Thursday, March 10, 2005

I must stop talking to people on public transport...

I have an invisible sign on my forehead. It says "I am friendly and naive. Nutbars please feel free to approach me."

I got on a bus on Tuesday night and bumped into someone. I apologised (what was I thinking? This is London Transport! You don't apologise to anyone on London Transport!) Maybe the bloke was taken aback at being apologised to, but he was clearly not amused and replied "So you should be, you rude child." The day before I was bemoaning the Circle Line to a harmless-looking woman who reciprocated by talking about her grandchildren. She asked me what I was studying, and what I wanted to do with it. I said I was considering going into the ministry...
"Worst thing that ever happened to the Anglican Church," she replied, with feeling. "I would never, ever take communion off a woman. Woman deacons were wonderful, but they should know their place."

Arse.

Then there was the guy who tried to buy my crucifix off me in order to "save" me. Was I "a sinner or a winner"?

I must stop talking to people on public transport...

On the up side of my life I have memorized my route from work through the underpass to the bus stop without any detours, venues for "Graffiti" are looking more hopeful, and I have finally mastered "Diamonds and Rust" on the guitar.

8 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

heh - the weirdo magnet is alive and well....

Who is the Tolkein weirdo commenter? (I mean no offence, I came out as Tolkein Fanatic)

11:46 am  
Blogger Rachel said...

Was the "sinner or winner" guy that weirdo who traipses around Oxford Street with a loudhailer telling us all how we're going to hell and blatantly just NEEDS TO GET A JOB?

I'm confused how taking your crucifix would save you from being a sinner though - not that weirdos have much logic

1:51 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Tolkien wierdo commenter (me) is an old friend. And I take no offence; I'm very proud of my geekiness ;)

Blossom, I'm sorry to hear that you're still getting grief on LT, although it's kind of comforting to know that things don't change too much while I'm away ;) How awful that the incredibly rude people always manage to find you - maybe it's because you're nice, so people feel free to talk to you and piss you off?

BTW: Women deacons were wonderful? Deacons are ordained ministers, maybe she should check her facts? Or maybe she should just not talk at all.

Love and snugs, M xxx

10:58 pm  
Blogger RLS said...

I like the idea of her not talking at all.

I have never met a "Tolkein weirdo" I dislike, incidentally, they all seem very cool.

Lots of love
Px

9:31 am  
Blogger Joker said...

Up north it is rude not to talk to stangers on public transport. That is the right way to do things.

2:40 pm  
Blogger RLS said...

Lorenzo - that explains a lot. I am from Blackburn, and the attitude of people down here confuses me...
Px

12:34 pm  
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