{"id":2900,"date":"2025-04-05T21:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T20:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2025-04-12T13:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T12:20:44","slug":"what-is-a-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=2900","title":{"rendered":"What is a card?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three scientists\u2014Papaia, Banani, Ravioli\u2014and their assistant Igor, who are supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference, take the wrong flight and end up on the other side of the world. After arriving at the wrong airport, they book a hotel to spend the night, but when they get there, the clerk refuses to let them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are in front of the Sunflowerr Hotel, where the four are trying to explain to the clerk that they paid with a card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia: We paid with the card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clerk: &#8220;A card? Ah, a business card!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Leave it here, and if the boss is interested, he\u2019ll call you\u2026 maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli: No! The card! Have you ever heard of credit cards?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clerk: You mean Christmas cards?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Or a greeting card?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Is it for me? My birthday is only next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor: \u201cActually, we paid with 300 kg of greeting cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026It took a while, but at least the hotel staff got their Christmas wishes in advance!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clerk: There\u2019s no staff here, kid! Just me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravioli: Ok, let me explain\u2026 The card is the small, square one with the chip and magnetic stripe\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor: Yes, the one they clone at the airport every time Ravioli buys chocolate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clerk: Ah, I got it, it\u2019s the one you use by typing that number\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia: Yes! Exactly! And the money went to the hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clerk: When? I didn\u2019t see it arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026Are you telling me bills can fly like birds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Papaia runs his hands through his hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Igor: Yes, Mr. Clerk! 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