A tale of racism on the bus! Oh the humanity!
It was a warm day in March when I rode the bus home from school and saw the 2 young gentlemen (i.e. wannabe street toughs dressed like white rappers) see an acquaintance crossing the street. "Why, that young man is our companion! Let us beg the driver to halt the progression of the bus momentarily to let him on!" thought the boys.
However, the driver seemed somewhat reluctant to stop the bus directly in the middle of a busy intersection. The reasons for this are unknown, but this pissed the boys off mightily. "Excuse me, my good sir!" One boy exclaimed to the driver. "I believe the reason you did not stop was not for fear of causing a traffic accident, but because our friend was hispanic and you are a racist! I will now swear and threaten you loudly!" (I'm paraphrasing) "I as well will act as offensive as possible!" proclaimed the other youngster.
Thus the two young boys bleated profanities and obscene language until the driver politely asked them to get the hell off his bus. "Alas," cried the first boy. "We are not yet finished avenging our friend who was unknowingly the victim of a hate crime!" The bus driver offered two choices- that the boys leave the bus or the local constabulary would be called. "I accept the first choice," said the first boy, "but I will express my displeasure at the entire situation by making an obscene gesture with this finger for your viewing pleasure."
The second boy decided to do the same, with his own addition of kicking the side of the bus as it pulled away, ironically leaving a dent on the side of an ad promoting Mental Health Week at the marketplace.
So in the end, these two boys were never heard from again by this author. It is assumed they are travelling the world fighting racism and injustice for innocent non-bus riding people everywhere.
(mariam67, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 17:18, 1 reply)

I say old bean
More fool them.

And what is this "bus" you speak of? Please, if you could kindly inform me, is this what the youth nowadays are calling our fine omnibuses?

I fear for the future, I really do. To think that our most upstanding peer, Mr. Johnson, sacrificed his soundness of mind only for our youth to to trample his contribution underfoot in such an unbecoming manner.

As for this gesture you described? I can only imagine, and please steady yourself my dear fellow, that they may have picked that up in the colonies.
(dxg, Thu 25 Jun 2009, 17:36, closed)