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Re:Where did the other dollar go, Jeff? by celticninja on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @05:39PM (#26974562)
The rich tourist isn't even required if everyone communicated about their respective debts.
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Re:Where did the other dollar go, Jeff? by burnte on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @05:44PM (#26974625)
Which no one will do because you want to put on a good front.
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Re:Where did the other dollar go, Jeff? by ric2b on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @06:18PM (#26974935)
Then why was the motel owner confident that the $100 bill would come back to him so he wouldn't be caught stealing from the tourist?

Clearly he knew this was happening.

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Re:Where did the other dollar go, Jeff? by pas on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @07:18PM (#26975467)
It's not clear from the story, at best he was very much betting on it.
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Re:Where did the other dollar go, Jeff? by tnzm on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:49AM (#26979153)
Because they'd all gang up on the tourist if he'd asked for his money back.
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