I was once involved in a federally funded study that required a machete, 6 cigars, and a bottle of Kaopectate.  All were purchased at one store over the course of 24 hours and were all essential to the project success.  A grad student at the time, I was not involved in the phrasing of the reimbursement request.

Charlie

At 11:05 AM 5/30/2007, you wrote:
>I am doing a presentation on budgeting and am looking for offbeat
>examples of costs that have been budgeted on proposals or that the PI
>has submitted for reimbursement.  Below is an example from Maggie
>Griscavage submitted to the list in May 2006.
>****************************************
>Hi Everyone!
>It's Spring up here, so forgive me for being a little frivolous.
>Had a query on a Procard use where a charge hit a party shop. ...Here's
>a real life answer, suitably scrubbed...
>
>"The invoice from the party place should reflect mustaches and spirit
>gum for their application.  I purchased these items because I trap birds
>for my research and am in great need of disguises...believe it or not
>the birds I work with know me.
>I thought that may look suspicious to you..."
>
>And, yes, I allowed the charges! This PI gets my top score for honesty..
>Maggie
>(not-so-frozen North)
>
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