Friday, December 09, 2005

Merry Christmas Indeed

This evening, on my way to give an English lesson, two middle-aged women both walking white labradors came across each other and the dogs took a particular fancy to each other. Straining on their leads to do a 69 sniff-sniff, I could barely contain myself as the two women tried to make the kind of polite conversation that dog owners are forced to do when their pet pooches want some poon. They were both being pulled around in circles, the leads tangling up, the dogs knocking over parked bicycles, which made a nearby man pick them up and the women practically bawling "I'm soo sorry for the terrible inconvenience. Thank you for your kind help."

I thought that was going to be the highlight of my evening, but then I came across this, next to the ticket gates at my subway station:

1 comment:

Name: Mr Moshi Moshi said...

And by the way, a translation of the Japanese on the poster doesn't offer any insights: it says "Microsoft Office is evolving. How is your office?"