I had wanted a picture of the U.S. $20 bill. I wanted to scan one (just for
the picture of Andrew Jackson; why I wanted that will have to wait) but
since neither
Spring nor I had one, I decided to look
for one on the Internet, so I figured the best place to start would be the
U.S. Treasury.
Instead I come across the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
Public Sales Listing and imagine my surprise when I see a page selling
Nuclear Ordnance
Equipment. Just like that. Nuclear Ordnance
Equipment. Nestled between Weapons and Accessories and Fire
Control Equipment.
Um …
So I check three items marked under Nuclear Ordnance Equipment and
fortunately it didn't seem like anything was available. Of course,
now my IP address is associated
with checking for the existance of Nuclear Ordnance Equipment so I
guess I can expect a visit by some serious men in business suits and dark
glasses …
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