Tuesday, June 23, 2009

'I Love Jesus' Meets 'Young Mother'

It's approximately 7:37am. You're seated near the back of an eastbound M96 bus. An older woman is standing next to you. You don't make eye contact with her, but you notice that she is carrying a very large tote bag. The bag keeps digging into you but you keep your mouth shut. It's only a 5 minute ride, only a 5 minute ride..., you think to yourself.

You look up at the woman and begin to study her. You notice her mismatched clothing, nappy hair, and orange baseball cap. It reads: "I Love Jesus"

Hah, you think to yourself, she seems like quite the character. (Little did you know that would be some improvisational foreshadowing.)

You notice that the volume on your iPod seems to be a little low, and that there's some background noise that's beginning to be a nuisance. As you reach for the volume control on your iPod, you notice "I Love Jesus" lady brawling with another passenger. Like most New Yorkers, you mute your iPod and pretend to still be listening.

"You're squashing my child!", the Young Mother exclaims.

"No I ain't!", shouts "I Love Jesus".

"Yes you are!! You got pushed, but then you pushed directly onto my child! Why would you do that! You squashed my child!", yells the young mother.

"No I didn't. You stupid!", shouts "I Love Jesus". The whole bus is listening at this point.

"Excuse me, you squashed my child," the Young Mother says cooly.

"You stupid. You stupid. YOU STUPID. You stupid, you know 'dat? You stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!!!!!", shouts the crazy "I Love Jesus" lady.

At this point, the Young Mother tells her daughter to stand up and move a few rows ahead, far away from "I Love Jesus". Young Mother looks back at "I Love Jesus".

She is fired up.

"You stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!!!!!", shouts "I Love Jesus".

Finally, the bus stops and the doors open. "I Love Jesus" exits, all the while muttering to herself, "You stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!"

Your opinion on the whole scenario?

Poor Jesus. He's being so poorly represented by this crazy old bat. He probably wishes that she'd never purchased that silly hat. It's so not his style anyway.