Tuesday, March 16, 2010

interrobang

the train was crowded as usual this morning, and i was standing very close to and facing a guy in parachute pants. as the train bumped along its track, i zoned out, losing myself in my thoughts, until out of his parachute pants the guy pulled out a pack of starbursts. and before i even knew what i was doing, i blurted, OH can i have one? there was an awkward moment of silence, but he held out the package. and let me pick a color. and i took yellow. and then i got off the train, at which point the bottom of the bag i was carrying fell out spilling the contents all over the subway platform.

and that, friends, is an interrobang.

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