Deke

A strange exchange

Saturday, September 20, 2008 12:27:00 AM

I was in the wash and brush-up area of a motorway service station just a few short hours ago, and a guy came and stood in front of the next basin alongside mine and looked at himself in the mirror, then he turned and looked at me and for reasons that only he could define he said, wearily, "War."

My first reaction was to check the mirror and make sure I wasn't alone in there with this guy. "Hello", "Nice day", "How ya doin'?", or even "The crappers are in a disgusting state", I know how to deal with. "War" was a new one on me. I said the only thing I could think of. "Huh. What is it good for?"

"Absolutely nothin'" he said.

"Say it again." I said.

But he didn't.

Ah haaaar. 'Tis that day aggennnn....Got them old crenchit crud blues again.

Comments

Cleanclean # Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:41:12 AM

King NutinKingnutin # Saturday, September 20, 2008 12:33:31 PM

It's a strange twisted world we live in. What a weird guy. He didn't repeat it again!!!!!

Deke # Saturday, September 20, 2008 5:56:53 PM

It's gotta be one of my weirdest restroom experiences ever, and yeah... Why, having initiated the 'conversation' didn't he press on with it?

I bet you would've.

Loiscakkleberrylane # Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:58:17 AM

Now I know why my mother told me never to use a public bathroom.

King NutinKingnutin # Sunday, September 21, 2008 1:29:42 PM

Actually, I would not have continued. I would have ended it at 'Absolutely nothing'. The moment you start singing the rest of the song, I would have walked ... nay, run away.

Deke # Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:28:32 PM

You've obviously not heard me sing.

You'd have been running for your life long before I got that far.