Why is always me getting into these things? Why?...

[msfledermaus]

I was coming home from work, minding my own business after a quickie shopping trip. I came through the revolving doors and nearly got whacked in the head by someone's cane.

That's right, I had stumbled right into a fight between a drunken guy with a cane and another drunken guy with crutches, and a third guy in a green t-shirt with a tuxedo drawn on it egging them both on. I yelled, "Whoa whoa whoa WHOA!" and got out of the way, then dialed 911. As I was describing the fight to the dispatcher, some ringside guy yelled as loud as he could, "Cripple Fiiiiiiight!"

I could barely keep my voice straight from trying not to laugh, even though the fight was kind of awful. South Park lives on in the trailer park of my backbrain, apparently.

Anyway, it was kind of anticlimactic. A cop swung by and scolded the drunks, who limped off in separate directions. I missed my bus. And I sat there with a bag full of bunny litter and nutella, with Eric Cartman's voice echoing in my head while I waited for the next bus...

Ah, downtown.

Comments

[sageincave.livejournal.com]

In your next life you will be a Good Fairy....with a wicked sense of humor.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to that incarnation! Just...not for a while:)

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

Ha! These are the parts of life I like to refer to as "free entertainment", and I'm glad you didn't get hurt! The story would be less entertaining and more sad if you had.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I do enjoy some free entertainment, and the downtown Target is definitely the place to get it. I'm just lucky I ducked when I got out of the revolving door, or the backswing would have--well, annoyed me and I might have had a bruise. Neither one of the combatants were very coordinated.

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

Are you sure they weren't reenacting a scene from Monty Python?

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I wish they were that smart:)

[emschin.livejournal.com]

When I go out with my cane, do I need to watch out for someone with a crutch? It's so funny--especially the guy shouting "Cripple Fiiiight!"

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I think it would be wise to keep an eye out for any crutch-wielding strangers, yes:)