The mad woman's son
My school had a tradition of staging a mock general election whenever there happened to be a real one going on. Each major political party was represented by a candidate, normally a Sixth Former. In addition, there were a few made up parties: "The Ban Maths Coalition", "More Geography Field Trips Alliance", "Emo Suicide Cult", that type of thing.

We had various debates and special assemblies for a week or two all culminating in the big vote on Election Day.

The "Monster Raving Looney" candidate was also the school goth/metal/hippy type. He had very long hair and dressed in black, I think his dad was a vicar. He also happened to sometimes get the same bus as me.

On the bus one afternoon, he was on there and I was nearer the back of the bus sitting next to my mother, for some reason she had had to get that bus that day. I pointed him out to her and told her "That's the Monster Raving Looney candidate in the election".

We all got off at the same stop and my mother called out to him. He said "hello". She then verbally laid into him saying things like "What you people are doing is stupid", "Don't you care about the economy?", "Are you mad?", etc, etc with me cowering in the background.

She'd thought I meant that he was the candidate in the real election (as if that makes a difference).

Next day at school in the corridor, I heard him telling his mates about this "mad woman" then as I walked past he exclaimed "That's her son! That's the mad woman's son!".
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Mon 1 Dec 2008, 17:30, Reply)