Grinning Geckos
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Yesterday was the first time I ALMOST won something on a radio contest. Normally, I don't even bother to try. As they say, you gotta play to win. Anyhoo... I had just gotten off of work, and was driving home listening to my regular station. :drummer: The music had stopped and the DJ was talking. Basically I hear
"Blah blah blah blah blah .... OAK LAWN. We said previously that the Q101 monkey was going to be in the south suburbs, and he's now in Oak Lawn. The first clue to his location is "Shhhhh, you have to be very, very quiet." So, if you want what the monkey has, go to where you have to be very, very quite in Oak Lawn."
My ears had perked up at Oak Lawn because I was IN Oak Lawn. I was at a light, about to leave Oak Lawn...but I couldn't figure out the clue. I kept thinking Hospital, but I knew that wasn't it because there really is no hospital in Oak Lawn. :idea3: Then it dawned on me as I got going that it's the LIBRARY. I just KNEW that had to be it.
My problem was, I was driving in the wrong direction. At first, I wasn't going to bother, but then I figured it was worth a shot. I pulled over ASAP, and tried to turn into a parking lot to turn around, but traffic had me blocked. I got impatient and pulled ahead to the light to turn left. I knew I was taking a risk, because the outlet of this particular street is bordered by train tracks on both sides. In hindsight...I should have been a little more patient and turned around in the parking lot. You guessed it....there was a train at one of the tracks. Luckily, it was to the South of me, and I needed to go North. Not so luckily, the f-ing lights were red to ALL directions. :furious3: It made no sense...no reason for our lanes to be stopped for a train running parallel to us. It seemed like forever, but eventually I got to go.
I'm driving to the library as fast as I can without risking being pulled over, and when I was NEARLY there (30 - 45 seconds away) the DJ came back on the air. He starts talking again, gives out the info already given, and adds a second clue. "The monkey is reading (made up book title)." :book: Now I was CERTAIN that I was on the right track. I still didn't know WHAT I was trying to win, so I listen some more...
"The monkey is giving away pairs of passes to Lollapalozza. We already have one winner, but the monkey has another pair to give away"
Now I'm bouncing outta my seat because I'm ALMOST there, and they still have tickets. :rolleyes4: Than I hear
"In order to win the tickets, you have to find the monkey using the clues given, and give the monkey a banana." :banana:
A BANANA!!! CRAP! I DON'T HAVE A BANANA! :wall: Who drives around with a banana? :bomb2: Just as I'm freaking out about not having a banana, I drive passed the monkey. There is a girl there, but I see no banana exchange hands. :banana: I figure it has to be the girl that just won, she was talking on a cel phone. So I still have a shot.
I drive like a mad woman to the first place I can think of that might have a banana. Of all places, that was a Starbucks. :beatnik: :huh2: . I ran in as quickly as possible, and there are no bananas. Fruit bowls, but no banana. Thinking quick, I go next door to a Potbellies. I rush up to the counter and say
Me: "I know this is going to sound very strange, but do you have a banana?? :banana: "
Guy: "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Manager: "Yes"
Guy: "How much are they?"
Manager: "50 cents"
Guy: "How do I ring them up? Oh wait...there's the banana button. :banana: Wait....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....how do I get it to come up?"
Someone comes and assists him, and a conversation starts about finding me a good banana. I quickly tell them I don't care about a good banana...I just want a banana! Instead of taking my money at the counter, the guy is just looking around like the two brain cells in his head had just collided and exploded. FINALLY, after what seems like forever, I get and pay for my banana. :banana:
I rush out to my car, and throw it into reverse. As soon as I'm out of my spot, I see SIX other cars pull out of their spot AT THE SAME TIME. Everyone is trying to go everywhere all at once. It was chaos. I dodge and weave in my car, and eventually make it to the exit...only to get stuck behind someone waiting to turn left. Apparently he was seeing cars that didn't exist...both ways were TOTALLY open, but he wasn't moving. :rifle: Luckily, he finally realises he's being a retard :dunce: and moves out of my way in enough time for me to get through the light.
I get back to the library (which really wasn't far away to begin with), WITH my banana in tow. :banana: I pull into the lot just in time to see them give away the last pair of tickets. NOOOOOOOOOO!!! :bomb2: That sucked so bad.
Trying to look on the bright side of things, I figure at LEAST now I have a banana to eat. :chef: :banana: As I'm eating, the DJ comes back on and says that the passes have all been given away for today.
"The monkey will be giving them out all week, so be listening for the clues to the next location. This is for a pair of passes to ALL THREE DAYS of Lollapalozza, plus backstage passes."
Oh, that burned. And the banana was mushy and overripe. Tickets would have been way cooler.
