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February 18, 2005
Ms Simplicity
SO I am on the bus on the way to work this morning, and an elderly woman plops down in the seat next to me. Now let me take a minute to talk about public transportation. I am a man of ritual, and each morning I read the paper and do the crossword on my wa into work. I catch the bus at the Uptown transit station, where the route begins, so I get the same seat everyday. I don't like it when things are different, especially when different is an old talkative woman wearing a long puffy down jacket and reading over my shoulder!
Anyhow, a few minutes after sitting down, this crone interupts my reading to tell me that she admires how crafty I am with a needle and thread, sewing patches over the hole in my dungarees. Let me interupt my narrative to point out that the holey "dungarees" that I have on this morning are from the Armani Exchange, and sadly cost about what this woman gets from her SSI on a monthly basis. (OK I bought them way on sale, but for the story let's assume I am an idiot who pays retail.)
Back to my story, So this crone, congratulates me on being little miss simplicity pattern. I told her that I purchased these jeans like this, that these are "designer jeans". SHe than assumed that she had the right to lambbaste me for the next 10 blocks about being frivolous with my money.
bitch.
Posted by JimG at February 18, 2005 11:26 PM
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