Friday, November 20, 2009

The Bandolero (luggagerus zorro)

The Bandolero can be male or female but tend to be mostly male and can be spotted anytime, anywhere. They are an unpredictable species that can lull you into a stupor of acceptance with their normalcy. Bandoleros typically board the train at later stops and are therefore relegated mostly to middle seats. As the aisle-seat passengers get up to let these creatures in, that's when Bandoleros display their primary behavior. They attempt to take off the 5-6 messenger bags and knapsacks whose straps are crisscrossed in complicated patterns across their chests as if they were extras in the movie The Three Amigos.  This de-bagging process generally takes about 5 minutes and is almost always accompanied by profuse apologizing. It's touching really, but after this extensive seating procedure is completed, nobody really cares to hear it.  Low muttering and disapproving coughs commence immediately.

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