12.29.2011

50 Pounds for You!

Can you imagine the heightened awareness and tantalizing excitement nearly rupturing out of you in hushed giggles and smiles, edging around the local grocery store unnoticed to the everyday shopper (a young mom with a few under-7-year-olds trailing behind her like a line of ducks while she compares labels obliviously in the canned foods isle, a middle aged business man picking up the milk in a hurry on his way home, long black coat swishing in his swift step, a few edgy teenagers donning the latest sensation fashion, laughing at a volume that would be unexpected from any other demographic, an ancient couple fragily ambling through the produce in thick-soled all-white velcro sneakers and slacks, a college basketball player in university sweats carrying protien powder and cheetos in his basket, and even someone much like yourself, whatever that may be) as you sneak envelopes filled with 50 dollars into these peoples baskets and carts when they arent looking? This happy secret inside of you (that will only be disclosed when each of these unaware people find some extra money annonymoulsy slipped in with their belongings) struggles to get out in your light, quick steps and short breaths, and you just CANT WAIT for each of your beneficiaries to find their prize, even though when they do, you will be long gone. As I'm sure most of us would think, this would be a stunt I would quite enjoy if and when I had the money to do so. Luckily for this man, he did...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16359868

Merry Christmas!

2 comments:

  1. Love this! Wouldn't that be so fun! One day...:)

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  2. Wow!! That's incredible. (Maybe I will go do that tomorrow at the store cause I just have money falling out of my pockets these days. No, really - my wallet fell out of my pocket at the airport. blah.) That's a cool story though. Nice to see that people are generous like that.

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