An ATM firm is offering Cockney rhyming slang on five of its cash machines in east London. Over the next three months, users of Bank Machine ATMs can opt to enter their Huckleberry Funn, rather than Pin, and how much sausage and mash they want. Those who want £10 must ask for a speckled hen.
An ATM operator introduced Cockney rhyming slang to five cash machines in East London today. People using the Ban Machine ATMs can opt to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and select how much sausage and mash they want. Those who want £10 must ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users it is contacting their rattle and tank, instead of bank.
Hunting some sausage and mash but can't find a rattle and tank? Well you won't Adam and Eve this.
Cockney cash machines are proving banks so indeed have a sense of humour, with five ATMs across east London giving prompts in the area's famous rhyming slang.
Customers who opt for the Cockney option will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn (PIN) and ask how many speckled hens (£10 notes) they need. The service will be offered alongside English for three months.
The Cockney cash machines are in the following locations:Murco, Hatch Lane, Chingford; Roman Road, ow; Commercial Stree, Whitechapel; High Street, Walthamstow; and 197 Mays Lane, Barnet.
If the rhyming slang ATMs are a hit, next up could be Brummie, Geordie and Scouse. Genius, or a load of Watford Gap?
Feeling brassic? Run out of bees? Don't worry, help is at hand. Take your Jimmy Shands out of your Davey, and take a bowl of chalk to one of five cash dispensers in east London where, thanks to a new range of cockney cash machines, you can withdraw some Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Or, for those of you not fluent in David Hockney: Bank Machine, which runs 2,500 ATMs across the country, has set up five cash dispensers in locations from Spittalfields to Barnet that offer customers the option either to request cash in English, or "moolah for ya sky rocket" in cockney.
Ask for cockney and the machine tells you it is "Readin' your bladder of lard" before asking for your "Huckleberry Finn". Then the hard decisions start. Do you want to see your balance on the Charlie Sheen? Or withdraw sausage and mash?
If the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cash machines are a success, the company hopes to follow them up with Brummie, Geordie, Scouse and Scots ATMs (suggestions for these much welcomed – the British Library's Sounds Familiar website, which tracks accents and dialects, was not a huge amount of help in coming up with the Brummie for cash).
It is not simply about client satisfaction, says the company – and anyway, anyone who claims there are more than a brass band full of pure-bred cockneys in trendy Spitalfields is having a giraffe. Its laudable aim is to keep dialects alive in Britain.
Genius, or a load of Watford Gap? Well, the company gets a bit of publicity, its users a bit of a bubble bath. Surely, everyone's a chicken dinner?
Those seeking to translate this post can find help at "The biggest dictionary of Cockney Rhyming Slang on the Internet", built by "real" cockneys all over the world.
Customers can choose to be asked for their Huckleberry Finn (PIN) and how much sausage and mash (cash) they want to withdraw.
Cashpoint firm Bank Machine began the scheme yesterday at five East London ATMs. Chief Ron Delnevo said: "We wanted something fun and some residents will visit just to have a butcher's.
"It's the first time a financial services provider has recognised Cockney language in such a manner."
A cash machine operator has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of its cash machines in east London.
People using the Bank Machine cash points will be able to opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang.
As a result, they will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and will ahveto select how much sausage and mash they want.
Those who want to take out £10 will have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may tell users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.
The rhyming slang prompts will be available from five ATMs in east London for three months from today.
Ron Delnevo managing director of Bank Machine, said: "Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (look), most will be genuinely pleased."
An ATM operator has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of its cash machines in east London.
People using Bank Machine ATMs will be able to opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang.
As a result they will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and will have to select how much sausage and mash they want.
Those who want to take out £10 will have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than their bank.
The rhyming slang prompts will be available from five amchines in east London for three months from today.
"We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines," Ron Delnevo managing director of Bank Machine said:
"Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (look), most will be genuinely please as this is the first time a financial services operator in the capital will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
The ATMs displaying prompts in Cockney are all free to use, although the majority of the group's cash machines typically charge a £1.50 fee.
