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system of checks and balances

Refers to a totally-legal but still-somewhat-devious practice of writing personal checks for comparatively-minuscule bills --- like maybe just two or three bucks for a bag of fresh vegetables from a roadside farm-stand --- instead of paying them in cash, and then secretly hoping that the checks’ recipients will not want to bother going to the extra effort of cashing said “tiny” checks, and thus your bank-account’s “balance” will be unaffected by your purchases.
Practicing the “system of checks and balances” can have varying degrees of success, depending on various factors, such as how strapped your checks’ recipients are for cash, how accustomed they are to cashing/depositing checks, or how willing/able they are to accept checks, especially for such paltry amounts (here’s where paying with checks at an unattended “drop the money in the slot” or “place the money in the cup/jar” merchandise-stand can be a good idea, since there will be nobody there to balk at your paying with a check). Extra points if you “embellish” the checks with flowery praising messages about how wonderful the sellers’ merchandise/service is, since it may stroke the people’s ego so much that they will prefer to “frame it rather than cash it” (again, especially since the check is for such a small amount, and so its value might likely not mean all that much to the person’s overall budget) when deciding what to do with your checks.
by QuacksO September 9, 2018
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national kiss cheek day is on april 12 .. where you can only kiss people on they cheeks not they lips .
i wish i can kiss my girl ! but it’s national kiss cheek day .
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its the day when any boy or girl can kiss each other on the cheek and its on October 18
My friend Baranda kissed me on the cheeks and kids said we were gay but it was kiss on the cheek day.
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Ask Delilah, it’s her favourite move.
Delilah is a pro meister with the Topper Snorkel Double Cheek
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Damn, EA vibe checks is a good guy
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jihyos.right.cheekbone

jihyos.right.cheekbone is a sweet, crazy and loving K-pop stan who enjoys company! She'll be nice if she trusts you, so don't lie to her. She's like Santa, she knows everything. She likes having friends around, so don't be shy to get close to her and talk to her!
jihyos.right.cheekbone is super sweet in real life!
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