Civic Duty

Bank Teller: Did you know sir, in the future you can also use the ATM machine just outside the front doors and avoid the waiting in line for a teller?

Terry Allen: Yes I did, thank you.

Bank Teller: I love our customers prefer that option actually.

Terry Allen: Really? Do you know what ATM stands for ? Automatic Teller Machine. So when you say ATM machine, what you're actually saying is automatic teller machine machine. Now either you're just being ignorantly redundant or you really want to emphasize that machine part. In which case you're not really providing very personal care or excellent service, are you? You just want to talk to customers, do some script that your manager set up for you to sell some programs or something like that, or give to you tellers behind the lines so to go outside and use the ATM?