Porkchops
Heading down I35 in a taxi on the way to Kansas City, approximately 90mph.
Cab Driver: So... What brings you here?
Me: Workshop.
CD: Porkchop?!?
Me: No, no. A workshop. I'm speaking at a conference tomorrow.
CD: [laughs] Oh ho ho. Man, I thought you said porkchop! Man, I love porkchops. Especially with some green beans and fresh biscuits. Know what I mean? Sometimes, my wife gets the real thick ones. Real thick. Oh man. She cooks those up and they're so juicy and oh, man, it's great. Oh man. Porkchops. Yeah, but I drive all the time. All the time. And I don't make it home for dinner that often. But she puts it all in the fridge for me. Yup. Then I microwave those porkchops and oh, man, they're still good. Thank the good Lord for microwaves, you know what I mean?
Me: Ummm...
CD: Yeah, I don't even know how those suckers work, but they sure do work on porkchops. Oh man. And Banana Republic. You know?
Me: What?
CD: Banana Republic. The store. With the clothes. What kind of name is that for a store? I can think of two things wrong with the name of that store. Heh. Heh. Oh man. Yeah, I love porkchops. So, hey, what brings you out to Kansas City?
This entry was written by Jeffrey Veen and posted 18 May 2004 at 5:25 PM. It was filed under Travel. | View blog reactions
... which yet again reminds me that it is entirely too easy to get a driver's license these days.
Insane taxi drivers, elderly people who plow through outdoor markets at 80 mph, sleep-deprived truckdrivers, and people whose peripheral vision is so bad they can't even see the edges of their own windshield.
Personally, I'd rather take my chances with someone who has had a little to drink.
1. On 18 May 2004 at 7:48 PM Mike D. wrote:
Might this be a workshop open to public? I'm in Lawrence (Kansas University), 30 minutes away and I know many KC-area folks who'd jump at the chance to meet you.
2. On 18 May 2004 at 8:48 PM Jonathan Becks wrote:
No, not this one. It's a corporate training gig. I'm here for a day then off to Chicago for our CMS workshop tomorrow.
3. On 19 May 2004 at 5:48 AM veen wrote:
This sounds like something that Dunstan would write about.
Made me laugh anyway. ;)
4. On 21 May 2004 at 12:15 AM Phil Baines wrote:
Wow. Absolutely precious. Was the driver's name Homer by any chance?
5. On 22 May 2004 at 3:12 PM soxima wrote:
Heh heh. Reading this, I think that he's probably just really bored with his job and that screwing with the customer must amuse him greatly.
6. On 22 May 2004 at 3:56 PM Tony wrote:
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