A few weeks after sending out the checks, I got my bank statement in the mail, and would you believe the Turnpike Authority actually cashed my check? I knew our highway construction projects were way overbudget, but, I mean, a dollar seventeen?!

Still no word from the Mariah Carey camp.

So I guess we've all learned a valuable lesson here: if you need to steal, don't steal from an impoverished, badly-managed government agency. Steal from Mariah.

If you enjoyed The Turnpike Prank, you might also enjoy The All-Natural Prank, in which John Hargrave eats cat food and soap.