Queer as a three dollar bill

MADDOX / We had a phony doctor come in from Chicago, just as phony and as queer as a three dollar bill.

While shrilly blowing whistles and setting off marine fog horns, they began scattering queer—as in “queer-as-a-three-dollar-bill”—money, phony 100s, 50s and 10s created by the activist artists group Gran Fury, down onto the floor of The Exchange, the backs of the bills reading: FUCK YOUR PROFITEERING. PEOPLE ARE DYING WHILE YOU PLAY BUSINESS. AID$ NOW.

He said the sun was at the wrong angle, that is he said he looked at the picture of the Governor that was one angle of the sun, but the woman had a different angle altogether and that was a fake picture. He said, ‘I could tell as soon as Gaby showed it to me. I let the Chief know too. It’s as queer as a three dollar bill.’