The Chicks Dig It

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(Originally posted on the website Continuum…)

One of my favorite things to do is watch people. Another favorite thing of mine is to take their pictures when they are not looking! Here is a picture from my “people files.” He’s the Cycle Peep, delivering Chinese food in Brooklyn, a motorized fashion statement, the epitome of coolness, the envy of the Hells Angels, cruising at speeds that only packaging tape and loafers can withstand. I bet the chicks really dig this guy. The word is that chicks are into yellow helmets and flaming maroon scooters.

Posted at 3:50 PM (EST)

Stupid and Goofy

(Originally posted on the website Continuum…)

There are certain people that you can be “yourself” around. You can be stupid and goofy without worrying about the fact that you are being stupid and goofy. You can laugh over things which the rest of the world might label you as immature for laughing at. And you don’t give a flying flip if they do call you immature, because you and your silly friend both know that it’s the rest of the world that’s crazy, not the two of you!

I have a friend like this. Often, we exchange insane emails through the day, call each other names, respond by writing what the other person wrote – only backwards, send goofy pictures as responses. Sometimes she and I talk over the phone while we are at work. But that is dangerous! When you are sitting in the middle of a relatively quiet cube farm, it is really hard to hold the laughter in while someone is on the other end of the line making strange noises and such. The human anatomy is not designed to withstand the pressure of repressed laughter. That’s how people lose their spleens.

Here is a recent email exchange that helped this Silly Girl and I make it through an afternoon. If you have a warped sense of humor you will get a kick out of it. If not… well, go take a flying flip right off my weblog then! (Just make sure you don’t hurt yourself. And come back tomorrow.)

dinoME: Hey Baby, here are the pics I used for the speech. The one of us making faces is in there too. I think there are 10 or 11 pics. The speech went well. It was cool because I projected the pictures onto a giant screen in the auditorium. So there was this jumbo picture of me making a horrendous face.
fairy3SILLY GIRL: cool

dinoME: looc
fairy3SILLY GIRL: boof

dinoME: I just had an image of someone pummeling another person with a colon tied off on both ends like a balloon. Heh heh!
fairy3SILLY GIRL: ewwww sounds gross

dinoME: sounds like “boof”
fairy3SILLY GIRL: BOF

dinoME: Beasty Old Fem
fairy3SILLY GIRL: Boys Oogling Freaks

dinoME: Boys Obtruding Farts
fairy3SILLY GIRL: HA HA! Big Ostrich Farts

dinoME: Bleeding Osteo Ferosis
fairy3SILLY GIRL: Bloody Oreo Fix

dinoME: You win! That one’s the best! Sounds like some English chick who’s desperate for her tea and cookies!
fairy3SILLY GIRL: I’m the weiner!

(Images found at Animation Factory.)

Posted at 4:30 PM (EST)

Coffee Dude Responses

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(Originally posted on the website Continuum…)

“The Coffe Dude”

On May 1, I posted this picture and asked for some feedback on it. Here are a few of the responses about this man who has been endearingly dubbed the Coffee Dude.

Here we go…

“It is morning at the coffee shop and he is blind, showing he can do things on his own, even if they are hot.”

Next…

“He looks like someone who is pouring the coffee from sheer memory. Obviously he can’t see a damn thing, yet he continues to pour. This isn’t a long lost relative of yours is it? And please don’t tell him about Bucks Ice Cream and Espresso Bar. The place will definitely be uncool if you do.”

And then there is…

“Ya know….he must be stoned cause he has sunglasses on inside.”

Lastly, my favorite…

“Now here is a man of great character! He may look the brooding silent type, but behind those glasses is a man with a heart of gold. Anyone who can pour a mean coffee is a champion to me! Looking at the picture, my guess is that he was pouring you one for the road after seeing the Danny Godinez Band. He was thinking that his new friend, Sam, needs a quick pick-me-up before he hits the road.”

There ya have it! It’s not too late to send in your Coffee Dude story. I’ll post it on the internet and make you famous! Or, if you don’t send me a story, I just might put your cute mug on the internet and let people write about you. You know I’m just the guy to do such a thing too!

Posted at 1:30 PM (EST)