Bad bus ride: four people talking loudly on their cellphones, which is not okay. The guy closest to me chose to have this conversation, loudly, and glared at me every time I glanced his way.
Too Gay to Function: But you need to give me a reason!
Saint on other end: ____
TGTF: It's not enough to just tell me no, because I'll just keep asking.
SOOE: ____
TGTF: But I don't want to pressure you.
SOOE: ____
TGTF: But if I really want to do it and you just say you don't want to without giving me a reason that just makes me feel bad.
SOOE: ____
TGTF: I want to decide together, so this feels equal.
SOOE: ____
TGTF: Fine, but don't expect me to just do it the next time you want to.
Angry disconnect of iPhone. Another glare at Going40, who, mercifully, had only a block left of his ride.
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I read something recently, somewhere (how that's for a precise reference?) explaining that listening to half of a two-sided conversation (as above) is much more distracting to our brains than almost anything else. Our brains get busy trying to fill in the blanks or something.
ReplyDeleteI was going to suggest we have a little contest to fill in the blanks above, but I'm not feeling very clever right now.
SOOE: "But what if the light bulb gets stuck, like in that episode of Scrubs?!? That's why!"
ReplyDeleteWere they talking about . . .S-E-X?
ReplyDelete"You want a reason? Fine. The reason is because hamsters belong in cages."
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