Quote of the Day

Posted by Chris Spags on July 24th, 2009 at 2:15 pm

The economy is hitting a lot of businesses very hard. But probably not so hard that a train ticket would cost $23 quadrillion. One would hope.

A New York teenager accidentally billed $23 quadrillion seized the moment to update her Facebook status.

It read: “Very much in debt.”

Lydia Alcock of North Salem, N.Y., wasn’t alone in her virtual debt.

In a statement, Visa blamed the eye-popping charges on a programming error that affected more than 12,000 customers nationwide. The company says the problem was quickly corrected and all fees voided.

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