tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post2112817490538498031..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Oddly Enough, This is not the First Time This has Happened to MePearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91287882205883712352011-04-14T21:00:08.086-07:002011-04-14T21:00:08.086-07:00I used to have to walk through a seedy area in the...I used to have to walk through a seedy area in the early morning hours. There's nothing like getting propositioned or asked for drugs before you've had breakfast.On My Soapboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192701216999273624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-81651080187971167222011-04-14T09:23:48.738-07:002011-04-14T09:23:48.738-07:00My 2 comments miss the main points of your post, b...My 2 comments miss the main points of your post, but you throw in so many lovely tidbits along the way ....<br /><br />The Hennepin teeth trend reminds me ... our vet said my cat has "sparse dentition." So I use the expression as often as possible.<br /><br />And being "invited to board" on Hennepin is like senior discounts for those aged "55 or better". And this one: "Have you achieved menopause?"ThreeOldKeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160283443033401031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-1752866333854509562011-04-14T05:00:26.336-07:002011-04-14T05:00:26.336-07:00At the very least now I know why Hennepin Avenue m...At the very least now I know why Hennepin Avenue made it into a Tom Waites song.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-7302569543002900072011-04-14T04:20:32.622-07:002011-04-14T04:20:32.622-07:00I never even knew you could GET an Hispanic Albino...I never even knew you could GET an Hispanic Albino, and now you have one for a friend! I'm jealous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6516256594913769022011-04-13T19:21:29.353-07:002011-04-13T19:21:29.353-07:00You are such a good writer Pearl...I mean, I know ...You are such a good writer Pearl...I mean, I know that, but when I come and read you, I'm like, "Maaaan, she's good!"<br />And yes, I think being greeted by an Albino man, especially a Spanish speaking one, is good luck. Go with that!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894333322881236627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-55742767628353948602011-04-13T18:48:20.834-07:002011-04-13T18:48:20.834-07:00Good thing you resisted the urge to rub his hair.
...Good thing you resisted the urge to rub his hair.<br />I just posted about thrifts-store-cowboys and truck-stop-angels - maybe you'll run into a few at this new bus stop.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-58901649028534303812011-04-13T18:36:35.059-07:002011-04-13T18:36:35.059-07:00oh girl you absolutely kill me!! that was hilariou...oh girl you absolutely kill me!! that was hilarious!!KaLynn ("MiMi")https://www.blogger.com/profile/03588812088592910825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32362349602451007812011-04-13T18:25:51.997-07:002011-04-13T18:25:51.997-07:00I don't think I've ever met an actual albi...I don't think I've ever met an actual albino. And here you have a Spanish speaking one for a friend. I am so jealous.nsevy@sbcglobal.nethttp://www.autumn-people.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91846839523657362832011-04-13T18:04:19.153-07:002011-04-13T18:04:19.153-07:00Smiling, laughing, the same in all languages.Smiling, laughing, the same in all languages.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-32370426957515017662011-04-13T17:02:27.974-07:002011-04-13T17:02:27.974-07:00I used to go to school with a family of albinos. T...I used to go to school with a family of albinos. They all looked the same except in different sizes. The youngest brother was like a mini-me version of the oldest brother. For reasons that are unknown to me to this day the oldest brothers favorite insult was to call people "whiteheads". It still confuses me to this day. Not a very interesting story but true none-the-less. :)Nick Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679166255604602338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-9682333225767420052011-04-13T15:18:02.350-07:002011-04-13T15:18:02.350-07:00Hmmm, the Mississippi runs through Minnesota?? Oh...Hmmm, the Mississippi runs through Minnesota?? Oh did I say that out loud?? Yes, my geography skills are sadly lacking.<br /><br />You, my friend, seem to have found a new seat mate for the duration.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60465318917681085292011-04-13T15:06:03.287-07:002011-04-13T15:06:03.287-07:00To remember a meeting like this is reason enough t...To remember a meeting like this is reason enough to get up and go to work!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-29992583809675048152011-04-13T14:51:40.901-07:002011-04-13T14:51:40.901-07:00Totally friends and definitely good luck !
