Wednesday, 21 October 2009

my friend yourself

A woman at a bus stop is pouring broken eggs from a half-dozen box into the waste bin. What does this mean?

OR

You got the new job. Glory hallelujah. You`re trying to draw out as little as possible from your overdraft, as there are weeks to go before you get that first pay cheque. Even so, you find you need to get things today, which means using your debit card (again!) in a local Spar. You make up the £5 minimum purchase with 6 eggs, as you dont have any eggs at home, and intend to use them during the week ahead in various cheap but nutritious recipes. You put these eggs into your backpack, secured by paperwork and stuff, and go to the lecture theatre, which is after all where you`re meant to be.
You enjoy the lecture, which is if anything a little too informative. Hardly a problem. Afterwards you head for the bus home, and stop to rummage for your purse in preparation. The bag is sticky. Further investigastion reveals two broken eggs from the six bought earlier. You lift out the box, and just as you are pouring the viscous contents into the nearest waste receptacle, the lecturer of the lecture you just sat in on appears in front of you. You do not acknowledge her presence. She does not acknowledge yours. You know she has seen you pouring broken eggs into a bin. You know she knows who you are. She gets onto her bus. You wait for yours. What does this mean?

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