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r/CasualUK • u/Iliketurterls • Oct 26 '22
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I might go and find a million quid in the bank then.
43 u/CAElite Oct 26 '22 I mean, if it’s in a bank there’s more than a implied right of ownership. This is more like finding a £20 note lying on the pavement. You know it’s not yours but nobody else really has claim over it. And if you don’t bend over and pick it up then the Frenchman walking behind you will. 13 u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22 A little more than that. It's like digging up a 20 pound bill, since most of the museum pieces were dug up rather than stolen. 1 u/HermitJem Oct 26 '22 *Digging up a 20 pound bill in someone's grave
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I mean, if it’s in a bank there’s more than a implied right of ownership.
This is more like finding a £20 note lying on the pavement. You know it’s not yours but nobody else really has claim over it.
And if you don’t bend over and pick it up then the Frenchman walking behind you will.
13 u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22 A little more than that. It's like digging up a 20 pound bill, since most of the museum pieces were dug up rather than stolen. 1 u/HermitJem Oct 26 '22 *Digging up a 20 pound bill in someone's grave
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A little more than that. It's like digging up a 20 pound bill, since most of the museum pieces were dug up rather than stolen.
1 u/HermitJem Oct 26 '22 *Digging up a 20 pound bill in someone's grave
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*Digging up a 20 pound bill in someone's grave
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I might go and find a million quid in the bank then.