If you smell something funny…
I get on the bus early enough in the route that I can usually snag an open two seats. Well on this particular day there was only a couple aisle seats open. I quickly surveyed my options and chose what I thought would be the best person to sit next to. I immediately regretted the decision as the seemingly innocent woman reached into her purse and handed me a pamphlet.
Shit.
The title read something like “Are you feeling down, suffering from sadness, maybe even depression?” I thought to myself “No, it’s just that it’s 7:30 in the morning.” The next sentence explained how all of these feelings would go away if I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior. I turned to the woman and replied politely, explaining that I wasn’t interested in the pamphlet.
During the next few minutes I could tell that she was a bit agitated. She was moving in her seat and out of the corner of my eye I saw her looking at me. I thought that it was simply because she felt the need to save me. Nothting prepared me for what happened next.
She turned to me and said “If it smells funny, like fishy…umm, it’s the tuna sandwich in my bag.”
O-kay then. I didn’t know what to say except that I was a bit grossed out, but also very thankful that I wasn’t smelling anything fishy. I just half smiled and tried to pretend I was somewhere else. Whether it was her planned destination, I don’t know, but she got off of the bus at the next stop.
Jan 29th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Yikes! That top ad explains all
Jan 29th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Yes, if only that woman I sat next to would click on that ad (and not because of the 3 cents that I would make)…ugh I’m still grossed out.
Jan 30th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
“If it smells funny, like fishy…umm, it’s the tuna sandwich in my bag.â€
That’s what SHE said.
Feb 28th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
It wasn’t the sandwich. It was the pamphlet.