Getting the LOLs

...or laughing out loud to the purists.

I was on the tube this morning, and I thought I'd put in a CD (I'm still pre-iPod sadly - I'm like, so 1990s) of music. A cunning and sublime mixture of Jeff Buckley, Fiona Apple along with a naughty little bit of Led Zeppelin I tacked on the end.

I was looking forward to it.

I was shocked to discover I had inadvertantly loaded up Bill Hicks, Rant in E Minor. I let it play; I hadn't heard it in years.

It began with a chuckle - I'm sure no-one even noticed. But then he did that piece about 'Pro-Lifers' and I LOLed. Quickly trying to control myself, I did that shoulder shake thing for a while, the thing that happens when you desperately try to stifle a proper laugh...then I went very red...I turned the volume down but it was too late. I had the LOLs.

Anyway, my point is, It's nice to laugh, but sometimes a little embarrasing if you wind up looking like the local nutjob.

Thanks Mr. Hicks.

Ben..

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