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The Talking ATM Machine
by Gwen Dickerson → (All Poetry by Gwen Dickerson)
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During the holidays, I was fortunate enough to have 4 teenagers as house guests. Their ages were from 9 thru 14. They were wonderful, energetic little eating machines, and still, after spending a few hundred bucks for food and presents of books, games, etc., I found myself running to the ATM so often that I thought I'd write about what that machine would say if it could talk! I imagined that I could hear it talking to me each time that I visited it. The following is what the machine said:

Visit 1: Have a nice day! Visit 2: More money? Sure! Happy holidays. Visit 3: Hmm, unexpected guests? Visit 4: Ouch! You again? Visit 5: Dang! You've gotta be kidding! Visit 6: Grrrr! You've really got some nerve! Visit 7: Are you sure that you're who you say you are? You've been here 7 times this week already. Visit 8: Warning, warning! How low will you go, lady? Visit 9: Gee dear, I see that you are truly an optimist! Visit 10: Who told you that you had more money in this account? Visit 11: What are you doing with your money? Are you using it for toilet paper? Visit 12: That's it! Here's the balance of your little money! Adios! Good bye! Don't come back unless you're making a deposit! Good luck ... you really need good luck ... and two jobs! Copyright © 2003 by Gwen Dickerson Happy New Year A.D. members!   


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 Reviews of "The Talking ATM Machine"
Reviewed by Rose Rideout
Reviewed on January 12, 2009
I believe mine would even say O V E R S P E N T this year.......
This is a great one for so many this time of the year and I wish I were lucky enough to have had four teenagers with five grown kids all on their own makes life a bit lonely at times. Thank you for sharing.

Newfie Hugs, Rose

Reviewed by Aberjhani
Reviewed on November 18, 2005
May I add to "Visit 12" that you are definitely an angel to have indulged four teenagers in this challenging day and age:-) A great poem from a great pen.

Reviewed by Fr. Kurt Messick
Reviewed on January 10, 2004
My ATM wouldn't last that many visits!

Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)
Reviewed on January 2, 2004
..LOL!! That sounds like me!! Thank God hubby can afford it!!!

Well done!!!

Vesna
Enjoy 2004!!!!

Reviewed by ya mama (Reader)
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
great write gwen.

Reviewed by jan nunn (Reader)
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
:)) wonderful Gwen lol could just picture it..might make a good movie scene

Reviewed by Simon Thurlow (Reader)
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
Very good poem.
Not so sure I agree about your sentiments as to being 'lucky' to have 4 teenagers in your house though LOL

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
Delightful and sooo funny!!

if Only i had the money....to do a deposit..HA!!

Happy New year Gwen!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
ATM and teenagers.......Yup that sounds about right LOL.

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
lol! well done!

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
Laughing so it hurts, mine would grab me in, give me a hiding then boot me out, oh boy love this..

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
Gwen thanks for the laughs! This is a delight and so creative! Happy New Year to you!Brave you 4 teens wow!

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
I think I've visited that same darn machine. Nasty little bugger.

Happy New Year to you, too!

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on December 31, 2003
Ha Ha a good one to end the old year

George------ Happy New Year


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