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johnpalmer) wrote2005-07-30 01:11 pm
johnpalmer) wrote2005-07-30 01:11 pm
oh, yeah...
So, I'm driving home to my apartment complex, and I decided that I've kind-of lost my double-take ability after having had such a weird life.
So, I'm driving home, turning into my perfectly-normal apartment complex.
It's a perfectly ordinary Friday evening.
And, as I'm entering the parking lot, I think "Okay, I'd better be careful; there are four children chasing a chicken."
I think I did spend a moment thinking "Right. Chickens aren't related to ducks, it's just we city-folks sometimes think of them as being similar-ish (they're both birds people might eat for dinner, after all). That there's a duck pond is no reason to think a chicken should be running around here." Plus, a little bit of "it's been a while since I've seen a live chicken up close."
But who knows? Maybe in 2-3 days, I'll suddenly do a big jump, and say "There's a CHICKEN running around my apartment complex!"
So, I'm driving home, turning into my perfectly-normal apartment complex.
It's a perfectly ordinary Friday evening.
And, as I'm entering the parking lot, I think "Okay, I'd better be careful; there are four children chasing a chicken."
I think I did spend a moment thinking "Right. Chickens aren't related to ducks, it's just we city-folks sometimes think of them as being similar-ish (they're both birds people might eat for dinner, after all). That there's a duck pond is no reason to think a chicken should be running around here." Plus, a little bit of "it's been a while since I've seen a live chicken up close."
But who knows? Maybe in 2-3 days, I'll suddenly do a big jump, and say "There's a CHICKEN running around my apartment complex!"