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Canadian Coins Not Nano-Tech Espionage Devices

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the reality-is-always-funnier dept.

Necrotica writes "An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind the U.S. Defence Department's false espionage warning earlier this year. The odd-looking — but harmless — "poppy coin" was so unfamiliar to suspicious U.S. Army contractors traveling in Canada that they filed confidential espionage accounts about them. The worried contractors described the coins as "anomalous" and "filled with something man-made that looked like nano-technology," according to once-classified U.S. government reports and e-mails obtained by the AP."

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  1. Espionage devices or not ... by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... they still don't work in American vending machines or toll booths ... and thats what really matters, isn't it?

  2. Re:wow by jcorno · · Score: 5, Funny

    It "looked like nano-technology"? Those contractors have really good vision.

  3. Did you mean by Frequency+Domain · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and that's what really matters, eh?

  4. Re:wow by asninn · · Score: 5, Funny

    We should put these guys in charge of airport security etc. - I bet they can identify terrorists just by looking at them, too. "Hey, he's got a turban! And a beard! It's ONE OF THEM!"

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  5. I guess this means ... by Bearpaw · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess this means we shouldn't have preemptively invaded Canada. [shrug] Oh well. We can't leave now, or there'll be a bloody civil war between Quebec and everyone else up there. Besides which, this is our best chance to spread democracy and freedom in North America.

    1. Re:I guess this means ... by Trent+Hawkins · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's ok, Canada is ready for the invasion.

      We plan to let American troops walk in, and station wherever they like. Eventually they'll either get bored and leave or get jobs at Tim Hortons. Besides there's no way Americans will want to inherit the tax, or Quebec.

  6. Re:wow by Phisbut · · Score: 5, Funny

    As for the "man-made" bit.. well, it's a coin.. who'd they expect made it?

    What? Are you telling me your US coins aren't created out of thin air by God Himself? "In God We Trust", I thought that was His signature...

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  7. it's probably been said that it's always been said by BitterAndDrunk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Stupid Flanders.

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