kc_husker Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm sure all of the Clemson fans that still lurk here will appreciate this story. I didn't know my wife went to tigerboard to do this either but what a response she got. $2 Bill with Clemson Tiger Paw [12] Posted: Jan 4, 2009 1:51 PM Report Abuse Rate: Reply I hope you don't mind me using your Tigerboard to make a personal request... My husband and I are Husker fans and we attended the Gator Bowl. I'd like to first say how impressed I was with Clemson fans. Whether we were walking down the street, eating somewhere, tailgating in the parking lot and even at the game, every single Clemson fan we came into contact with was friendly and polite. We travel to football games frequently and I've never met such classy fans. I hope any of you who attended the game found Husker fans to be the same... okay so on with my request... We were at the game and my husband ordered a beer. The vendor game him back a $2 bill that had a giant orange tiger paw print stamped on it. The vendor apologized that it was all he had. My husband told him that was fine, that if the Huskers won he'd keep it. If the huskers lost he'd spend it. Flash forward to the next morning, our cab did not show up to take us to the airport. We make frantic calls and finally get a cab only to have 30 minutes until our flight leaves. We rush to the airport, my husband pays the cabby while I am checking our bag with the sky cap. Once we are both done, we realize that neither one of us has any cash to tip the sky cap- only that $2 bill from the game. My husband doesn't hesitate to hand the bill over and we walk inside. He never said anything but I know he was dissappointed to turn over the bill. I'm not sure if it's something that is common for your to stamp the paw print on $2 bills, but we thought it was pretty cool. SO, if there is anyone out there who would be able to mail me a $2 bill with a giant orange Clemson paw on it I would be forever appreciative. If not, we'll always have the story. I will close with this: as impressed as I was with all of the Clemson fans that I interacted with, you will always have a Husker fan who cheers against Unv of South Carolina. As a Clemson fan told us: any day when USC loses is a good day for Clemson. We got 4 2 dollar bills in the mail so my wife posted back thanks but that is plenty. All the clemson fans that responded did it with class and were willing to help. Quote Link to comment
gobigredkent Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Wouldn't have expected anything less from the classy Clemson fans. I'm guessing you could have been a millionaire if you wouldn't have put out the cease request. Great to see great sportsmanship is still alive in college football. Quote Link to comment
huskerfan500 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I wonder if/what is the story behind the 2 dollar bill Quote Link to comment
gobigredkent Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I wonder if/what is the story behind the 2 dollar bill I believe they use the $2 wherever they travel to show the hosts how much of an economic impact the Clemson fans have. Pretty good idea. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Yeah I really enjoyed the Tiger fans that I met at the game. They were all down to earth and fun to shoot the sh#t with. Quote Link to comment
HuskerfromIL Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Great Story.....Kudos to the Tiger Fans....Clemson Tiger Fans that is... Quote Link to comment
kc_husker Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I wonder if/what is the story behind the 2 dollar bill I believe they use the $2 wherever they travel to show the hosts how much of an economic impact the Clemson fans have. Pretty good idea. That is correct we got the whole shake down on tigerboard Quote Link to comment
The Maudfather Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I am really glad we matched up with Clemson in the Gator Bowl. When NCAA 09 came out, that was (and still is my team...Spiller, Davis, and that speed D are too much too handle online) so now, not only do I like Clemson, because I kick tail in fooseball with them, come to find out they have some pretty bad A fans too.... From all of us here at huskerboard.com, Im the MF'r, you stay classy Clemson fans! Quote Link to comment
huskeraddict Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm currently drawing red "N"s on every bill I have. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 That's a great story and Clemson fans are some of the classiest people I've ever met. Quote Link to comment
killer cacti Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I wonder if/what is the story behind the 2 dollar bill I believe they use the $2 wherever they travel to show the hosts how much of an economic impact the Clemson fans have. Pretty good idea. I think it started with Georgia Tech complaining about traveling to Clemson every other year. They wanted to play Clemson in Atl every year. The Clemson fans at the time (I won't say 'we' cause I was yet to be born at that point) decided to get $2 bills and spend when they went to Atlanta for the GT game to show the economic impact, stating that it was only fair that they get a return game from GT in Clemson. Ever since then, it has been a tradition to do this at all bowl games, many of the away games that are far away from Clemson (BC, FSU, Miami, Texas A&M a few years back) and of course when we play GT in Atlanta. In 2007 when we went to the Chic-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, I got $200 worth of $2 bills. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't take any to Jax this year. It's amazing to see how many people do not think that the $2 bills are real. Here's a local article I just found about it, I was close... http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/d...l-going-strong/ It's even mentioned on the Two dollar bill entry on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I wonder if/what is the story behind the 2 dollar bill I believe they use the $2 wherever they travel to show the hosts how much of an economic impact the Clemson fans have. Pretty good idea. I think it started with Georgia Tech complaining about traveling to Clemson every other year. They wanted to play Clemson in Atl every year. The Clemson fans at the time (I won't say 'we' cause I was yet to be born at that point) decided to get $2 bills and spend when they went to Atlanta for the GT game to show the economic impact, stating that it was only fair that they get a return game from GT in Clemson. Ever since then, it has been a tradition to do this at all bowl games, many of the away games that are far away from Clemson (BC, FSU, Miami, Texas A&M a few years back) and of course when we play GT in Atlanta. In 2007 when we went to the Chic-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, I got $200 worth of $2 bills. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't take any to Jax this year. It's amazing to see how many people do not think that the $2 bills are real. Here's a local article I just found about it, I was close... http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/d...l-going-strong/ It's even mentioned on the Two dollar bill entry on wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_two-dollar_bill LOL I had to give somebody a 2 dollar bill back in change from my work the other day because it was all I had in the drawer at the time. They looked at me like I was mentally deficient and then asked me if I was playing some practical joke..then followed that with "There is no such thing as a 2 dollar bill.." Quote Link to comment
tattooedhusker Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 They're real, my crazy ass mom collects them, along with .50 pieces Quote Link to comment
DJR313 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 That's a cool story and a cool tradition. Quote Link to comment
Kruzu Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm thinking us Husker fans are going to have to start paying for everything with red hot Sacajawea dollars Quote Link to comment
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