Birthday Cheque
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About ten years ago a mate bought an old farmhouse in Washington, Tyne&Wear. It was semi derelict, so needed a lot of work.
One day the owner started to clear out the loft. In amongst all the the usual rubbish there were several black bags full of returned cheques. Apparently banks used to return cashed cheques to the original writer.
Eddie, the owner, pulled a cheque from a random black bag and handed it to Alan (another lad that was helping in the house. The cheque was written the day Alan was born!
Date submitted:Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:56:35 +0000Coincidence ID:6715