The young people laughed when the ATM asked them if they required "some moolah for ya sky rocket". The machine in Spitalfields, was one of five Cockney cash dispensers from East London to Barnet that began dispensing "moolah" yesterday morning.
Bank Machine, which runs 2500 ATMs across the country, was aiming to amuse, but it has grander ambitions too. It hopes to follow the Cockney cash machines with Brummie, Geordie, Scouse and Scots ATMs. It hopes that ATMs will serve to keep these dialects alive in Britain.
Responses to this initiative varied yesterday. In Spitalfields, Caroline Smith, 40, a brand consultant from West London, said the machine had "made my day".
But John Strachan, 52, an IT worker from Dundee, found the experience troubling. When it offered to serve him in English or Cockney, he suspected a hoax. He selected Cockney.
"Readin' your bladder of lard", read the message on the screen. It asked for his "Huckleberry Finn". Then more bewildering questions: did he wanted to see his balance on the Charlie Sheen? Did he wish to change his Huckleberry Funn or did he simply require sausage and mash, with or without a receipt?
After the concept was explained to him, he was so indignant that he resorted to slang himself: "It's complete pants," he said. "Using an ATM is a very sensitive moment."
Other customers - a receptionist from Buckinghamshire, a product manager from Wimbledon, even a Frenchman - seemed delighted to be addressed in Cockney.
There seemed to be a scarcity of real Cockneys in Spitalfields to communicate with the cash machine in their mother tongue.
Farther east, however, next to the Cockney cash machine in Hackney, Roy Parker, 62, a bona fide Cockney, was working behind the counter of a mini-cab firm. So, what did he think of the ATM outside?
"Real Cockneys don't have bank accounts or all that palava," he said. "They put it under the mattress."
An ATM operator has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of its cash machines in east London today.
Those using the Bank Machine ATMs will be able to opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang.
As a result they will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and will have to select how much sausage and mash they want.
Those who want to take out £10 will have to ask for a speckled hen, and the machine then contact their rattle and tank (bank) for approval.
The rhyming slang prompts will be available from five ATMs in east London for three months from today.
If you find yourself at sixes and sevens, you can switch back to standard English.
Rhyming Slang originated in East London so that Eastenders could talk freely to each other without fear of being overheard, especially by law enforcers.
It seeped into popular culture through films such as Oliver Twist and My Fair Lady and TV programmes from Porridge to EastEnders.
The phrases are derived from taking an expression which rhymes with a word and then using that expression instead of the word. Sometimes the rhyming word is then taking out, so 'Look' becomes 'Butcher's hook', which is shortened to 'Butchers.'
Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, said: 'We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines.
'Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (look), most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner.'
The ATMs displaying prompts in Cockney are all free to use, although the majority of group's cash machines typically charge a £1.50 fee.
197 Mays Lane, Barnet EN5
LE FIGARO - 25TH AUGUST 2009
In London, five ATMs speak slang to better serve their customers.
"You want how many sausage-puree?" That is essentially what customers Londoners will be offered when withdrawing money from an ATM. "Sausage-puree" means the money by "Cockney", a slang used by the working class London.
"We wanted to introduce something fun and with a local interest in our distributor in London," said Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, head of branches. Today, only five distributors located in East London offer this options of slang to their users.
"Some people will use the counters, just to cast a glance, but most of them will be really happy because this is the first time that an operator of financial services recognises the language of cockney way," said Ron Delnevo.
METRO - 25TH AUGUST 2009
and finally...
Cockneys will today be able to enter their 'Huckleberry Finn' (Pin) before asking for a 'speckled hen' (£10) from their rattle and tank (bank) at five cash machine across east London. The rhyming slang will be offered to all would-be pearly royalty by Bank Machine ATMs for the next three months.
