Overheard On The Bus
December 4, 2007
This morning. Commuters who know each other from the journey.
Man: Didn’t the Spice Girls do their concert last night?
Woman: I think so. It was in Canada. Vancouver or Toronto.
Man: I don’t think they were singing either.
Woman 2: They are all very pretty. They just look beautiful.
Man: Yes, but if you had a team of people who were experts in hair and make-up and costume, they could make you look just as beautiful.
Woman 2: Sorry?
Man: Well, I mean if you had people doing your wardrobe and hair and nails, they could do that to anyone.
Woman: I’m not sure that’s a compliment.
Woman 2: So you’re saying that if I took that care of my appearance, I’d be beautiful?
Man: No, I mean – some people have a natural beauty and they don’t need anything and they would look great without the clothes and make-up.
Woman: I’m not sure you’ve redeemed yourself, Terry.
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One of those “stop! digging!” moments.
I love eavesdropping on public transport. Even when people are being really loud and annoying, part of me is just enjoying the little window into their lives.
Thanks Scroob. Or a barn door.
The women enjoyed it a lot more than the man did.
That is pure, unadulterated Bloke, that conversation. Seriously. He’s probably still wondering what he said.
Yeah, but I get what he’s saying. Not very good with the tact, though.
Katy – Would you be surprised to learn that he was a guy in his mid-fifties, well spoken, wearing a pinstripe suit?
Kathryn – I get it to, but you don’t say that to a woman in her fourties.
Or ANY woman for that matter.
No. Wendy. But. But. She may be older, but she may read this, so I was rounding down. And by doing so, I waded dangerously close to the female demographic of this webstie’s audience, hinting that when you all hit the big four-oh, you’re going to need a team of beauticians to look halfway decent. I didn’t mean that of any harm.
I think it was Aguilera who said: “You are beautiful in every single way. Yes, words can’t bring you down. Don’t you bring me down today…”
Right? Hehe. Um.
Readers voice: “You’ve changed man. Jesus.”
Hand me that shovel. And another thing, yeah? Intelligent people with a sense of humour who enjoy reading and have internet access are all LOSERS.
Shall we change the subject? Hey look how I can never spell fourty. It’s Wierd.
Ed. Link please.
“I waded dangerously close to the female demographic of this webstie’s audience, hinting that when you all hit the big four-oh, you’re going to need a team of beauticians to look halfway decent”.
Oh dear. I hadn’t spotted you were doing that until right now when you pointed it out.
Brilliant.
I’m well over forty and it’s quite doubtful that any number of beauticians and hairdressers and maeup artists could give me much help.
Leave a comment. Play nice. I will turn this blog around.