driving with the mystic dwarf

31 03 2010

Never accept lifts from strangers? Obvious enough.

Never accept lifts from colleagues? Less obvious and maybe in need of clarification.

Never accept lifts from colleagues you already suspect to be somewhat odd.

They just might insist on taking the wrong route. Get stuck in traffic. And then get lost.

They might insist on taking the tunnel instead of the bridge. When you need the latter.

All the while they might be playing mind-numbingly dull scuba diving podcasts featuring drawling Californians discussing Rebreathers in what sounds like the back room of a particularly grubby dive shop. Or down a well.

They might finally decide to drop you a few kilometres from where they had promised because otherwise it would be out of their way.

You might want to make alternate travel arrangements.





a brief history of the world

28 03 2010

The People: “There sure is a lot to think about…”

The Man: “Don’t you worry about it, leave it to us, we’ll take care of it. Everything is under control.”

The People: “Good oh.”

The Man (comes back a little later): “Ah, there you are. Turns out we didn’t quite have it covered. Mistakes were made.”

The People: “Cripes! So who pays for the mistakes?”

The Man: “That will be you.”

The People: “Oh.”








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