Thursday, May 21, 2009

Mutants and gimpls.

I was walking to the shop the other morning and a group of "Mutants" tried to beg money from me. They was sure dressed funny, but I don't believe they had any superpowers.
I finally got it across that they needed to speak English and they did. It went something like this:

"We need money."
"What for, you all homeless?
"No! We're maturitants." ( that must mean mutant in English.)
"You all got superpowers?"
"What?"
"Can you climb walls or make storms?"
"No! We're gimpals!"

(Now I felt bad. I didn't mean to hurt their feelings none. I knew some gimps from the Carnies back home and they was decent enough folks if you gave them half a chance.)

"Well, you look all right to me, but if you all is Gimps, then I reckon I can spare a few koruny."

"thank you!"

Then they went off begging for more money. This country is going downhill. There used to be medical care for all and they kept the gimps and mutants off the streets!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

FYI:
it's an old czech custom .. when students finish their high school and go for 'holy week' before final exams, they dress funny and go to streets beg for money, that they will then use for their drinking party :D

Delbert Peaches said...

pretending to be homeless? I guess that's one career choice.