WHO'S THE LOON?
Remember the good old days? When you kinda knew who were the out and out loonies. Those that would wave at you as you drove past in your car. That women who used to mutter to herself in the park whilst feeding the birds. Remember the guy on the bus who used to screech out. Yes we've all met them. Loons.
Recently however the art of 'loon spotting' is becoming cloudy and more hit and miss. For example I was stood in a record shop today when some guy next to me just started up a conversation:
Loon: "I think I'll get him it then"
Me: "Sorry?"
Loon: "No, I think he'll like it, he's always been into his glam rock"
Me: "Okay" (said in a Jim Carey style voice)
Loon: "Do you think I should get him anything else... I've seen a nice quicksilver shirt that he'd like (pause)"
Me: "Er, yeh probably" (properly freaked out)
Loon: "Good, I'll do that then and we can meet up in costa at 2 yeh?"
Me: (scared) "Well, no I'm sorry I'm going home in a minute" (is this guy coming onto me?)
Loon: "Cool, laters"
Me: "er..."
Loon: "Bye"
Me: "See ya" - as I edge away.
I move slowly into the next aisle whilst trying to avoid eye contact - noticing at the last minute that he's only got one of those fucking blue tooth ear thingies in and has been talking to somebody else all the while (probably his mother about fucking fathers day or something.) - And there's me having a sodding conversation with him. Now who's the loon.
So you see it's getting difficult to catch them. They could all be amongst us. Are they talking to themselves or are they wearing a wire? Is he going to turn around and stab me or is that his best mate he's calling a tosser over his phone. I just don't know any more. I think it should be made compuslory that anybody talking on their handsfree should put a flashing light on top of their head or at the very least hold one hand in the air. At least then I won't have any more embarrasing moments in HMV and we'll all be able to sleep peacefully in our beds (well I will.)
7 Comments:
LOL..... I agree. It looks sort of freaky when you see a person just walking about talking to themselves.
Hehe. I had a feeling he was talking into a phone or something but if I had been there I'm sure it would have caught me out too.
Awe...honest mistake. I would tell you a crazy story about myself that is blue tooth related but, well, we don't know each other that well yet, and if I did tell you you'd probably classify me as one of the looniest of the loons.
Crazies everywhere, I tell ya!
;)
My brother and I have been doing loon spotting for years, only we call them 'warbs'. Must be the vernacular. :)
I love loons! There is this bloke in our town who rides around on a bike with a radio strapped to his head talking to himself.
We call him 'Radio Dave' for that is his name. He's pretty easy to identify.
I hate those ear thingies! Just hold the phone up to your ear like a normal person! Sorry. I've totally been there. I liked it better when people were just straight-up crazy.
LOL This guy known as crazy David always comes into our shop and takes to everyone and always ringing up every day. He always repeats things as well when he comes in and says hello, hello, hello, hello, hello what’s your name?? Every week we tell him the same thing. Unless you are me, then I lie and tell him I’m someone else.
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