WHOLE SHIPMENT OF DIMES SPILLED

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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 20, May 20, 2018, Article 39

WHOLE SHIPMENT OF DIMES SPILLED

In the that's-a-whole-lot-of-dimes department, Leon Saryan passed along this news item about an overturned delivery truck. Thanks. -Editor

A semi-truck carrying $800,000 in dimes crashed and spilled its load on Interstate 15 near Glendale, which is located northeast of Las Vegas, Tuesday.

NHP said the truck was contracted by the United States Treasury Department.

A recovery team collected the dimes and the scene was cleared by 10:30 a.m., NHP said.

I guess it's true - what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Semi-truck carrying $800K in dimes overturns on I-15 (http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/38150849/semi-truck-carrying-800k-in-dimes-overturns-on-i-15)

The situation triggered an old synapse on my brain connected to the classic Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles. "Quick - ride back to town and get a ___________________. " -Editor

To watch the complete video, see:
Blazing Saddles - ___________________ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8hcXBA7X4)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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