The Perfect Approach

So I know its Sunday and I normally don't post on the weekends but I had to share this. This didn't happen to me either, it actually happened to one of my good friends who was riding the T this afternoon.
So first of all this looks pretty close to a normal American Dollar Bill of some sort. And yes you are seeing correctly, this is a One Million Dollar Bill. To give you an idea about what kind of story this is I will quote the beginning of what is written on the back of the bill.
"The million dollar question: Will you go to heaven when you die?" No need for me to quote the whole thing as you probably know what this is...And I must say this was a brilliant approach.
So if you ride the T on the regular you may or may not have been approached by a Jehovah's Wittness or a Church outreach team of some sort. And if you haven't engaged in conversation with any of these people you may have seen or overheard others who have. Typically what these people are out to do is, spread the word of God to the public. And typically they will simply start by asking you a question about your faith or your religion; and sometimes they start out slick by just making small talk. Anyways, you can usually spot these people to avoid them or at least know by their first few sentences what they are trying to do.
So the way my friend describes his encounter is as follows: This man approaches him on the T asking him if he has change for a million dollar bill, and hands him this exact bill. My friend replies by saying "I wish I could say yes". The man then proceeds to ask "the million dollar question" and traps my friend into a long boring conversation about his faith. Concluding the conversation, he let my friend keep the bill and even gave him another to give to a friend. Little did he know that this friend ended up being The (one and only) SilentRider.
Out of all the approaches I have seen / heard of, this one takes the cake. This is a great way to initiate anyone in conversation, so beware friends, because some day you may find yourself falling victim of "the million dollar question" as well!
Until next time.
~TheSilentRider