The Longest Cab of my Life

[dave_littler]

So, last night, I was at work, when I see some fellow waiting anxiously in the lobby. I didn't know him, but greeted him anyways. He asked how I was doing ("Cold, but well enough otherwise, I suppose", I responded), and asked him how he was

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[nerdfury]

Now, see, whenever I use 'big words' in general hearing of my colleagues, the best I get is to be accused of being a geek or nerd, a badge which I wear - not proudly - but as a common fact of who I am. In fact, whenever I'm accused of it, they pronounce and enunciate the phrase rather like they'd type it:

"OMG ur like such a nerd!"

I swear I hear that in their voices. And I want to murder them for it.

[archmagekyros]

one day, when the stars are right and the moon is full, i too hope to ride in the longest cab of my life.

[dave_littler]

It's a dream we all share, my good man, but the stars themselves seem to conspire against such visions of grandeur and glory ever coming to pass for most of us. Only a lucky few find themselves so fortunate as to be able to live out this fantastic ambition, and give the rest of us the hope by means of which we sustain ourselves.

[dave_littler]

Well, it's gratifying to hear that; I have always prided myself on my trait of spiff. I have cultivated and nurtured it, and knowing that if has borne such fruit is a great comfort.

And indeed, there is something of an opening in my social circle, with recent relocations and such. I'd be up for going out for a cup of tea somewhere sometime and seeing how that goes.

[chezmax]

That was fantastic. I feel applause is deserved :)

[paul_reeve]

You won't accuse me of the sins of illiteracy that you attribute to your listeners, I think-and I have to say that certain of your phrases here do have a Shakespearean ring to them. The construction "What X is this?", for example, has that effect. (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22what+*+is+this%22+shakespeare&aq=f&oq=&aqi=)

Also, your delivery has some of the grandly emphatic rhythm and delivery of a Shakespearean actor. What other references do you have for this? Hell, you *do* sound like someone who's trying to do Shakespeare here. And you don't always sound like this.

Anyway: why should you take comparisons to the Bard so badly?!

[paul_reeve]

(I think you should try writing a play set in today's Vancouver in just this style. And star in the first stage production of it.)

[dave_littler]

Okay, I admit that does sound awesome.

[paul_reeve]

If it's at all possible I'll be buying tickets from wherever in the world I am at the time to be there for the premiere.