My horr...Totally friends and definitely good luck !<br />My horrid rides on buses, when I was young and impressionable , therefore never having ridden on a bus since .. were nothing if not bad lucky. bad bad bad.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-84178130834109733632011-04-13T14:33:56.934-07:002011-04-13T14:33:56.934-07:00I think you passed up the "friend" phase...I think you passed up the "friend" phase with the guy on the roof. NOW, you're engaged!Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-82042242821638185322011-04-13T14:27:03.990-07:002011-04-13T14:27:03.990-07:00Oh the identity problems a spanish man who looks l...Oh the identity problems a spanish man who looks like a white man must have. Poor, poor gentleman. At least he's happy.<br />I personally always freak out when someone speaks to me in Spanish because I can't understand them even though I took something like 8 years of it. I feel guilty.Cake Betchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566515247565039869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15098867442025535632011-04-13T13:31:37.802-07:002011-04-13T13:31:37.802-07:00That is so sweet. According to my sister, my baby ...That is so sweet. According to my sister, my baby daughter's first word was "Si." I thought it was "Hi." But we can agree to disagree. If she is indeed saying "Si" then she looks like a tiny baby Spanish albino.Mandy_Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561598721266208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36036120930490648172011-04-13T13:07:40.683-07:002011-04-13T13:07:40.683-07:00Thanks for ruining it for me. I had a post about m...Thanks for ruining it for me. I had a post about me meeting a Spanish albino on a bus all ready to go but who will believe me now? I wouldn't have believed the story you told unless it had come from you. Sometimes we can't make this shit up.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36353417163381458422011-04-13T12:51:33.506-07:002011-04-13T12:51:33.506-07:00Oh, and by the way, The Crystal Pistol in Amarillo...Oh, and by the way, The Crystal Pistol in Amarillo is a Strip Club!Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42854524515150976402011-04-13T12:50:32.335-07:002011-04-13T12:50:32.335-07:00There's a little albino boy that lives around ...There's a little albino boy that lives around our corner. He doesn't speak Spanish OR English. Just American Sign Language and Caveman! (Often, he just points and grunts, because the rest of us don't know ASL, and we've named it "Caveman")Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91806590647291095412011-04-13T12:38:51.126-07:002011-04-13T12:38:51.126-07:00An ALBINO?? I am sooo jealous! I wish I had a to...An ALBINO?? I am sooo jealous! I wish I had a token albino friend that laughed in Spanish. <br /><br />Some people have all the luck.Crystal Pistolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384208762919600611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8735051685024967872011-04-13T12:05:24.391-07:002011-04-13T12:05:24.391-07:00You know, that sort of warmed my cockles. For rea...You know, that sort of warmed my cockles. For real. <br /><br />I wonder if the Spanish albino man, right now, is somewhere writing a blog of his own about the crazy American lady in the headphones asking him odd questions? I do hope so. My search for "Spanish Albino Blog Man Takes Minneapolis" brought up nothing of worth.VEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704685920354554043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-77321538523441120062011-04-13T11:54:15.807-07:002011-04-13T11:54:15.807-07:00I love taking the bus though at the moment I can o...I love taking the bus though at the moment I can only do this at weekends. There are so many interesting characters. I was chuckling a lot while reading this and thinking about the great characters you were so masterfully describing. Please keep taking the bus, it's fantastic!Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-33173927949075592562011-04-13T11:34:40.841-07:002011-04-13T11:34:40.841-07:00I love your masterful use subtle nuances of langua...I love your masterful use subtle nuances of language. My favorite line in this post - and there are many to chose from - was "...we are invited to board our buses on Hennepin." It's like you're pretending to buy into the city's bogus "invitation" to endure inconvenience. "The state would like to invite you to sit in the electric chair now..." That "invite" line just cracked me up, bravo!Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546714218677721251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-54117130229431651492011-04-13T11:32:29.818-07:002011-04-13T11:32:29.818-07:008 metric tonnes... the backhoe. Depending on bucke...8 metric tonnes... the backhoe. Depending on bucket attachments of course, not forgetting the outriggers when extended and of course what the driver had for his lunch.<br /><br />Well you did ask!Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876631508280097974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-40043930826956442982011-04-13T11:20:47.514-07:002011-04-13T11:20:47.514-07:00I always look forward to your posts; whether they&...I always look forward to your posts; whether they're about the bus ride, your cats, or Mary--I know I will be entertained.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.com