The ATM of the future
Sometimes when we're out in Federal Hill, we stop by the 7-Eleven on Light Street for a quick snack. Every time, I marvel at this:
On this machine, you can withdrawal money from your bank account, make a phone call, wire money overseas, bake a muffin and launch a nuclear missile strike.
When I walk by it, I imagine it asking, "Shall we play a game?"
Me: Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?
Machine: Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?
Me: Later. Right now, let's play Global Thermonuclear War.
Anybody get that awesome '80s reference? Hint: Matthew Broderick.
Also, if there really are Transformers hiding among us as the new movie suggests, this machine has to be one.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
War games?
Posted by: Mather | July 25, 2007 2:45 PM
Bingo!
Nice job Mather.
I just hope you didn't cheat and Google it.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | July 26, 2007 10:10 AM