Sunday, September 7, 2008

Diner Dues and Blues

Sometimes I wonder if there is any meaning to life other than to be God's comic relief. He must be in stitches most of the time. I mean, can there be another species as gullible and uneducated as we have become? We have several coffee klatches that frequent the Diner and I get to sit in with one or the other every now and then. Here are a few of the nuggets I have gleened. One of the clubs is made up of some very senior citizens. One of them told a story about a person who knew a person who knew a person's nephew. It went on for at least 10 minutes. When he was through, one of the other members said , and I quote " don't be telling those long boring stories anymore because I am too damn old to pay attention". Then there is the political group, which consists of 2 conservatives, a liberal ,a know-it-all, and an out and out kook. The know-it-all dominates the conversation and comes up with gems such as: Sarah Palin and Barack Obama are secret lovers, We would have more than enough oil if the oil companies would quit hiding it in the desert, Americans have more gold in their teeth than is in Fort Knox, and Dogs are the transportation wave of the future. The kook fully beleives George Bush flew one of the planes into the Twin Towers, parachuting at just the right moment(says he has seen video), Republicans are poisoning our air and water supply( which the liberal agrees with) and blacks could be (and he stresses could be) a figment of our collective imagination. The liberal believes everything he hears on ABC news and quotes it almost word for word. Even when some of the stories are later proven to be incorrect, he stands by them saying "Its the right wing talk show hosts spreading lies and deceit." I am not sure what the conservatives think, because they can't get a word in edgeways. They just sit there, sip coffee and smile. I think they might be up to something.