“Welcome aboard. Dont’ mind the large women lodged on her side in the aisle. Perrrrrfectly acceptable round these parts…perfectly acceptable. Yes, I know, had this been some other country, rather than applauding the clear-headed country we are in now, we might find time to castigate those who stumble over the obese as they lay lodged in the aisle. If I find 'er wedged when me finishes me shift, I’ll cross that fat lady when I come to it. Welllllllcome aboard!”
Injured people are often dazed and confused. My husband cut himself so badly he needed a dozen stiches and he insisted he was okay until he saw the blood. If the women couldn’t get herself up off the floor then it is entirely possible she was hurt and just didn’t know it yet. The bus should have stopped and help should have been called.
Will do.
While I doubt this lady is laughing about falling down on the bus, much less relating the story to all her buds, she probably is at least relieved that she wasn’t hurt. And at least if a bunch of people don’t sit there and pester her, she can hold onto the illusion that the busload of people who just saw her fall aren’t also sitting there staring at her now, thusly reducing by some modicum the mortification surely experienced.
So, ahh, should I be embarrassed that my family originates in Dundee??
Man, I thought that idiot was going to get himself killed for sure! Running down Hangar Straight in a kilt, towards F1 cars doing 300 kmh? What a dolt.
What was that sign he was carrying? Something like “The Bible is always right”, or something?
I don’t think there’s many prophecies about F1 racing, for some reason!
But she might be. My aunt had a similar kind of inversion (I say that because the word “capsization” doesn’t look right) while on a foliage tour with a bunch of other elderly folks. She was in the restroom at the rear when the bus made a panic stop and she was throw out . . . with her pants down . . . and she couldn’t get up . . .
And when she describes it she says the funniest thing was the looks on peoples faces as they veered between horror, concern, and suppressed, er, screams.
She wasn’t hurt. While she’s not taking any more bus tours, she does tell this story a lot, and laughs while she’s telling it. And she started telling it when the bruises were still visible.
This is a bit like a comedy show in Australia at the time of the Rodney King beating. They said, “here’s the footage… ooo isn’t that tragic?..now here’s the footage again after it’s been submitted to Funniest Home Videos…” and the batons were making BOING BOING BOING sounds.
I laughed, despite myself. It was kind of funny because they were taking the piss out of a shitty TV show. It was also offensive. I believe they were forced to issue an apology.
I feel the same way about this thread. Yes, I can see the surreal, warped humour in it. But I wouldn’t have posted it myself. This is a actually a strangely difficult thread to consider.
Absolutely. If it isn’t a serious fall an accident is far, far funnier. Something to do with it being genuine and impecible comic timing. I’m far more likely to laugh at that than Chevy Chase mucking about.
She could indeed be laughing about it. The ability to laugh at yourself is a wonderful gift to have. Don’t let’s take it away.
Ok this is way off kilter, but because a mod is likely to look in here I need to ask " Where in the hell is the Straight Dope Dead Pool thread?" I have posted in that thread and when I search through all my postings I cannot find it. Has someone deleted it?
Certainly, but of the “large” people that I know (and that’s, admittedly, few), many of them are pretty self-conscious about it. And anything that might exascerbate their insecurity and bring their problems to the attention of everybody around them, well, not necessarily something they would enjoy telling all their friends.
But then, she could very well be secure with herself, and be laughing and joking about it now. Who knows!
Hoping I will always be able to get back up when I fall down.
Well hell, this thread just keeps on giving don’t it? It’s good to see you again old ‘fat woman capsizing’ thread, you could very well be my favourite.
Larry Mudd if only they had charged her for an extra fare, that would have been the iceing on the cake.
