Yesterday, as I was catching the escalator out of the train station near my work, I noticed quite a disturbance ahead of me. People ahead of me on the escalator were suddenly reversing their direction and hurrying back down the escalators the wrong way, with looks of terror on their face. And why? Well, it seems a pipe had sprung a leak – right above the escalators. It was funny, because you couldn’t see the cascading waterfall right until you got near the top. So I just jumped through it anyway. It made going to work like being on a theme park ride. (Although, having said that, I wouldn’t necessarily spend money to go and ride an attraction called Soggy Escalators of Doom).
I overheard some workmen talking about the problem, assessing the situation. They were obviously very well trained.
Workman with Suspiciously Stained Grubby Shirt: Gee. That’s a lot of water.
Workman with More than the Acceptable Public Viewing Standard of Bum Crack: Yup.
Workman with Suspiciously Stained Grubby Shirt: It’s very…. clear water. Not dirty at all.
Workman with More than the Acceptable Public Viewing Standard of Bum Crack: Yup. Very clear.
Workman with Suspiciously Stained Grubby Shirt: Gee, there’s a lot of it.
Workman with More than the Acceptable Public Viewing Standard of Bum Crack: Mmm, lots.
Workman with Suspiciously Stained Grubby Shirt: Wanna go to Hungry Jacks?
Workman with More than the Acceptable Public Viewing Standard of Bum Crack: …………. yup.
If you’re not fortunate enough to live in Melbourne, there’s a shopping centre here, Melbourne Central, which features a giant class cone at the top of the building as its centrepiece. I remember when Melbourne Central first opened, it used to be called the Magic Cone. (I suspect the architects were the ones on the Magic Cones, but anyway). When the shopping centre first opened, the Cone kept leaking. Sounds like a bad medical condition, doesn’t it – Leaky Cone.
I’ve started to collect crap CD’s from Cash Converters to use as coasters. My first acqusition: Full Frontal The Album.
Instructions on a packet of soap I bought today (yes, I wash!): “Use like regular soap”. ……… and that would be how?