Dear Bingley: I enjoyed the second link, but it has a problem. Since Sir A. P. Herbert died in 1971, how did he manage to cash a cheque in 1990? ODeath, where is thy sting?


Update: In 1990 the British magazine Punch presented A.P. Herbert with a cheque for £5
written on the side of a cow. This publicity stunt was arranged ahead of time, with the
bank's cooperation sought and secured and the cow insured for £25,000 in case she ran
amok and caused injury (as well as an additional £150 in case she caused injury to
herself). Contrary to the belief that banks have to accept cheques written on anything
(including a cow), Herbert's own bank refused to participate in the stunt, forcing him to
choose another financial institution. After being cashed, the cow was duly returned to her
farm.