A trash collector had a habit of collecting only white items that seemed clean. His reason was that if a white item in trash is still clean, it must be of very good material or in very good condition. Everyday he would bring his wife something white and of great value.
One day he was looking for some white trash in a very quiet and posh neighborhood where he found bundles of clean white sheets of paper wrapped up very nicely. It seemed like someone threw it by mistake. He grabbed the whole bundle and took it home to his wife. His wife asked him what is this good for. He said “you never know, we might just get lucky with this paper ".
The next day he decided to go to the same location where he found the paper. As he was passing through, he heard few men yelling at each other for some one's negligence of throwing the entire stock of expensive white paper. He keeps on listening to their conversation and then suddenly jumps right in front of them. Before they even could think of who he is, he declared he has the paper they have been looking for. One of the men suggests that he brings the paper back to them and they will pay him a large amount of money.
He goes back to his wife and asks her what to do. She convincingly suggests taking the money and giving them the paper. He agrees with her but decides by himself to give on half of the stock.
He takes half of the stock and arrives at the location he was told. What he sees that the men he spoke with sometime ago are all under arrest. He hesitantly jumps again and asks the officer about the issue. The officer orders his deputies to arrest him as well. He screams and asks for a clarification. The officer replies “You all are under arrest for printing fake money with this paper.
The trash collector’s nightmare did not end there. While he was screaming, he also mentioned his wife and that she would get worried about him. The Officers get to his house and find the paper he left there. They arrest his wife as well and they both lived in jail miserably ever after.



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