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Look, I'm all for whimsy but let's be honest with ourselves, this is clearly a vending machine and not an ATM. It doesn't even take cash, let alone allow salmon deposits.
Fake outrage aside, this whips and I dunno who's out here buying 200 gram portions of frozen salmon after midnight, but they seem fun.
I agree, this isn't an ATM. It's an automated machine, but it doesn't provide any of the same services as a bank teller. It should instead be called an AFM (automated fishmonger machine).
Can you be 100% certain that someone doesn't consider salmon as currency? Since the automated teller machine is for giving out currency after all
Uh, what do you think S$ means? Clearly, it is Salmon-Dollars.
My cat would totally accept it as payment.
AFM - Automatic fish monger
FTM - Fish Transaction Machine
That way, AFM machine isn't redundant. I like the way you think. This'll give pedants years of the same shit to talk about.
I just want to be very very clear that if you say this phrase out loud, you MUST. ARTICULATE. CAREFULLY.
If they sold trout I'd call it an ATM. This is an ASM at best.
At least its not an ASL.
American Salmon Language
You do you, but an automated teller machine does not dispense tellers.
They're probably scared to be on their own; easily spooked, I'm told. You need to get Penn from the APM first.
Well not all ATMs allow deposits and the ones that don't, generally don't take cash in any form any way, only card (and then give out cash)
If you see salmon as a currency, then this could be a withdraw-only salmon ATM
The size is good enough for a solo dinner with the fried fillet and a couple cups of rice.
I am preparing for hibernation right now and often crave salmon after midnight. I would love to have a salmon vending machine nearby.