"Yeah! You should see it on your next pay check. Oh, by the way, the local bank closed down, so the company credit union is the only game in town now. It's struggling to serve so many new customers that they've had to introduce a monthly fee on accounts, eight dollars per month."

I remember getting a 10 cent raise at some retail job I had when I was young, and the boss just sat there and stared at me, and finally said "Aren't you going to thank me for the raise? Most people only got a nickel."

I said, "Yippee! In a 40 hour week, that's an extra $4. Now I can buy a house," and I walked out of his office. I didn't last much longer after that.

I'm revisiting this after learning about the community. I still think this was a really fun thread.