Canada Currency Museum. The note will continue its journey.

I have also created a webpage that tracks the note's travels...
http://www.bwjm.ca/snorter.asp
The webpage was created using Google Maps technology, and features a movable map, clickable markers, a dynamic line connecting the dots, etc. Clicking on a marker pops up a text bubble showing who signed the note and when. Two markers also indicate where, namely the note's special visits to the 2006 CNA Convention, and the Bank of Canada, where it gathered several VIP signatures.

The note is quickly running out of space. Ralph, do you have a second note in-sequence with this that can be attached in short-snorter tradition to give signatories additional real estate to occupy?