So I had this exchange at work on Friday:
My co-worker (I’ll call her Ilene): Do you have any plans
for the weekend?
Me: I’ll probably spend most of Saturday in Berkeley.
Ilene: Don’t get stabbed.
Me: I’m going to Berkeley, not Oakland.
Ilene: They don’t like the military in Berkeley. Those hippies will stab you.
Me: …
Of course I relayed this exchange to the friends I was going
to see. About half of them went nearly
apoplectic with laughter and another put that comment in the top 10 dumbest
things he’s ever heard. People in
Berkeley are pretty dedicated to their “Live and Let Live” philosophy. I could ride a tricycle down University Blvd
dressed like a character from Rocky Horror while singing the best of Queen and receive
nothing more threatening than an appreciative fist bump. Possibly, if I went walking around in full
service dress, I might attract a few protesters. However, all I’d have to do is walk past an
ethnic vegan restaurant and I’d be rid of them in no time. “Get our troops out of Afghanistan! Ooh look, that Himalayan place is all
vegetarian and gluten-free.”
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| We demand that the Vegan Ethiopian Cafe also have a varied selection of craft beer. |
(If you pictured Frank N. Furter singing Fat Bottomed
Girls on that tricycle, you get a point. You should probably keep track of those. There might me more.)
Lesson 10: Those hippies will not stab you.
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