Kind of wondering why I'm still wondering about this.
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 8:30PM At about 4am today my kid's stomach decided to reverse gears, and when the phenomenon repeated itself at 6 I realized he wasn't going to daycare, and I was in for a nice, relaxing, vomit-filled day off work. But I had to get my paycheck into the bank, lest there be a bounce-fest of epic proportions, which sounds a lot more joyous than it really is. So hubby spelled me off for a short while so I could go do that.
While I was driving there, I stopped to allow two pedestrians to cross. One was an older lady in a bright red coat, who looked a little confused that I was stopping at all, and then took her sweet time meandering across the intersection. When she passed in front of my car, she smiled and pointed skyward.
I have no idea what that meant.
"Oh, bless you for stopping, child, you'll surely get into heaven"?
"Look out, someone's about to drop an anvil on your head"?
"Thanks for stopping, I was totally going to fly, but I'm stuck walking across the street like a fucking peasant"?
You try to do something nice, and people just confuse the shit out of you in return.
Reader Comments (25)
Yours would be the 4th including mine to be on a barf fest today.
Crazy confused old people are hilarious and frustrating all at the same time!
At least she smiled. If someone were to flip me off, it would lessen the sting if they turned that frown upside down.
Was it about to rain? Was the sky falling? That's so bizarre.
Sorry about the pukefest. We went thru that a few weeks ago. It blew.
Interesting considerations...was there a rainbow? Or was she trying to outrun black helicopters of a conspiracy?
ugh I've been having my own puke fest. I'm ready to quit. Ummm hmmm crazy old lady or maybe she was pointing to a camera taping your valiant good deed and soon you'll be on TV :) It could happen!
yep, the fest is going around.Our local news says the norwalk virus is plowing through the public schools. Hope your guy feels better soon
Cashier at a little grocery store I sometimes go to greeted me by saying, "good evening, Dan Akroyd." Didn't say anything else. I don't think my son puked that day.
LOL, I think she was indicating the heavens thanks to the miracle of somebody stopping to let a lowly pedestrian cross the road rather than be forced to dice with death playing "dodge the speeding car". At least that is what I would be doing, Italian drivers think of those of us on foot as potential points in some kind of real life, vehicular, space invaders game.
Sarah, British, home educating mum to a mini Italian nationalist in deepest, darkest Lomellina
Holy crap, my first laugh all day....
I think she was expressing her fucking peasantness...
ROFL!! Who knows why she pointed skyward...but you sure cracked me up pondering her meanings. Glad you dodged the old lady!
Hugs
SueAnn
You didn't say which finger she pointed to the sky.
Sorry to hear about the pukefest. I'm sending you a mommy-approved biohazard suit and matching gas mask Fed Ex. Look for it in the mail today.
I really do hope your kiddos feel better soon and that the rest of the family doesn't come down with it. Big hugs!
I'd venture to say she is probably still wondering about it as well.
Sorry about the puke fest, hope it was over quickly.
She was trying to distract you so she could steal your hood ornament. Oldest trick in the book.
That's AWESOME.
Maybe she was pointing to her ride that was hovering above your car, ready to return to Planet Aquamarine.
Too funny. About the old lady, I mean. Not so much about the barf.
Hope kiddo feels better soon!
Hmmmm. Did you maybe have a green light and not notice it? :) Hope you didn't get puked on too much.
Ummm. Maybe she was saying 'God bless you'?? Or maybe that it was a nice day?
Old people are weird. No two ways about it. I think they do it on purpose though because, let's face it, they totally get away with it.
Barfing was apparently going around the internet. LG barfed all weekend.
I think she was trying to tell you that you're her new favorite super hero. Yeah, that's it. She was expecting you to fly.
I think it was just a sign of respect.
Hope your day didn't have too much vomit in it.
Maybe she was pointing out the bird that was going to poop on your car. Or maybe she was just waving her finger in the air and jamming to some great tunes (oh… and you thought that was just a hearing aid).
I can't believe you stopped! Old people are worth 20 points, and I'd have let you add another five for the red coat.
OMG.ROTFLMAO! :D
Yes, but which finger was it? ;)