The Art of Making Money or Making Money Art?

The Art of Making Money or Making Money Art?

Two very different subjects, one far more interesting than the other. By the amount of advertising you see here on Dr. Blogstein (none!), you can guess which of the two I find more interesting: Making Money Art

Is it just me or does everyone enjoy getting their change back from a cashier and noticing someone drew a mustache and glasses on George Washington’s face? I never thought it was just me, and now a visionary by the name of John Bitter has confirmed my belief.

Bitter, who is also known as “The Burrito King of Charlotte, N.C.” (not to be confused with Abe Froman who is the “Sausage King of Chicago”), is also someone who is oddly drawn to money that is drawn upon.

Bitter is the owner of Johnny Burrito, a lunchtime landmark in downtown Charlotte, N.C., jammed with customers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., most of whom pay in cash. He made a practice of setting aside bills with interesting markings, messages and drawing on it.

We’ve all seen them: Perhaps a dollar with ball-point lettering around the margins that reads “ST. LAZARUS, ANYONE WHO RECEIVES THIS BILL WILL BE BLESSED WITH A LOT OF MONEY IF THEY WRITE THIS MESSAGE ON TEN OTHER BILLS.” Or maybe a written or stamped slogan like: “LEGALIZE POT” “DEPORT ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS” or “IMPEACH BUSH.” Some even with lunch orders or phone numbers scribbled on them.

Luckily, Bitter doesn’t keep these to himself. With the help of the World Wide Web, he stores these bills for us all to enjoy on www.uglymoney.com

There are over 300 “ugly” bills on his site worth more than $1,750! Its The Museum of Moron Art! Its surely worth the visit–Would Dr. B steer you wrong?

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9 Responses to “The Art of Making Money or Making Money Art?”

1. Tisha! Says:
   March 11th, 2007 at 1:28 am

   defacing currency > “In God we trust”

2. slaghammer Says:
   March 11th, 2007 at 6:21 am

   I was watching a hidden camera show a while back. They were putting twenty-dollar bills in public toilets with fat ugly fake turds floating around with the bills. They filmed a guy reach in there and snag one of the bills with his ballpoint pen, give it a completely inadequate rinse in one of the sinks and then head out to door to, I imagine, spend it as fast as he could so he didn’t have to carry a stinky bill around in his pocket. Off topic again but it was an “ugly money” story.

3. R2K Says:
   March 11th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

   Pretty cool work

4. Phil Says:
   March 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

   Now this guy would have been very adventurous if he would have used a stack of Benjamin Franklin’s instead of a stack of George Washington’s.

5. Dr. Blogstein Says:
   March 11th, 2007 at 3:39 pm

   Slagger: I was that man.

6. Mr. Fabulous Says:
   March 11th, 2007 at 5:28 pm

   I don’t get nearly enough “Feris Bueller” references in my day-to-day life. Bless you, my friend!

7. "My Point" Says:
   March 12th, 2007 at 12:04 am

   I like the KISS one!

8. Bond Says:
   March 13th, 2007 at 12:33 am

   there is some cool art there, but as Belle Tisha pointed out it is a crime to do what has been done…bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaa

9. Gunny John Says:
   March 21st, 2007 at 1:59 am

   Gene Simmons on the one doallar bill? What a novel idea!

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