Monday, June 30, 2008

Arriving is Such Sweet Sorrow

Ah eastern European tourist, feel free to clog the various coffee shops, the restaurants, and of course the sidewalks of this fair city. Jabber incoherently in your vacation wonderland. Pay no mind to the standard of personal hygiene that we cling to here. Waft your Teutonic musk over us with no regard for olfactory standards. Keep your jean shorts and your sleeveless t-shirts tight. Socks shall be pulled high and large sunglasses ensconced in product-stiffened hair. Blow your tobacco fumes into our faces until your finely sculpted half-beards are stained even more yellow. Consult your maps on only the busiest of street corners. Please, I am in no hurry. Let's make sure your stay is the most important thing to happen to this fine country since it's role in liberating yours from fascism. Perhaps that decision was not as well conceived as we the people believe.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Bob Cobb, I've smelt a Teutonic musk or two from you once or twice in my time...