“Pro-tip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet”

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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from April 05, 2024

“Pro-tip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet”

A jocular courthouse piece of advice was posted on X/Twitter by Canyou ⚜️ on March 25, 2024, and received over 162,000 likes:

“Pro-tip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet.”

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Canyou ⚜️
@Valkyrie_Fleur
Pro-tip:
If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet.
2:02 PM · Mar 25, 2024

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Pro-tip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet.

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#ProTip: If you are at the courthouse, always check behind the toilets for bribe money that hasn’t been collected yet.
6:02 PM · Apr 4, 2024

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