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Offline RobJohnson

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Man Celebrates 65th Birthday by Giving Away Free Money
« on: July 14, 2012, 03:41:04 AM »
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Doug Eaton wanted to celebrate his birthday on June 11 in a big way, so he turned to his friends for ideas -- ended up marking the day with random acts of kindness, including handing out free money to people passing by.

"I asked a bunch of my friends on Facebook what should I do on my 65th and I got a whole long list of stuff," he told KFOR-TV. "And one of my friends said, 'Why don't you do 65 random acts of kindness?'"




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Some people drove by several times, wondering if they read his sign correctly. Many people murmured "I can't believe this" or "bless you" as he handed them the cash. Others were reluctant to take his money, and he had to tell them "It's OK, it's just a blessing" and explain that this was his way of celebrating his milestone birthday. "One obviously needy truck holding a family came around the second time after misunderstanding the first time, to give ME $2 just to bless ME for what I was doing," he told his friends on Facebook. "I took their money AND gave them a $5. We kind of traded blessings."


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Re: Man Celebrates 65th Birthday by Giving Away Free Money
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2012, 03:59:12 AM »
...and one of Obama's new IRS agents sat up shop right beside him to collect the 40% gift tax.
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Re: Man Celebrates 65th Birthday by Giving Away Free Money
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2012, 08:58:11 AM »
Just a guess. Bet he votes Republican.
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Re: Man Celebrates 65th Birthday by Giving Away Free Money
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2012, 01:32:58 PM »
I'm gonna have to try that on one of my buddies that is approaching the big 65.
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Re: Man Celebrates 65th Birthday by Giving Away Free Money
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2012, 10:20:35 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on July 14, 2012, 01:32:58 PM
I'm gonna have to try that on one of my buddies that is approaching the big 65.
Give him twenty to help. Have fun.
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Re: Man Celebrates 65th Birthday by Giving Away Free Money
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2012, 03:54:39 AM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on July 14, 2012, 01:32:58 PM
I'm gonna have to try that on one of my buddies that is approaching the big 65.

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