I'm tired...I hooked up with this chick a while back and I think she gave me "parenting." It causes fatigue, irritability and depression. So, short story today.
I remember going on a field trip in high school to the MLK Library downtown. Our class stood outside waiting for the guide to take us in. We were all laughing and joking when this middle aged black guy walked up to us and introduced himself. He told us to settle down and started telling us how we looked like a smart bunch. Then he started telling us the history of the museum and the kinds of things we could expect to see when we got inside. All of us listened, pretending to be interested, and he did the usual tour guide stuff (quoting dates and random facts). We were still outside though, and I was wondering why we hadn't moved inside the building yet. All of us were getting restless and one guy in my class started joking with someone and the tour guide overheard him.
"What the hell is your problem? You don't talk while I'm talking. You don't do that."
Our teacher looked a little concerned because the guy cursed at a student plus he looked a little agitated like he was really taking it personal. Then he continued...
"Do you know who I am? Do you know where you are? I am the motherfucking president of the goddamn Federal Bureau of Investigations of the motherfucking United States of Goddamn America. I will have your black ass locked up!"
That's when the real tour guide showed up and shooed the guy away. It turns out he was one of the cleaner homeless people who hang out in front of the library. I don't know if he had a "moment" and started reliving his days as a tour guide, but it was funny because everything he said was accurate up until the part about being president of the FBI.
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