BANK ROBBER!

here's a question for you: you are at your bank's drive-up atm. you hate your bank. they've porked you on so many fees and crap that you really wouldn't be with this bank if it wasn't so conveniently located right next door to your job. you withdraw 140 bucks from the atm and drive away. since the bills are brand new (the latest colorized 20's) you crumple each individual one so they don't get stuck together in your wallet. as you are doing this, you discover that there are eight 20's, not seven! NO, WAIT, THERE'S NINE 20's HERE!! and the receipt only sez you withdrew $140! well well well. these crisp, new 20's even fooled the atm. you just got 40 bucks for free! what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?

a. go in and report the error and give back the $40.
2. drive away and anonymously call the bank and report the problem.
c. take it back, the atm is probably operated by an outside vendor, not the evil bank.
e. keep it and give it to charity.
f. keep it, you ARE a charity (radiators are expensive, dude!)

as you may have guessed, the correct answer is f. yes, i did mull over each answer. i really thought about doing #2, but they might be able to figure out who you are by the time you called, the # number of times the ATM was used, and the cameras. i also considered the grandiose view that this has a detrimental effect on the US economy, albeit small. BUT, i countered, it will have a much bigger, positive effect on MY economy when it helps pay for my much-needed crap! such as the $75 money order that pays for my fingerprint/background check with the state troopers. so the money is going to the state anyway.

state trooper polygraph test question #1:

"have you ever profited illegally from a bank error?" "ummm..."