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NIGHT CABBIE

I picked up my fare downtown...

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[June 8th, 2005] I picked up my fare downtown during the 2:30 am bar rush; he lived in Vancouver. He started talking about his recently departed ex-girlfriend and how he was totally over her. He'd been proving this to himself by picking up one-nighters in places like Bar 71.

I opined that the girls there all seemed to look remarkably alike, down to the same style of skirt and sacral tattoo. He confessed that he'd have a hard time recognizing any of the four girls he'd slept with, and tonight he had decided not to bother.

He started asking me about my boyfriend. Didn't have one. Did I recently have a break-up? No. Was I gay? No. What was wrong with me? Don't know. How long had it been? Oh, we're getting into years rather than months here. He found this hard to believe, me being so hot and all. Uh, thanks.

When we got to his house, the fare was about $30, and he was still going on about my dry spell. He said no one should go that long, and forget the fare, I should let him do something about it. "I don't mean actually fucking you. It's just I can't think of anything I'd rather do than just lick some kitty before I go to sleep."

I politely pointed out that the fare had run to $33 while he was talking.












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RECENT COMMENTS ON “I picked up my fare downtown...”

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Years!The night cabbie must be one ugly bitch.—adamz

Story Forum Archive, Jun 8th, 2005 12:00am
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Not one ugly bitchNo, I don't think that because she hasn't gotten laid for a while makes her an ugly bitch it just means she has standards and probably doesn't have time to meet guys and the o...

Story Forum Archive, Jun 9th, 2005 12:00am
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not as ugly as your attitudeWell, actually, not ugly at all. What part of "me being so hot and all" did you not understand?I defy you to go to school full time and work full time and still try ...

Story Forum Archive, Jun 14th, 2005 12:00am
 
 
 





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