Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Dumbass

Some people dont know how to hide thier shiznit
I had to catch a bs home after the latest installment of "HEY, Come
Fix My System". And it thoroughly sucked.
The whole trip was for naught as the machine was 6 years old and
un-repairable. Then I got rain soaked on the way home because I dont
have a car.
So after a few drippy minutes waiting in the rain a bus finally
arrives. Its kinda crowded. Most of the staring sullen faces are moist
and look fairly worn.
Most of us had no idea the weather was turning as the local weather
reports never mentioned rain. So I padded my way towards the back of
the bus, where it is slightly warmer. Gingerly avoiding the minefield
of sprawled feet in the aisle, I find a seat. There were several
people sitting stolidly staring straight ahead doing thier best "I am
not a victim" impression. Two young men just infront of me were
laughing and whispering to each other about some private joke. No one
seemed to notice them or care. And they seemed to care little for
anyone around them. Things probably would have continued on as an
uneventful ride home except for one thing.
As the two young men rose to leave the bus one of them dropped a bag.
It was small and clear plastic. I could not help but laugh when I saw
it. Several other passengers looked at the bag as if it was something
horrid that had crawled up out of thier dreams. Mustering my best
'street voice', I bellowed, "Yo 'olms". Both young men turned startled
out of thier conversation. Calmly and causualy I squated and palmed
the bag. "What man?", the nearest young man asked. Still trying to be
casual I bumped him. when my hand brushed his he yelled,"MAN!". As our
eyes met he whispered, "thanks 'G". "Its cool".
We pleasently parted company and no one said a word.
Now most people would not have been "playing" with the bag while on
the bus. But this guy did. Also an intelligent person would have
placed the bag in a pocket and been done with it. But this genius was
handeling it in public.
I tell ya. If this is the youth of America then we are all f'cked