The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 49, December 2, 2007, Article 30

DAMAGED DIME RETURNS TO STARBUCKS LIKE A BOOMERANG

[A damaged dime inspired a photographer to ponder what
might have happened to cause its misshapen appearance.
See the web page for a photo. -Editor]

"As I made my way back to the freeway, I noticed a Starbucks,
with open street parking, smack dab in the middle of downtown
LA. Seeing a leprechaun would have been more reasonable. To
stave off my hallucinations, I thought I would avail myself
of the opportunity to enjoy a pleasant and rare Starbucks
beverage.

"The lady who took my drink order mentioned when she gave
me change that this one particular dime kept turning up in
the store, such that it always ended up in the tip jar or
part of the till. Thinking that our hero had some amazing
ability to track ordinary coins, the barista cleared things
up when she held up this dime.

"I traded one of my recently acquired, ordinary dimes for
this oddly mangled 1972 model with the knowledge that today
was going to take a photographic detour from my original plans.

"I want to think that this dime saved someone's life - in
the right place at the right time, perhaps in a coat pocket,
the humble dime catches the assassin's bullet.

"Another oddly more plausible scenario is that there is
some dude out there that can shoot dimes out of the air with
a little tiny gun that is capable of denting, but not piercing
the coin.

"I get the feeling that if I actually found out what beat up
this dime, I would be totally underwhelmed, but I would love
to know anyway, if for no other reason than to keep me off the
lookout for a guy in a cape carrying a little revolver."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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