[The diagram above is absolutely integral to my telling of this funny little story. Click for a larger version.]
For lunch today, I walked a few blocks to a sub shop to get a Philly cheesesteak. (The Philly cheesesteak is not absolutely integral to this story, but it was pretty tasty.) As I exited the sub shop, I saw the scene depicted in the diagram above. The woman in the green car had her car in reverse and was attempting to park, but the woman in the car behind her refused to back up. It’s completely unclear why she was doing this. The traffic light was red and (as is clearly depicted in the diagram) there was a Vast Empty Space behind her. There was a line of traffic to her right, but all she had to do was back up one car length and let the woman in the green car park. There was a fair amount of horn honking on the part of both parties, which is what attracted the crowd of Bemused Spectators.
One man in the crowd remarked of the woman in the red car: “I guess some people just have more time on their hands.”*
Another man replied: “Or they’re just bigger assholes.” This caused the Bemused Spectators to laugh.
Finally, the light turned green and the line of cars in the right lane drove off. The Asshole got over in the right lane and drove away, causing the Bemused Spectators to clap and cheer while the woman in the green car was finally able to park.
People are strange.
* The undeniable truth of this statement is illustrated quite nicely by this blog post and its accompanying diagram, which was painstakingly rendered in MS Paint.
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