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Cut a check

Posted by ESC on October 16, 2002

In Reply to: Cut a check posted by Beth on October 16, 2002

: Does anyone know where this came from?

How's this for a theory? I've seen checkbooks used for business where the checks are in sheets several to a page. The individual checks are torn out along the perforated lines. Maybe they used to be cut.

Weak tea but the best theory I have this morning.

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