As AstroBanana walked past Harbourfront MRT station last evening en route to Vivocity, they witnessed a huge crowd trying to go through the gantry gates. They were wondering why the crowding occurred when they heard an announcement over the PA system:
"To avoid crowding at the gantry gates, passengers are advised to take their EZ-Link cards out of their THICK wallets. They are also advised to tap their EZ-Link cards on the reader first before attempting to cross the gantry gate."
The first part was probably a dig at many of those people who have their EZ-Link cards' effectiveness somewhat negated by the obscene stack of credit cards they carry in their branded wallets. The second part was reading out loud the obvious for those who lack the common sense to figure out what should have been obvious.
Applause for the announcer's brand of sarcasm :)
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
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3 comments:
I'm surprised they didn't make that announcement in the 4 languages... did they?
i'd hate to think of what would happen if eric were the one making the announcement... there'd probably be a mob baying for (eric's) blood to deal with.
Anonymous: It's hard to be sarcastic in 4 languages. I can only do 2 :P
gabrield: I will say "LV, Coach, Gucci and what-not wallets" instead of "thick wallets"
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