The opposite of the Princess and the Pea
The white plastic juice drink bottle sat lonely in the middle of the El seat by the aisle. Of course, no one wanted to sit there.
Finally, a young 20-something woman in her own iPod world boarded at Belmont and made a beeline for the car's only empty seat.
And just sat smack-dab on the bottle.
And stayed rooted contentedly in her seat, not noticing the bottle protruding into her right butt cheek.
Not even someone lost in an iPod world could be THAT oblivious, could they?
Maybe her butt cheek rolled it over to the side? Or maybe the bottle was made of thin plastic that flattened easily so she couldn't feel it? Was she wearing a thick coat that extended past her butt?
I don't know why I'm asking all of these questions instead of just chuckling at the story and moving on with my life...
Posted by: Margaret | January 13, 2006 at 08:55 AM
maybe I am a little princess cause if I didn't see the pea I sure would have felt it. How can you not look down at the seat first!!!! I've seen everything down to vomit on seats. Sometimes if I see a little discoloration, I do the feel test.
Posted by: cmama | January 13, 2006 at 09:59 AM
Maybe she realised but she felt stupid and didn't want to draw attention to herself.
I've been known to put my headphones on and only then realise that I forgot my mp3 player. Rather than cause a scene taking them off and putting them back in my bag, I just leave them on and listen to nothing the whole way home. Sometimes I even bob to fake music so that people won't know my secret.
Posted by: dork | January 13, 2006 at 10:52 AM
on such a crummy day....I'd have to say this post made me chuckle. I'm constantly lost in my IPOD world...but never have I been so oblivious to the outside world. Ha!
Rockwell Rider
Posted by: Rockwell Rider | January 13, 2006 at 10:57 AM