Monday, June 28, 2010

in the beginning

And on the eighth day, God created New Yorkers. They had a great many restaurants, shops, and the Madison Square Garden of Eden, but they were all alone on their island; and they were bored. So God gave them the vehicle so they could go forth and travel. It had a horn and an accelerator pedal; and it was good.

On the ninth day, God - after an alarming game of Need For Speed - perfected his vision and created everyone else. He gave them cars as well, adding sideview mirrors, turning signals, and brakes.

But, because the New Yorkers had already succumbed to the temptations of speeding and reckless lane changing, their cars could not be retrofitted with these amenities. So God took pity upon his creation and invented the middle finger. He intended it to be used to signal lane changes.

Apparently New Yorkers had other plans.

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