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - 25TH AUGUST 2009
London cash machines offer Cockney slang option
Would you Adam and Eve it? Cash machines in east London are offering customers the option of using the local Cockney rhyming slang to get their hands on their sausage, so to speak.
Five automated teller machines (ATMs) in the East End are going Cockney for three months from Monday.
While cash machines with several language options are commonplace in some countries, the chance to use rhyming slang could leave those unfamiliar with the east London lingo in a right load of Barney Rubble.
Anyone opting for Cockney rhyming slang will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn (PIN) before chosing how much sausage and mash (cash) they want.
Those wanting to withdraw 10 pounds will have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.
"We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines," said Ron Delnevo, managing director of operators Bank Machine.
"Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (hook, look), most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
The ATMs displaying prompts in Cockney are all free to use, though most of the group's cash machines charge a fee.
Better-known Cockney rhyming slang includes dog and bone (phone), apples and pears (stairs), whistle and flute (suit), Adam and Eve (believe), Barnet Fair (hair), trouble and strife (wife), loaf of bread (head) and boat race (face).
THIS IS MONEY - 25TH AUGUST 2009
Cockney cash machines go on trial
Cash machines using cockney slang instead of standard English have hit the Capital. Have a butcher's and see whether they're a winning gimmick or infuriating nonsense
Cockney may not be your chosen means of communication after a hard day's Kathy Burke, when you're feeling brassic and completely cream crackered, but five cash machines in east London have dispensed with the Queen's English for some David Hockney this week.
(That's work, skint, knackered and cockney to the uninitiated.)
A cash machine manufacturer, imaginatively called Cash Machine, installed five Cockney cash machines in five London locations from Hackney to Barnet.
It plans to follow these up elsewhere with Scouse, Brummie, Geordie and Scots versions if the three-month trial is successful.
If you request Cockney instead of English, the machine tells you it is 'reading your bladder of lard' (card) before asking for your Huckleberry Finn (Pin).
You then have the option of withdrawing sausage and mash (cash) or seeing the balance on your Charlie Sheen (screen).
Each of the cash amounts on offer also has a cockney slant: Speckled Hen (£10), Horn of Plenty (£20), Dirty (£30) and Double Top (£40).
The company claims it is keeping dialects alive in Britain, but whether this will have an impact on trendy professionals in London's Spitalfields just taking out a few McGuivers (fivers) to pay for some pints of Nelson (Mandela - Stella) is another matter.
Will the younger generation have a giraffe (laugh) out of being asked for their rattle and tank (bank, according to the machine) balance or some moolah for ya sky rocket (pocket)?
Or perhaps some bone fide Cockneys will just think its all a bit Piccadilly (silly?)
Care to put a John Major (wager) on it?
SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA - 25TH AUGUST 2009
London ATMs offer Cockney slang
Cash machines in east London are offering customers the options of using the local Cockney rhyming slang to get their hands on their sausage, so to speak.
Five automated teller machines (ATMs) in the East End are going Cockney for three months from Monday.
While cash machines with several language options are commonplace in some countries the chance to use rhyming slang could leave those unfamiliar with the east London lingo in a right load of Barney Rubble.
Anyone opting for Cockney rhyming slang will be asked to enter their Huckberry Finn (PIN) before choosing how much sausage and mash (cash) they want.
Those wanting to withdraw 10 pounds will have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.
"We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines," said Ron Delnevo, managing director of operators Bank Machine.
"While we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butchers (hook, look), most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
The ATMs displaying prompts in Cockney are all free to use, though most of the group's cash machines charge a fee.
Better-known Cockney rhyming slang includes dog and bone (phone), apples and pears (stairs), whistle and flute (suit), Adam and Eve (believe), Barnet Fair (hair), trouble and strife (wife) loaf of bread (head) and boat race (face).
EXPRESS & STAR - 25TH AUGUST 2009
Sausage and mash via Cockney Charlie Sheens
No, your mince pies aren't deceiving you - this is a first look at Cockney rhyming slang cashpoints for London.
