Lending Money

We all have done it, it always sucks. It's really interesting sometimes when we lend money to our friends, because they will be willing to pay us back with nearly anything but money. Like I have let a buddy of mine borrow five dollars before, and I swear if the bastard thinks that he has something that is almost equal to that amount of money then he is under the impression that he can just use that to pay me back.

I'll be like "Ryan do you got that five bucks you owe me,"

"Yea dude you can just have this Hocus Pocus VHS and we will call it even."

How about no we won't call it even because I gave you five dollars not fucking Hocus Pocus on VHS, I don't even think I have a VCR to play this anyway.

Or I'll say "Hey can I get that five dollars now or what?"

"No dude I only owe you four because I gave you a bite of my McChicken last week."

It doesn't work like that at all, and even if it did a bite of a McChicken would be worth like 8 cents not a fuckin dollar.

Or the ever popular:

"Hey can I get that money you owe me?"

"No man, I gave you like two rides home this week."

I hate this excuse the most If I gave you two rides last week (which I did) then that cancels out the two rides that you gave me, it has no effect at all on the money you owe me.

Basically this happens for about 7 months, I will never get my five dollars again, and I will like my friend less.