Category: Weird
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New skates for roller derby!
"I bought myself new skates for roller derby! For the last year I've been loving life as a Rat City Rollergirl Sockit Wench. (pictured above in blue) www.ratcityrollergirls.com My first pair of skates were awful, they hurt my feet and were two sizes too big. I spent all but $1.98 of my stimulus check on a brand new pair of pretty white skates with shiny aluminum plates. Now that I have top of the line skates that fit appropriately, I can skate better, faster and kick a lot more butt! *Photo by Crash Zone Photography"
Anya Heels, 28, Rollergirl
Everett, WA -
Solidarity tattoo
"I really wanted to support local artists, rather than buy a bunch of made-in-China junk, so I had an artist make a ring for me and I got this tattoo. It starts as barbed-wire and becomes a vine. The barbed-wire symbolizes solidarity with all people who do not live freely, and the vine shows hope that new life and freedom are possible. I figure that's just what George Bush had in mind..."
caitlin strokosch, 34, arts administrator
Providence, RI -
Beatings will continue until morale improves
"Bought myself a new corset, vinyl fishtail skirt, and 6" heels in case GW comes by for his spanking!"
Jenny
Baltimore, MD -
Blossoming into a lotus flower
"Dear Uncle George, Thanks for the new tattoo! I was going to put the rest towards my student loans, but then I got laid off, so thanks extra, you douchebag. love *shannon"
Shannon, 25, unemployed writer
Baltimore, MD -
Burning My Stimulus Check
"I sacrificed my check to a gesture of political indignation. It made me feel better, is why."
Henning KO, 27, Freelance Animator
Brooklyn, NY -
Grandpa George's sending Hubby to Kuwait
"We got $600 from Grandpa George a few days after we learned that my husband is going to be deployed to Kuwait. Here's the breakdown: $200 cash (Senior Chief says he'll need it for baggage costs) $55 new athletic shoes for deployment $20 Pizza for our last night together for a long time The rest is going towards my student loans."
Michelle Cox, 19, Homemaker
Gulfport, Mississippi -
The Buzzer
"I got a new haircut. its been a long time and money has been tight so I went for it."
snoop, 40, retired machinist
walla walla, washington -
I'm just gonna try my luck
"I spent half of it on lottery tickets and spent the rest on buying an internet for my grandson to do better in school. I reckon I should get a lot from those lottery tickets since I usually just buy 5 each week and I have won a couple of times anyway."
Leonard LaGuardia, 58, Former Marine Cornel (retired)
New York, NY -
Sperm
"I bought myself 6 vials of sperm!! (the check paid for 3 -- not counting shipping)."
Louise
Mytown, PA -
No stimulus happening here
"The Government kept ours because we owed tax money. So, there will be no stimulating the economy happening from this household. :("
Wendy, 41, Teacher
Burlington , NC -
OMG, WE NEEDED THAT MONEY ......
"Well this is a little different... My husband & I received our letter informing us Our Stimulus check had gone out... We were very excited.. We were going to go to a 'Car Auction & get a car/clunker. Something to get us around so He can go to work... Wednesday my husband wakes me up, "Hey honey, Our check finally can, sign it so I can go cash it..." he says... BUT... [sniff sniff] when I open it, there's a letter inside stating that 'The entire amount, $600.00 was applied to my husbands VA medical bill!!! I can not describe the pain I got in my chest & still have. I would not have ever imagined that would happen, especially since $200 + is already being deducted from his SSI Retirement check anyway... OMG, WE NEEDED THAT MONEY SO SO VERY BAD !!!"
PATSY FARRELL, 47, DISABLED
SACRAMENTO, CA -
Groceries, investment, and strippers
"I spent my $600 rebate on store gift cards at Albertsons. They matched it with a 10% bonus, so I got $660 to put towards my grocery bills. Since that was money I was going to spend anyway, I also transferred $150 to my IRA, $150 to my Roth IRA, $150 to Prosper.com, and went to a strip club with the last $150. I still lost less money at the club that night than I did on the stock market that day (and 'Taylor' at least gave me good value for my money)."
George Morris, 25, Writer / Catalog Company / Clean Air Gardening
Dallas, Texas -
Taking one for the Team!
"I was injured recently at work by customers and since my employer is screwing me totally up the butt over it and making me work to pay them. All I could afford was this (Butt Plug) Everyone make sure to thank Lowe's for their Superb Employer Appreciation!"
Shelley, 40, Retail Customer Service
Houston, TX -
Into the Interwebs
"I spent $400 of my 600 BushBucks on virtual land in Second Life. The stimulus is gone FOREVER!"
James Lloyd, 46, Training Developer
Middleton, Wisconsin -
Transformed my check
"Bought some transformers, but just a few. I already had most of em."
Rich, 28, Automotive parts control
Brazil, IN -
Riding High
"I invested $1200 in a Fund with a return 12%. So in 10 years I will have $47,356. So I will ride around the USA smoking POT. "
POTMAN, 35
LOS LUNAS , New Mexico -
I Won!
"I went to Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio California and won $3,000!!"
Sharen, 42, administrative secretary
Colton, CA -
Tattoos honoring my parents
"For my parents & the working class. My mother (who has been teaching 3rd grade in New Jersey for a decade, hence the apple) deserves more than one tattoo - maybe this is just a start. I've still got a little over $400 left from the stimulus! Next is an old style printing press as a right arm sleeve for my father."
Eric MH, 26, Website Editing
Burlington, VT -
Half Sleeve
"I spent the whole check on a half sleeve for me right arm. I was going to buy a lot of drugs with it just for the irony but I decided on getting more ink. Its o.k. cause I'm pretty sure my tattoo guy is still spending that 600 on his habbit. thanx uncle sam!"
Chris Smith, 27, lazy truck driver
Sellerburg, Indiana -
Flying High
"I went to my local tattoo parlor and told the man it was Economic Stimulus Day. I asked him what he would spend his $600 on if it was his ESD, and he said weed. Long story short, here is the beautiful piece I will carry on my body forever. And I hope Jordan, the tattoo man, got himself high as hell on the goverments cash. "
Denise, 24, Accounting
Anaheim, CA
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