Customers using the ATMs operated by the Bank Machine will be able to opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang. Options include "some moolah for ya sky rocket", while you can also see your balance on the Charlie Sheen (screen) or on a Fleet Street (sheet).
As a result they will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and will have to select how much sausage and mash they want.
Those who want to take out £10 will have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.
The rhyming slang prompts are being made available from five ATMs in east London for three months. Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, said: "We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines.
"Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (look), most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
Cashpoint user Caroline Smith, aged 40, from West London, said the machine had "made my day". Next to the Cockney cash machine in Hackney, Roy Parker, 62, himself a Cockney, was working behind the counter of a mini-cab firm. He said: "Real Cockneys don't have bank accounts or all that palava. They put it under the mattress."
THE AGE - 26TH AUGUST 2009
Use your loaf for a speckled hen
Would you Adam and Eve it? Cash machines in East London are offering customers the option of using the local Cockney rhyming slang to get their hands on their sausage, so to speak.
Five ATMs in the East End are going Cockney for three months from Monday.
While cash machines with several language options are commonplace in some countries, the chance to use rhyming slang could leave those unfamiliar with the East London lingo in a spot of Barney Rubble. Anyone opting for Cockney rhyming slang will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn (PIN) before choosing how much sausage and mash (cash) they want.
Those wanting to withdraw £10 will have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.
"We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines," said Ron Delnevo, managing director of ATM operator Bank Machine.
"While we epxect some resudents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (hook - look), most will be genuinely please as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
The ATMs displaying prompts in Cokney are all free to use, though most of the group's cash machines charge a fee.
Better-known Cockney rhyming slang includes dog and bone (phone), apples and pears (stairs), whistle and flute (suit), Barnet fair (hair), trouble and strife (wife), loaf of bread (head) and boat race (face).
SCOTTISH DAILY EXPRESS - 27TH AUGUST 2009
No truth (as all the best stories begin) in rumours that the firm that put rhyming slang in its London cash dispensers now plans a move to Glasgow, as soon as it can perfect an ATM that says "fair do's" if yuo account is in balance, and nuts you if it isn't.
DAILY MIRROR - 27TH AUGUST 2009
Cockney Cash is Piccadilly
At last the technological breakthrough we have all been waiting for!!
Hover jetpacks and protein pill breakfasts may still be decades off.
And despite being able to put a man on the moon, they still can't make orange juice that tastes nice after you've brushed your teeth.
But, finally, we have what we have been waiting for, a cash machine that speaks in Cockney rhyming slang.
Yes, that's right, next time you visit a hole in the wall you might find it asks for your Huckleberry Finn (PIN) and if you're going to spend your cash dahn the ol rabadab or on some pie 'n' mash, whelks or a lahvely Ruby.
I imagine the overdrafts in Bacup, Bolton and Barnsley have started shrinking already.
EVENING CHRONICLE - 28TH AUGUST 2009
Ne money fa ye bonny lad - Cash machine may soon be coining all our Geordie phrases
A cash machine near you could soon be greeting users with an 'Alreet pet' and 'How much dee ya want?'
A company which produces cash dispensers has introduced machines with regional dialects as an experiment.
At the moment Cockney is the only variety, but if the move proves popular cash machines which work in Geordie could become a feature of North East High Streets.
Bank Machine Ltd, which place the machines in shops and other spaces, launched five ATMs in East London that display prompts and options in Cockney language.
Customers who opt for the Cockney option, will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn (PIN) and will then be able to select sausage and mash (cash) amounts such as a speckled hen (£10).
The machine will then advise that the machine is contacting their Rattle and Tank (Bank) for approval.
Ron Delnevo, Managing Director of Bank Machine, said: "We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines.
"While we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butchers (look), most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the cocklney language in such a manner.
"We have had a great response so far, and it would be great to expand the range of dialects we use.
