Jimbo wrote:First of all if Six String doesn't show these entries to his grandchildren someday they will be missing something special. Some of the best and most vivid BCB writing ever. I'm like reading a western noir novel and I'm waiting for you to accidentally kill a drunk and ride to some more interesting places while you evade the law.
Agreed .. also kudos to both Six String and Rebecca for being in a car for such a long trip and not getting on each other's nerves. Or at least not enough for Six String to write about it.
Jimbo wrote:Today at the gym I had just entered when an old Japanese guy in gym gear approached me and asked if I spoke Japanese. I took a chance that it would be a simple conversation so I said I did. He then said some words about food and and I th9ought I heard him say "California."
"California?" I asked, because California didn't jive.
"No," he said, "Catholic." "Do Catholic people eat pork?"
"Yes, they do. It's Jews and Muslims who don't. But," I went on, "for a long time Catholics didn't eat meat on Fridays."
Suddenly he ran off to his friend to tell him what he had learned. Either the guy had won a bet or settled an argument. Remember my Japanese friends: When in doubt ask the white guy.
I wonder what prompted the question and if the guy told his friends the answer that you gave him or the one that he wanted ... When in doubt, I ask Google, don't trust those white guys ...