Bending the rules a tad
Now this is by far a stretch of the topic this week but it fits in with people who look a little bit trampy and flog weird stuff on the streets.

Falmouth, Cornwall, 2005. I was walking down the busy market street that ran along the coastline with the ex in tow. We walked past a couple of hippies/students selling some home made gear they managed to knit/sew, the girl said politely to us "Bag? Scarf?" as we passed and we politely replied "No thanks" with a smile.

What happened next restored my faith in humanity. The girl's fella, whilst this little epic was occurring, was eating a bag of Walkers and after we declined their trade he held the bag forward, mouth half full of crisps, and said "Crisp?".

We were taken aback by this generous offer and proceeded to take a crisp each then we all smiled at each other and went about our days.

In a world where most people would mutter "Fuck off then bell-end" under their breath this was a welcomed change.

Marvellous.
( blitheringidiot semi-lurker status achieved, many thanks, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 17:47, Reply)