it's a rule.

there's this rule i learned that i like to call the five dollars rule (not the 'whoa, twenty dollars!' rule, joellen). if someone tells you a story that's really lame, they have to end it with, "and then i found five dollars." because then even though they told you a lame story, they still found five dollars.

and finding five dollars is not lame.

finding five dollars is sa-weeeet.

one time i found twenty dollars in my jeans pocket and i about passed out from excitement. c'mon. you know. here's an example of the five dollars rule in action:

once there was a girl named hollylynn who worked at a job that sometimes has quite a high pressure quotient (but i could be wrong because i'm really bad at math). one tuesday, the only personal call she got all day was a life insurance salesman and then she had an (un)intelligent debate with an intern about which episode of the oc played which imogen heap song...

...and then she found five dollars.

and that's how it's done. try using it in conversation today.

you're welcome.