Thursday, July 29, 2010

OVERHEARD IN A HOTEL ELEVATOR AT THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON, or NERDS IN AN ELEVATOR


So I'm heading back to my hotel with a heavy bag of Comic Con swag over my shoulder. I walk into an elevator that has three other guys with Comic Con bags over their shoulders. Before the elevator doors close, I'm joined by five more guys with bags over their shoulders.

We ride the elevator to the upper floors. We stare at the door.

Someone breaks the silence:

"This looks to be the correct guy-to-girl ratio for Comic Con."

Everyone laughs. Someone else says:

"That's not true. I saw a really hot Princess Leia today."

Another says:

"Did you see the Wonder Woman? Man, that girl has no business being Wonder Woman."

Some more laughter. The guy continues:

"She's probably in her room crying into a pint of Haagan Daas, 'Why didn't they like my costume?'"

Some of the guys laugh.

The elevator doors open. Most of the guys leave. When the doors close, one of the remaining guys turns to me and says:

"Those guys were mean."

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