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And the prize for best use of smileys in a story goes to SHANTI!! :crowngrin:
PS..I SWEAR this really happened yesterday. It's not just an excuse to go crazy with the smileys!
"Blah blah blah blah blah .... OAK LAWN. We said previously that the Q101 monkey was going to be in the south suburbs, and he's now in Oak Lawn. The first clue to his location is "Shhhhh, you have to be very, very quiet." So, if you want what the monkey has, go to where you have to be very, very quite in Oak Lawn."
My ears had perked up at Oak Lawn because I was IN Oak Lawn. I was at a light, about to leave Oak Lawn...but I couldn't figure out the clue. I kept thinking Hospital, but I knew that wasn't it because there really is no hospital in Oak Lawn. :idea3: Then it dawned on me as I got going that it's the LIBRARY. I just KNEW that had to be it.
My problem was, I was driving in the wrong direction. At first, I wasn't going to bother, but then I figured it was worth a shot. I pulled over ASAP, and tried to turn into a parking lot to turn around, but traffic had me blocked. I got impatient and pulled ahead to the light to turn left. I knew I was taking a risk, because the outlet of this particular street is bordered by train tracks on both sides. In hindsight...I should have been a little more patient and turned around in the parking lot. You guessed it....there was a train at one of the tracks. Luckily, it was to the South of me, and I needed to go North. Not so luckily, the f-ing lights were red to ALL directions. :furious3: It made no sense...no reason for our lanes to be stopped for a train running parallel to us. It seemed like forever, but eventually I got to go.
I'm driving to the library as fast as I can without risking being pulled over, and when I was NEARLY there (30 - 45 seconds away) the DJ came back on the air. He starts talking again, gives out the info already given, and adds a second clue. "The monkey is reading (made up book title)." :book: Now I was CERTAIN that I was on the right track. I still didn't know WHAT I was trying to win, so I listen some more...
"The monkey is giving away pairs of passes to Lollapalozza. We already have one winner, but the monkey has another pair to give away"
Now I'm bouncing outta my seat because I'm ALMOST there, and they still have tickets. :rolleyes4: Than I hear
"In order to win the tickets, you have to find the monkey using the clues given, and give the monkey a banana." :banana:
A BANANA!!! CRAP! I DON'T HAVE A BANANA! :wall: Who drives around with a banana? :bomb2: Just as I'm freaking out about not having a banana, I drive passed the monkey. There is a girl there, but I see no banana exchange hands. :banana: I figure it has to be the girl that just won, she was talking on a cel phone. So I still have a shot.
I drive like a mad woman to the first place I can think of that might have a banana. Of all places, that was a Starbucks. :beatnik: :huh2: . I ran in as quickly as possible, and there are no bananas. Fruit bowls, but no banana. Thinking quick, I go next door to a Potbellies. I rush up to the counter and say
Me: "I know this is going to sound very strange, but do you have a banana?? :banana: "
Guy: "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Manager: "Yes"
Guy: "How much are they?"
Manager: "50 cents"
Guy: "How do I ring them up? Oh wait...there's the banana button. :banana: Wait....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....how do I get it to come up?"
Someone comes and assists him, and a conversation starts about finding me a good banana. I quickly tell them I don't care about a good banana...I just want a banana! Instead of taking my money at the counter, the guy is just looking around like the two brain cells in his head had just collided and exploded. FINALLY, after what seems like forever, I get and pay for my banana. :banana:
I rush out to my car, and throw it into reverse. As soon as I'm out of my spot, I see SIX other cars pull out of their spot AT THE SAME TIME. Everyone is trying to go everywhere all at once. It was chaos. I dodge and weave in my car, and eventually make it to the exit...only to get stuck behind someone waiting to turn left. Apparently he was seeing cars that didn't exist...both ways were TOTALLY open, but he wasn't moving. :rifle: Luckily, he finally realises he's being a retard :dunce: and moves out of my way in enough time for me to get through the light.
I get back to the library (which really wasn't far away to begin with), WITH my banana in tow. :banana: I pull into the lot just in time to see them give away the last pair of tickets. NOOOOOOOOOO!!! :bomb2: That sucked so bad.
Trying to look on the bright side of things, I figure at LEAST now I have a banana to eat. :chef: :banana: As I'm eating, the DJ comes back on and says that the passes have all been given away for today.
"The monkey will be giving them out all week, so be listening for the clues to the next location. This is for a pair of passes to ALL THREE DAYS of Lollapalozza, plus backstage passes."
Oh, that burned. And the banana was mushy and overripe. Tickets would have been way cooler.
_____________________________________________________
And the prize for best use of smileys in a story goes to SHANTI!! :crowngrin:
PS..I SWEAR this really happened yesterday. It's not just an excuse to go crazy with the smileys!
