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Posted by cat on August 19, 2007
Destination: Home after dinner at San Francisco institution (and delicious rip-off) Alioto’s.
Fare: $19 (yes, Chief made me overtip again)
Conversation gold
Driver: They got 40 thousand people in the Pac Bell parking lot tonight. Some hip hop show.
Chief: No trouble there tonight.
Both laugh.
Chief: It’s gonna end on time, everyone will be happy. Just like last year.
Driver: Just like last year.
Both laugh again. Harder.
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Posted by colleen on August 18, 2007
Destination: Dinner
Fare: $13
Cabbie: What’s that?
Me: Tartine.
Cabbie: Protein?
Me: Tartine. A bakery. They’re in a lot of tourist guides.
Cabbie: They’re waiting in that line for a croissant? Oh, Jesus Christ.
…
Cabbie: I just got back from Iowa.
Me: Oh yeah?
Cabbie: I brought up my daughters there. They bring their kids back every year for the parade. We never miss that chickenshit parade.
Me: Sounds like fun.
Cabbie: Iowa. Sure are a lot of fatasses out there.
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Posted by colleen on August 16, 2007
Me: (leans out of cab and throws up) Rwarrrrhhh!
Cab driver: Cute. Real cute.
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Posted by cat on August 7, 2007
Destination: Ballpark to Home
Fare: $18 $19 (Because Chief was with me and he always makes me add to the tip)
Conversation gold:
Driver: Mercifully quiet, earning his extra tip
Chief: There aren’t any starters on this team.
Cat: We used to have a scary team.
Chief: Yeah, five years ago.
Cat: You mean six years ago.
Chief: No, five.
Cat: We got married six years ago. That was a good team.
Chief: No, in 2001 we saw Barry break a record and that team lose the wildcard. We watched Estes and Ortiz walk everyone.
Cat: Oh, right, all those fat pitchers. The next year was better.
Chief: I know.
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Posted by colleen on August 2, 2007
Destination: Dinner party
Fare: $14
Conversation gold:
Him: Which short story writers do you like?
Me: George Saunders!
Him: Dennis Lehane!
Me: Peter Ho Davies!
Him: Dennis Johnson!
Me: Alice Munro!
Him: Guy de Maupassant!
Me: You win.
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Posted by colleen on July 30, 2007
Destination: The Mission to the Castro Theatre
Fare: $9
Conversation gold: “May I tell you something? I really like your style of dress. You’re very covered. It shows you respect your body as a woman. In my country, we like women with respect.”
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Posted by cat on July 29, 2007
Destination: Downtown to Castro Theatre
Fare: $17
Conversation gold: “I don’t need to wear no seatbelts, driver was decapitated by one!” accompanied by (mock) demonstration.
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