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Freak on the Bus

Date: Sep 23 2004

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Intro

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Well, so far this week, we’ve talked about super freaks and monsters and freaking out in general. Now we’ll listen as Sara and Steph talk about the weird people who they have seen around town and on the bus.

Dialog

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Sara

Steph

Sara: So have you ever ridden the bus?

Steph: Uh, yeah.

Sara: Have you seen the freaks that are on the bus?

Steph: There are some stanky freaks on the bus.

Sara: There are some really weird people on the bus.

Steph: Ya know, I used to work up at the hospital.

Sara: Mmmhmm.

Steph: And nothing against hospital patients or veterans, but some of those people are the biggest freaks.

Sara: That’s true. They really are. And I’ve been on the bus before with people who are like screaming and yelling for no reason.

Steph: Oh yeah! Oh. Lots of times, they talk about god.

Sara: There are a lotta god freaks. Have you seen that guy that stands outside Pioneer Courthouse Square?

Steph: Yeah. And he yells at people about how they’re going to hell.

Sara: Yeah. Exactly. And he’s got his sign that says, “God is good,” but yet he’s telling people they’re going to hell.

Steph: He’s terrible.

Sara: He’s kind of a freak.

Steph: Yeah. He’s definitely a freak!

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Discussion

There are weird people everywhere. In every country in the world, there are crazy people and people who don’t act like everyone else. In America, we have a lot too. Sometimes, it’s scary when there’s someone who is not acting normally in a public place, like on the bus. What do you do when this happens? I usually ignore the person. I try not to pay attention to them and just zone them out. If they started acting really weird, then I would report them to the bus driver or call 911 if it was really bad.