Pennies From Heaven
That's what storms were made for
And you shouldn't be afraid for
Every time it rains it rains
Pennies from heaven.
Don't you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven.
You'll find your fortune falling
All over town.
(Johnston/Burke, Pennies From Heaven)
Or, in this case, Euros from the sky. A 24-year old woman in the German city of Worms drove her car through a swirling mass of Euro notes. Displaying great presence of mind, she slammed on the brakes, jumped out and collected a "substantial" sum of money. Which she dutifully turned in to the police, mind you.
And nobody knows where it came from.
A police spokesman in the small western town said the 24-year-old woman saw the money flying through the air in her rear view mirror late on Wednesday. She pulled over and tried to collect all the notes, unsuccessfully.
When police went with her to the scene they could not find any more cash.
A spokesman at Worms city hall said police were withholding details on the exact sum and location of the find in the hope of learning more about the money's origin.
Personally, we here at Blue Crab Boulevard are hoping for a blizzard of $100 bills. That is our kind of weather.
Weird Stuff, World news | Gaius Thursday, 5 July , 2007
By feeblemind, Thursday, 5 July , 2007 @ 9:52 pm
I wonder if she gets to keep the money if it goes unclaimed? In the USA it would probably be considered drug money by law enforcement and confiscated for themselves under our drug laws.
By BlogDog, Friday, 6 July , 2007 @ 8:15 am
City of *Worms*
Animal Uprisingâ„¢
Money “floating through the air”
You do the math.