You’re sitting on the MAX, quietly minding your own business, when a hasn’t-showered-in-over-a-month older man with an all-too-long pinky fingernail sits down next to you. He opens up a pill container, and proceeds to dump the contents into his grimy hand so he can then count exactly how many amphetamines he has in his possession. You:
(a) pull out your Flintstones Chewables to see how many Barneys you have left
(b) lean over and ask how much he wants for 10 mg of Ritalin
(c) politely finish up the row of knitting you’re working on, silently count to 45, decide you’ve waited long enough and then move to a seat on the other end of the car
I went with (c).
15 responses so far ↓
1 trcs // Dec 29, 2005 at 6:55 pm
A guy once sat down next to me on the bus and then proceeded to pull brand new, tags still on clothes out from underneath his own shirt and jacket. He’s either very concerned about the environment and refused to take bags from the stores he shops at, or…….And on top of that, he kept wacking his elbows into me as he fished out his “purchases”. That’s what pissed me off the most actually. Personal space, people.
2 perfectsymmetry // Dec 29, 2005 at 8:15 pm
Awwwh…lol. What is with the extra long pinky fingernails? Oddly enough, I’ve seen it plenty of times myself. I vote for (c) because that’s probably exactly what I would have done (minus the knitting part!)
3 infraorange // Dec 29, 2005 at 9:47 pm
Oy!(e) Uncomfortably wait for the next train stop and run from one car into the next, then tell all your friends and xanga about it asap.
4 rubyblue123 // Dec 30, 2005 at 1:54 am
Yet another reason for me to forge ahead with the invention of the portable hole. Wouldn’t that be nice?
5 sunshineboy78 // Dec 30, 2005 at 2:53 am
how bout d)
coyly unbutton the top button on your shirt, remarking lasciviously “I have an itch and I bet you could scratch it, with that pinky nail of yours.”
6 TimsHead // Dec 30, 2005 at 3:22 am
I did like the (a) option, just because it was the most absurd. But I think your actual response was good.
7 Jay_galk25 // Dec 30, 2005 at 3:23 am
Not hitting him up for his meds…oh darling, haven’t I taught you anything.
Jay {you open your mouth and I’m grounded once more} “Rawr”
8 MaximaBella // Dec 30, 2005 at 7:09 pm
lmfao…
re last post…i prefer an aisle seat…always!
9 fern_forest // Dec 31, 2005 at 5:28 am
(c) definately. i have a hard time sitting next to people with strong smells and i have no tolerance for drugs. Happy New Year!!!!
10 MaximaBella // Dec 31, 2005 at 6:35 am
ryc: I guess they dont make ‘minis’ anymore..the mini that holds 1000, and came in the cute metallic colors* those ones specifically are not being made anymore..
He bought mine as a floor model or customer return..it had everything with it, including the box, and was sent to apple for a checkup..I guess circuit city had a few like that. It was very inexpensive that way! What a deal!
11 Gnarlysurf // Dec 31, 2005 at 11:25 am
Definately B…I mean hey ya gotta make a buck somehow.
12 thinlizzy17 // Dec 31, 2005 at 5:06 pm
You travel with your Flintsones vitamins?
ryc: blast those ribcages!
13 StigmataMartyr42 // Jan 2, 2006 at 11:03 am
I would’ve asked him for some adderall? ha ha ha, take care.
14 chicagoartgirl23 // Jan 2, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Wow–45 is a LONG count. You are very polite. I’m just back from vacation and catching up on my blog reading. It sounds like you had a great Christmas! What cookbooks did you get? I got Carey Neff’s Concious Cuisine cookbook and I LOVE it. We made soup from it today and I want to eat the whole pot-full. Somehow I missed out on socks this year. What up with that? Anyhow, it was fun to read up on your holiday exploits. When does your internship start? Good luck with that & Happy New Year!
15 geekgoddiss // Jan 3, 2006 at 4:26 am
I like choice A