Comments on: Why isn’t anybody sitting by that guy?

By: Aakaash

Aakaash — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:35:26 +0000

The only time I have been Extremely Drunk in the last year, I forgot an entire language that I am passably fluent in. The taxi driver was asking for more money and he was speaking in Hindi. I wanted to say “That is bullshit” but couldn’t think of “bullshit” in Hindi, so I decided I would say “That’s not what we agreed upon” and I couldn’t even think of the Hindi word for “that’s”.
So I said “Not cool, man, that’s not done” in English. That confused him enough for him to slash his demand in half – he said “give me fifty rupees more” in Hindi. And even though I just heard the word, I couldn’t say “fifty?” in Hindi. I gave him twenty and as he drove away I thought here is where I remember what I should have said to him, but I still didn’t.
Now I don’t know if I should give Kris’ guy props for remembering song lyrics or call him a poseur.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:18:10 +0000

thanks for the props! I can’t take credit, though. That drunk guy sang Queen all by himself . . .

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:42:19 +0000

“Puberty Love.” Hey, it kills tomatoes.

By: Pulao

Pulao — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:24:13 +0000

First, I second dbay’s kudos on your funniness. Where’s that Minneapolis’s funniest people competition when you need it?

Third, I think you’ve stumbled onto a way to get clear out back of busses for your own personal use. What other songs could work just as well, do you think? I mean, I’m guesssing killing someone in Reno works, but maybe we can think of others. Plus, it if means you get to start drinking at 5:30…

By: dbay

dbay — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:13:33 +0000

You should be a comedy writer. I’m serious. Well, I can also be funny, but I’m serious.

Compile these into a humorous life observations book. You’ll do well. Hey, does 12apostrophes have a ‘humorous life observations’ category?

I love the goofy array of behaviors that Bohemian Rhapsody brings out in people. I’ve witnessed some too. Well, your story was a little beyond that, but still. Long live Freddy!