Salvador Dali tricky to avoid paying bill at restaurant

The famous and eccentric artist liked to emphasize their importance and value of their work. For example, he could deceive the buyer, saying that wasp venom used for cultivation of paints, which paint. Yes, yes, that is why a picture is worth $ 1 000 000.

More cunning than he treated with the owners of the restaurants. Having gathered a large group of friends and acquaintances, Dali would spend the whole evening in an institution, treating of any food and drinks from the menu. When it came time to pay the invoice, the artist generously signed a check for a huge sum, and then turned the check ... and wrote a few warm words of gratitude to the host institution. The calculation was simple: using his fame of a living genius Dali was convinced that the owner of the restaurant would not dare to cash a check with the original signature of Dali! So it is usually the case: restaurateurs knew that could eventually help out a lot more money for the bill than just the sum in a row, well, the artist saved a lot of money.

via factroom.ru