ATM Goes Generous

Who’d worry about the global economic slowdown if all the ATM’s in the world were as generous as the one at a petrol station in Manchester, UK?

At 11 am this last Thursday, this ‘adorable’ ATM simply started doubling the requested cash for everyone. Hundreds flocked to the Nationwide ATM with multiple bank cards and made hay during the ‘happy hour’ which actually extended till 5 pm until an engineer was called to fix the cash-happy machine.

“There was a problem,” a spokesperson for Nationwide commented. “We are investigating what transactions took place.

“It is disappointing no one reported the matter earlier in the day when lots of people were aware and it is disappointing some people were deliberately using the machine to take extra money. Legally, recipients of payments made by mistakes are not entitled to benefit from it.

“We will reserve the right to contact people about the matter on an individual basis.”

Is this the first time in history that an ATM went berserk? Not really. An article about a similar incident appeared in the Indian edition of the Reader’s Digest in 2007.

Who’s the Blonde?

Okay, which one do you think is the blonde?

Answer:

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But why her?

Think about it, study the picture before you mouseover on the box below:

Wanna Smell Like a King?

I’m sure a lot of guys would love to smell like a king, but… to smell like Burger King???

Burger King, obviously thinking “out of the kingdom”, has launched a meat scented body spray simply called “Flame”, which the fast food company describes as “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat.”

The scent is available at New York City retailer Ricky’s NYC in stores and online for a limited time for $3.99.

I know they say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but the way to a woman’s heart is through her nose? And to top it, with a beef scented body spray?

So what’s next? Chicken breast scented body spray for women from KFC? It better be finger lickin’ good.

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And Now, Palin Wine

Appears Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin just can’t stay out of the news. Well, I’m talking about the kind of news a vice presidential candidate wouldn’t necessarily be jumping with joy to be in.

A hitherto inconsequential organic wine from Chile has suddenly shot to limelight caught up in the US presidential race — for the simple reason it’s called Palin Syrah. Not that Ms Palin has anything to do with it, but that’s the way news works, I guess.

San Francisco’s Yield Wine Bar manager Chris Tavelli has been serving Palin Syrah well before Republican presidential candidate John McCain asked Palin to be his running-mate. But once that (nomination) was announced, Palin Syrah sales have plummeted in Frisco. But Tavelli is not taking it off his wine list.

“It’s good, organic and affordable,” he said.

But Palin Syrah is not running dry in Texas, where a store reports that out of a stock of the wine stacked 20 high, only less than a hundred bottles remain. And the spirit has hit new sales highs even in the Democratic New York City.

“I think is that some of the reason is that some people are going to buy it and cross out her name and maybe write Obama or Biden’s name,” said shop owner Scott Pactor.

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