"I'm sure there would be huge demand for thsi in the North East.
"Geordies are rightly proud of their language and heritage, we just need a few ideas for the right words we could use.
"We are showing that finance can be fun."
The service will be offered alongside English for so if customers feel they have to use their loaf (head) too much to understand the phrases, they can always switch back to use the plain English option.
Ron added: "Through cockney ATMs, Bank Machine is celebrating the creativity and comedy manifest within this distinctly London dialect, hopefully ensuring that this much loved lingo doesn't pass into obscurity.
"It is vital that we keep regional dialects alive, and if this can help people continue to use Geordie or others like Brummy or Mancunian, then so much the better."
FIRST NEWS - 28TH AUGUST 2009
Cockney Cash Machines
Five cash machine in east Longon have been programmed to offer services in rhyming slang.
The machine, owned by Bank Machines, ask customers to enter their Huckleberry Funn (PIN) before they can withdraw sausage and mash (cash), along with other services. The machines will feature the slang for the next three months.
A spokesman for Bank Machine says: "We just wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines."
BIRMINGHAM MAIL - 29TH AUGUST 2009
ATM is bostin'
Have a butcher's look at this...
Hancock noted how an ATM operator introduced Cockney rhyming slang into a number of its cash machnes in east London earlier this week.
People using ths bank ATMs will be able to opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang.
As a result they will be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their Pin, and will have to select how much sausage and mash they want.
Well what about a Brummie version? We could press 'bostin' for confirmation, or be greeted by a pleasant 'cheers bab' if all goes through as planned.
Any other suggestions? 'Faggots and peas' (please) email hancock@birminghammail.net
YORKSHIRE POST - 29TH AUGUST 2009
Forget apples and pears - now its sausage and mash...
An ATM operator has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of its cash machines in East London.
People using the Bank Machine ATMs are able to opt to have their prompts and options given to them in rhyming slang.
As a result they can be asked to enter their Huckleberry Finn, rather than their PIN, and have to select how much sausage and mash - cash - they want.
Those wanting to take out £10 have to ask for a speckled hen, while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their rattle and tank, rather than bank.
The rhyming slang prompts are available from five ATMs in East London for three months from this week. Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine said: "We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines.
"Whilst we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a butcher's (look), most will be genuinely please as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY - 30TH AUGUST 2009
Cor blimey, it's a mash machine
Do you want some 'moolah for ya sky rocket' or do you wish to check your balance at 'ya rattle and tank? Then pop in a 'bladder of lard' and tap in that 'Huckleberry Finn'.
Or, to put it in plain English, you can now withdraw money at the first cash machine to communicate in Cockney rhyming slang, deliveringyour 'sausages amd ,asj' to be handed out in 'speckled hens' or 'horn of plenties' as crisp ten or twenty pound notes.
Five cash machines in East London went Cockney last week. Cashpoint operator Bank Machine has introduced them on a three month trial to see if they will attract more local customers.
If successful the company hopes to introduce other cash machines that cater for other regional dialects (see below).
In Walthamstow, east London, the new cash machine has gone down well. Roy Martyn, 52, born and bred in the area, is enjoying a pint at The Cock Tavern across the road and believes his local language deserves celebrating.
The removal man says: "I think the cash machine is a great idea and brings some much-needed fun. Having said that, although the words the machine uses are humorous they are not really how Cockneys speak - or ever did."
Rpy talks of 'Cockles' - from cock hens - rather than 'speckled hens' for £10 notes and 'pie and mash' with no mention of sausages when he talks of cash.
Cock Tavern landlord Michael Adams, 72, says: "Most people around here will not understand it. The phrases it uses are dated, but the fun idea is appreciated."
Jacqueline Cooper, 52, who runs nearby L Manze, one of the oldest pie and mash shops in London says "Cockney people are proud of their heritage and as long as this is celebrated and they are not patronised, the cash machine is welcome. but I don't think it will bring new users."
