"Coin Collection Saves Man's Life When..."

[James_OldeTowne]

... how would you expect such a newspaper headline to be completed?

[Conder101]

it pays for his emergency surgery.

[okbustchaser]

The silver dollar he had just bought at the coin show and stuck into his shirt pocket stopped the bullet fired during the robbery in the parking lot outside the show.

[Conder101]

That's not a head line, that's the story. For that story Jame's headline is complete. At least with how the media would write it. Except they would drop the word "when".

[physics-fan3.14]

The silver dollar he had just bought at the coin show and stuck into his shirt pocket stopped the bullet fired during the robbery in the parking lot outside the show.

 

Not quite when he got robbed, but that's exactly what saved the life of Lt Dixon in the Civil war. His bent $20 was later recovered on the Hunley (it didn't save his life that time).

[James_OldeTowne]

The word "When" at the end of the partial headline I presented is intentional !

[michael]

it pays for life saving medical treatment

 

 

 

 

[MorganMan]

his wife finds out it was actually the coins he was spending his money on instead of a mistress!

[Just Bob]

"Coin Collection Saves Man's Life When...

 

"attacker trips over bag of wheat cents"

 

or

 

"safe falls on intruder"

 

 

 

 

[Just Bob]

his wife finds out it was actually the coins he was spending his money on instead of a mistress!

 

[comicdonna]

his wife finds out it was actually the coins he was spending his money on instead of a mistress!

[Conder101]

Might save his life, but would still get him a severe beating. "I could have used that money to buy more shoes . . . .WITH MATCHING HANDBAGS!"

[FILTHYHOARD]

Might save his life, but would still get him a severe beating. "I could have used that money to buy more shoes . . . .WITH MATCHING HANDBAGS!"

Yeah, but that would be the follow up story