I Agree With You... Up To A Point
Nov. 13th, 2008 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
4thofelevenWaiting for the train, an old man comes up to me.
Old Man: Excuse me, do you know when the next train is coming?
Me: About five minutes.
Old Man: Thank you. It will probably be later though. Trains are never on time these days.
Me: Yeah, I know what you mean.
Old Man: The government should do something about it!
Me: (Nods, makes some innocuous comment about the crappy private company that runs the trains now.)
Old Man: I should have joined Hitler’s army! This wouldn’t be happening if he’d won!
(Pause)
Me: Oh, hey, is that the train? Looks like it’s early. I’d better go… over there… to get on board it…
Old Man: Excuse me, do you know when the next train is coming?
Me: About five minutes.
Old Man: Thank you. It will probably be later though. Trains are never on time these days.
Me: Yeah, I know what you mean.
Old Man: The government should do something about it!
Me: (Nods, makes some innocuous comment about the crappy private company that runs the trains now.)
Old Man: I should have joined Hitler’s army! This wouldn’t be happening if he’d won!
(Pause)
Me: Oh, hey, is that the train? Looks like it’s early. I’d better go… over there… to get on board it…
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on 2008-11-13 05:07 pm (UTC)WHAT?
I mean, I've heard the jokes about dictators making the trains run on time, but this guy...
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on 2008-11-14 10:05 am (UTC)