Sadly, the cash machine had run out of cliches as well asmoney when Financial Mail visited, as there was a 'Sorry Out of Service' sign. but two miles north in Chingford there was another 'Cockney' cash machine on the forecourt of a petrol station - and this one was working.
Local Administration officer Martin Staggs, 21, says: "I wanted £100 - we call it a ton - but the cash machine failed to use the Cockney slang for this as it was more than £40." He did not bother to check on how much monry he had in the 'rattle & tank' (bank) through requesting an on-screen balance ('balance on Charlie Sheen') or 'Fleet Street' (print out).
Customer Suzanne Brown, 43, burst into laughter when the Cockney option was given and happily chose it. But she fears some might not trust the cash machine.
"There may be people who think the whole thing is just taking the Mickey and that the machine is not real," she says.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 30TH AUGUST 2009
You're 'avin' a laugh
It is the silly season, after all, and I see that cash machine operator Bank Machine has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of its ATMs in east London.
People using the machines in various location across the East End will be asked to enter their "Huckleberru Finn", rather than their pin, and will have to select how much "sausage and mash" they want. Those who want to take out £10 will have to aske for a "speckled hen", while the machine may inform users that it is contacting their "rattle and tank", rather than bank.
Ron Delnevo of Bank Machine said he wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to cash machines. I'm not sure about you but it certainly brought a Sandy Lyle to my boat race.
THE SCOTTISH SUN - 30TH AUGUST 2009
Bank on Straight Talking
Some cash machines in East London are giving people the option of receiving instructions in English or Cockney rhyming slang.
If you take the Cockney option the machine will start by reading your bladder of lard (card) and then ask for your Huckleberry Finn (pin).
You also get the opportunity to review your balance on the Charlie Sheen (machine) or just take your sausage and mash (cash) and go.
The operator, Bank Machine, intends to follow with Brummie, Scouse and Scots versions.
Skint Scots punters may have to go for just a skin diver (fiver) but the minted ones could probably ask for a Hampden roar (score).
I've one thing to say to Bank Machine - gonnae no dae that!
THE PEOPLE - EAMONN HOLMES - 30TH AUGUST 2009
Your bank's Eartha Kitt..
If you are in the East End of London and need some cash, be warned an ATM operator has added Cockney rhyming slang at certain cashpoints.
For example, cash translates as "Sausage and mash" and your PIN number would be "Huckleberry Finn".
For those in the area, here are a few tips. If you try to withdraw money and it says 'Brassic Lint', it basically means you have no cash.
If you check the state of your account and it says 'Eartha Kitt', then it's clearly not very healthy. If you are not satisfied with this, talk to the bloke behind the counter - the 'Merchant Banker'.
DAILY STAR - 31ST AUGUST 2009
And I'll teller you this
Wacky patter fae McCashline
Hole-in-the-wall machines could become McCash dispensers under a zany plan to give them a Scots accent.
The move, which would have out own Rab C Nesbitt making a few of his own choice statements, is aimed at making Scots feel more at ease using the machines.
The idea comes after cockney-speaking ATMs were installed at several locations in London.
Accent
One firm making the devices, Bank Machine, now wants to fit 250 auto-tellers in Glasgow and Edinburgh using the Scots language to give them "local interest".
Bank Machine boss Ron Delnevo said: "We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines.
"While we expect some residents will visit the machines to just have a butchers, most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the cockney language in such a manner."
In London ATM users can withdraw a £10 note if they choose the English language option - or a "speckled hen" if they opt for the cockney version.
Under the plan, Scots bank users would get a "wee-statement" instead of a mini one and "bawbees" instead of money.
MORTGAGE STRATEGY - 31ST AUGUST 2009
Cor blimey It doesn't take a genius to work out that the financial world is in trouble. We need a solution and we need it fast.
A massive injection of liquidity maybe? A drive to improve consumer confidence? No, according to some bigwigs at Bank Machine, the operator of ATMs in the UK, the solution is to make banks a little bit more fun by adding cockney slang to cash machines across London.
