The man said 'No, I'd like to see something more special.' On Monday morning the jeweler angrily phoned the old man 'There is no money in that account.' 'I know,' said the old man, 'But let me tell you about MY GREAT WEEKEND!'
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And then the shop called the police and had the old man arrested for what is at the very least a misdemeanor and for that amount in almost every state a felony of knowingly intending to defraud by writing a bad check in that amount, and the old man's "great weekend" became pale in comparison to the fines and incarceration.
Doesn't make much sense if you just read the highlighted portions. So why bother doing it?