Morning Commute
by beehive on Jun.27, 2007, under Uncategorized
I ran into Irish & Jew this morning, or maybe more appropriately, I saw Irish and Jew, and they wondered who was blabbering “Irish & Jew” at them while wielding a banana at them on the subway.
They were laughing up a storm on the moving walkway of the 23rd Ely subway station, and I was heading off to work, weaving in and out of people who walked as if they were using all of their brain capacity to do so.Â
From afar I thought to myself, “Is that Irish and Jew? It is? Is it? Yeup, it is.”Â
Then as we got closer towards one another I’d like to say that I said hello to them as I was looking for my birthday envelopes of cash from them, but no, no indeed. Instead I did what I normally do, which I know I shouldn’t do but usually end up doing anyways without even thinking, and got all excited about recognizing someone and started blabbering something.Â
Today it was “Irish, Jew” - repeatedly.Â
That’s right, I got stuck on Irish and Jew. I know their real names, which is a rarity for me, because I’m flat out awful at remembering names, and it usually takes me at least a handful of times hanging out with someone in order to remember their actual name. I could have easily have called them by their actual given names, but no, only Irish and Jew came out of my mouth - albeit with a smile.
So as they looked as if they thought some creepy guy with a banana was accosting them, or quite possibly a crazed banana wielding terrorist was attacking them, I continued to smile, and shout Irish & Jew - this as dozens of people that I work with were filing past us.Â
They finally shouted (after a tap on Irish’s arm) ”Oh. Hi.” with a slightly confused look, and I bashfully then went into my office building making sure to not make any eye contact with anyone in my building after making such a scene… from now on I’ll forever be known as that weird guy who shouted “Irish & Jew” while scaring two innocent young women on the subway around these here office parts….
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June 27th, 2007 on 10:11 am
OMG we TOTALLY knew it was you right away!! However, You caught us… JUST as Jew was doing a HILARIOUS impression of some women who pushed her on the “moving walkway” yesterday morning. So I was laughing so hard my stomach hurt and then I hear “Irish and Jew” and I’m all like “holy crap who is screaming Irish and Jew” which only induced even more laughter and then just as I saw you the “moving walkway” swept me away!! Hahaha. I’m still cracking up.
June 27th, 2007 on 10:12 am
HAPPPPPPPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
June 27th, 2007 on 10:20 am
HILAROUS! Happy Birthday!!!
I recognized you, and shoulted (i thought) enthusiastically! hahaha I def did say to Irish that i was surprised you didn’t use our real names.
But i was embarassed because i was doing my impression of this crazy person on the moving sidewalk and i was like– oh jeez he thinks i walk like the terminator.
-Jew
June 27th, 2007 on 10:27 am
Thank you both, and it looked like you were in the middle of saying a really funny story while you Jew, were walking like a Frankenstein - not the Terminator.
June 27th, 2007 on 12:59 pm
Happy Birthday Beehivehairdresser!
Just for the record, the last time I saw any of you was the happy hour a few weeks ago, and honestly I don’t think that I caught anyone’s first name anyway….oops!
I think Todd is right and that next time we should wear nametags.
See you on the 3rd?
June 27th, 2007 on 1:41 pm
Thank you, MG… I’ll be there on the 3rd (I think), and I really only remembered a few names… faces moreso remembered, but the names… oye! I’m fairly certain about your face, but forgive me when greeted as Midwestern Gal….
June 27th, 2007 on 4:50 pm
Happy Birthday, yo.
June 28th, 2007 on 9:29 am
Danke, Cherry.