I am riding on the bus, tired after a long day. I am sitting near the back, looking desperately for my headphones when a couple in their late thirties sits in front of me. They are talking to each other in loud voices, mostly about nonsense. At one point the man, who oddly is wearing a baseball cap with the slogan, “SHAME,” emblazoned on it, says to his female companion:
“I lost my teeth somewhere!”
She replies but I cannot hear what she is saying, but of course I involuntarily begin to wonder how on earth one can loose their presumably false teeth? Does this happen when you are strolling through the market or the mall? Perhaps it occurs instead at Burger King while having some french fries? Is it possible that some dastardly wrongdoer stole his teeth? Is this really a common problem that I just have not heard about before? I can only hope that my own teeth will not decide to run away from home as well.
16 comments:
I was with you until the meth reference ...
I'm with ya. Not like it's your keys or glasses but maybe to him it is. Usually though, they're at the bottom of my purse.
And, what meth reference ... I live in the woods and I re read just to make sure. Nope, didn't find one.
Oh well, maybe I need to find those glasses ... I might find his teeth while I'm at it.
sue, understandable.
jc, I do feel sorry for him as it would be quite sucky to lose one's teeth. I do mislay my keys all the time so maybe it is not so improbable after all.
As you were distracted by looking for your earphones, is it possible you misheard, and that he actually said:
"I lost my wreath somehwere"?
He may normally carry a wreath to complement his "Shame" baseball cap.
Meth mouth... too stoned to know where they left them.
The other part that is sad is that they are so young but they are talking as if they were seniors - although there are many seniors who are in better shape that the younger generation - man, our world is so messed up. It makes me scared for our future!
Perhaps what he said was "I lost my teens somewhere" referring to a wasted childhood. I know that's how I feel.
mood
Oh my god...
Well, I'm off to floss!
Yikes. I'm wondering if he just had a lisp, and said "I lost my keys somewhere!" shame.
Let's just hope someone on the bus wasn't sitting on them.
Wow. Just wow.
I think you're getting onto the wrong bus.
glad they didnt bite you in the ass when you sat down :P
Sad story, but true way too often-especially on the buses.
tsb, hahahaha, clever.
mlc, riding the bus you get a small microcosm of the world which I assume is not necessarily representative of the larger community.
mooderino, I think it is hard to know whether stuff you did in the past was 'wasted.' It all contributes to what you are, even your mistakes.
karen, fine idea, hahahaha
kerry, I hope so.
pc, hahahaha, indeed.
dbs, right.
ac, needs must.
jade, scary thought.
rj, the bus lifestyle does depress me sometimes.
Maybe you boarded the hospital bus, you know, the one that lets people out with a hall pass for one hour a day....
nsss, no sadly, this is the regular bus
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