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"Whose picture is on a Susan B. Anthony dollar?"

"I have no idea."

"How much is a Susan B. Anthony dollar worth?"

"I don't know, ten dollars?"

"Is there such a thing as a two dollar bill?"

"Yes, I have a couple, actually. Is that how much that Susan B. Anthony dollar is worth?"

"You said ten dollars ... so how many two dollar bills would it take to equal a Susan B. Anthony dollar?"

"Four, yeah, four."

I paraphrased from having heard it just now without my transcription tablet handy, but that was the gist. Leno and his Jaywalking segments always seem to get quite a laugh. I personally never find riffraff imbecility very amusing, actually rather frightening instead.
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  1. Diane J StandifordOctober 16, 2008 at 12:37 AM

    I agree, they creep me out. College kids...holy nutcase.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 16, 2008 at 1:34 AM

    The fact that they even made it to college is what's so scary. Crap. And some of them might even vote, risky that to say the least.

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  3. LuminaOctober 16, 2008 at 5:56 PM

    I know. It's scary when Jay goes on the street. Not saying I am a "wisenheimer" myself, but it is shocking at times to see who he bumps into...makes me feel really smart, informed and on top of things. :)

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  4. AnonymousOctober 17, 2008 at 2:40 AM

    I know they pick the stupidest of the stupid for the laughs, but the fact that there are enough of them out there for a regular segment is even more than a little bit disconcerting.

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