A moment in the "city"

A few days ago, while in the "city", the following scene unfolded as I stepped onto bus # 30. An old man (a.k.a. tourist) and the bus driver had quite a delightful exchange.

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Tourist: are you going to mission street?

Bus driver: am i going to mission street? of course i'm going to mission street. this bus always goes to mission street.

Tourist: thank you sir.

Bus driver: what, is this the first time in the city?

Tourist: yes.

Bus driver: right. so you just happened to come upon this bus by luck. you came to the bus stop, saw bus # 30, and decided to go on. well, you're lucky i'm going to mission street then.

Tourist: yes. thank you sir.

Bus driver: well, you might not be that lucky next time. what will happen then.

(tourist goes and sits down. the bus driver hands me the transfer ticket, and continues ... )

Bus driver: damn. everyone always asks me if i'm going to mission street. like things are ever going to change. are you going to mission street. are you going to mission street. several times every day. for the PAST 35 years. can't they read? you take a map, you look at where you are, and you look at the bus routes. it ain't that hard. (mumbles slightly). this has to happen every day. those types of people are what we call morons. idiots. they'll never change. and there are quite a few of them as well. seriously, these people are so stupid that they will always step on any bus they see and walk all the way in before they pop the question: are you going to mission street. it's because of people like them that the world is becoming worse ...

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posted by Lazarus, 10:43 AM