I'd lunched luxurious on an egg sandwich and a war doughnut that Vincent had brought up to me from the arcade automat, and I'd 'phoned Vee that I might not be out home until the 11:13, when in blows this potty party with the poison ivy leaves on his shoulder straps and demands to see Mr. Ellins at once.
"Torchy and Vee"
Sewell Ford
The number was: "2 B R 0 2 B." It was the telephone number of an institution whose fanciful sobriquets included: "automat," "Birdland," "Cannery," "Catbox," "De-louser," "Easy-go," "Good-by, Mother," "Happy Hooligan," "Kiss-me-quick," "Lucky Pierre," "Sheepdip," "Waring Blendor," "Weep-no-more" and "Why Worry?"
"2 B R 0 2 B"
Kurt Vonnegut
He didn't quite remember how he had left the automat, and he didn't even try to remember.
"Anything You Can Do"
Gordon Randall Garrett