November 24, 2011

Chatting with Crazy

I arrive at the Princess Campus Tim Hortons this morning to observe the line for a college project. I sit down at a table; there's one, roughly 50 year old man sitting there, reading his paper.

He starts talking about the upcoming Grey Cup. I assume he's talking to the people at the table behind us, but no, they get up and leave. And he keeps talking and giggling...

The following are highlights of the ensuing (mostly one-sided) conversation I had with Rick the Prick (as he called himself)
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"So what are you doing?"
"I'm doing a survey for a project."
"Oh yeah, well I'm going to get you arrested! (walks to officer in line) Hey cop! This guy is doing a survey!"


"I'm just waiting here until 9am. That's when the bar opens. I get my coffee buzz, then I get my beer buzz."


(bringing over young girl who was waiting in line) "This girl will fill out your survey for you."
"No, it's okay, I'm just counting people in line."
(to girl) "You're very pretty." (girl flees)


"Oh, it's gonna be a great Grey Cup. The Lions are so bad, they can't even suck!"


"I'm 25. (giggles) I've been 25 for years."

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This post is dedicated to a fellow CreComm first-year (sorry, I don't know your name - you have pink streaks in your hair) who I saw gracefully twist out of Rick's attempt to kiss her hand. Nice move, girl, nice move.

4 comments:

  1. many laughs were had.
    a++ would read again.

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  2. I saw that. It looked like an adventure.

    You should have taken his picture and given him an interview - probably would have made his day (not that the conversation you two shared didn't already brighten his day...)

    Either way, I enjoyed observing the situation..!

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  3. This reminds me of the fellow I ran into outside my apartment who wanted to know how to turn grass into cheese.

    I answered that a cow was required, and he walked off giggling.

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  4. Fleeing girls says HILARIOUS!

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