While I steadfastly maintain that riding a bike is the best way to get to work, riding the bus can have its interesting moments (good interesting and bad interesting). One such moment occurred this morning - I had a hard time not bursting out in laughter at overhearing this conversation.
The scene: We have two late-middle-aged men, George and Not-George. George is sitting at the front of the bus, in the sideways seats. Not-George is sitting a few rows back, facing forward. Both men are staring straight ahead while this completely serious conversation is taking place (over the laps of the intervening passengers).
The conversation:
Not-George: George?
George: Yeah.
Not-George: Did you have a chance to eat breakfast this morning?
George: Yeah, I had some Rice Crispies.
Not-George: Ah. ... (Pause) .... George?
George: Yeah.
Not-George: I had Corn Flakes.
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Hah! Gotta love bus conversation... :)
I'm dying to know George's reaction. Was he shocked? devastated? dismayed? And how did Not-George feel once he'd gotten the Corn Flake confession off his chest? Maybe he's worried about whether George will still respect him, in spite of their differences.
Well, that's the downer of the story - George didn't really react. I was curious, too, but the news did not seem to create anything of a stir, and he remained staring stolidly ahead.
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