Old People
I walked past a shuffling old git last week who mumbled something as I passed. I was happily smoking a fag and looking forward to my sandwich, so I just kept on going.

Then I heard a fake cough and turned around to make sure he was okay.

"Smoking's bad for you!" he says

"I know!" says I

"You should stop doing it" he says

"Erm...right!" says I

I carry on walking and he continues shuffling along whilst shouting (surprisingly loudly):

"It'll kill yer, y'know!"

I still haven't been able to work out if he:

a. Thought that I didn't know about the dangers of smoking and was just trying to be helpful

b. Hadn't spoken to anyone for forty years and finally thought he'd found someone friendly looking enough to talk to

c. Was lucky I didn't turn around and beat him to death with his own arm that I would have happily pulled from his arm socket, he looked like a zombie, so I don't think it would have taken much effort.

Why do people think it's okay to tell strangers off about smoking? Smokers know it's stupid and expensive and unhealthy (and cool). If people could give up just because a crusty, mindless stranger tells them too, most probably would.

The next person that does it is going to get told to mind their own bloody business.



Fellow posters to QOTW, particularly those who include:

"click I like this if you blah blah blah"

or

"LOL"

Go to your rooms and don't come out again until you understand the difference between imaginative anecdotes/clever prose and spouting desperate-sounding "why can't I get on the front page?" tripe that your entries are producing.

I'm very disappointed in all of you.


Now go and think about what you've done.....
(Jugular, Fri 21 Sep 2007, 11:57, Reply)