Five ATMs in east London are trialling the scheme in which consumers can select a Cockney option from the maguages menu and get the chance to use rhyming slang when withdrawing their money.
Instead of being asked to enter their PIN they will be asked to enter their 'Huckleberry Finn'. And if they decide to withdraw £10 they can select a 'speckled hen'. What a hoot.
"We wanted to introduce something fun and of local interest to our London machines," Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, told Mole.
Mole thinks that with such a wacky idea Delnevo could be heading for some Barney Rubble.
BELFAST TELEGRAPH - 3RD SEPTEMBER 2009
Cash oot? Ya haif ta be joaking
It was announced last week that some cash machines in the UK are going to use Cockney rhyming slang.
So what about a campaign for similar recognition for Ulster-Scots in our ain fair land?
(And we don't want any sly jokes about Ulster Scots fawlk being too mean to withdraw their cash).
EXPRESS & STAR - 10TH SEPTEMBER 2009
'Ow about this for yower munnay
Ow bist, do yow want a tenner for yower wallit, or 'ows about checking yower balance at the bonk?
To put it in plain English, cash-points giving instructions in a Black Country dialect could soon be coming to high streets across the region.
Cashpoint operator Bank Machine, which is offeruing customers in East London the option of withdrawing money guided by Cockney rhyming slang, revealed today the Black Country could be next.
In London, the rhyming slang prompts, which are initially available from five ATMs, ask users to enter their Huckleberry Funn, rather than their pin, and ask how much sausage and mash, or cash, they want.
They can check their balance on the Charlie Sheen, which is the screen, or visit their Rattle and Tank, which is the bank. Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, says that the cockney machines are just a trial.
He said today: "If they cucceed we want to provide dialect options in other areas with a strong identity. The Black Country and Liverpool are the areas we would go to first."
The move has been welcomed by Black Country wordsmith Dave Bartley, who says the cashpoints would be a bit of fun as well as promoting the local dialect.
Mr Bartley, aged 53, of Stella Road in Tipton, said: "I have a genuine concern that our regional accents are dying out. If we did have Black Country cashpoints it would be something to show how special our dialect is and that it should be kept alive."
Sandwell mayor Geoff lewis added: "Our accent is unique and something that should be celebrated so I would love to see these cashpoints come to the Black Country. When you travel around you realise how different the accent is in each area."
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - 15TH SEPTEMBER 2009
England: Bring your 'bladder of lard': These ATMs only speak cockney
LONDON - Ever wanted to withdraw some 'bread and honey' at an ATM? Or simply check your balance on the 'Charlie Sheen'?
If such terms mean anything to you, then chance are you're familiar with cockney rhyming slang, the colorful quasi-dialect of London's East End, where a cluster of cash machine now offer the option of making transactions in the often impenetrable slang.
Customers will be asked to enter their 'Huckleberry Finn' instead of their PIN in order fort he ATM to read their 'Bladder of Lard' (card). They will then be asked tif they want to withdraw 'sausage and mash' (cash), before being offered denominations including a 'Speckled hen' (10).
Despite some mystery, the origins of the slang are thought to lie with market traders who used short rhyming phrases as a code to communicate.
Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, the ATM operator behind the project, said:
"Financial services has seen so much gloom recently that we decided to do this for a bit of fun."
RETAIL NEWSAGENT - 18TH SEPTEMBER 2009
ATM is having a tin bath
People using ATMs in East London may soon find themselves referring to their cash as "sausage and mash" and their pin as a "Huckleberry Finn".
ATM operator Bank Machine is giving its terminal users the option to have their instruction given to them in Cockney rhyming slang.
Ron Delnevo, managing director of Bank Machine, said:
"While we expect some residents will visit the machine to just have a look, most will be genuinely pleased as this is the first time a financial services provider will have recognised the Cockney language in such a manner."
