Misheard on Carroll Street
I haven’t written a new entry for this blog in a long while, so I figured I’d start it up again with a very simple, short post.
Yesterday, while walking down Carroll Street after a jog through a few Brooklyn neighborhoods, I passed a large gaggle of old Italian women chilling on the sidewalk. If you walk through a typical Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn during the summer, it’s extremely common to see groups of old Italians just lounging on the sidewalk on patio furniture. Basically, they’re escaping the oppressive heat of their homes while sharing gossip with and about their neighbors. Since this was an especially hot, humid day in Carroll Gardens, the group was rather large.
As I was walking by a particular cluster of women that looked to all be about 70 years old, I overheard one saying to her friend, “She misused the labia piece.”
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“She misused the labia piece.”
I immediately paused, swung my head around, and tried to hypothesize what subject in the world this old women could possibly be discussing. Momentarily, I was ridiculously intrigued by her bold statement. Moreover, I really wanted to ask her what exactly a “labia piece” is.
As I turned around, however, I saw her pointing toward the “Our Lady of Peace” Roman Catholic church across the street. Unfortunately, she had actually said “She misused the Lady of Peace.” Reality set in, and my intrigue disappeared. Needless to say, I was severely disappointed.
Regardless, I spent about 15 minutes after the encounter yesterday trying to imagine all the different ways a labia piece could possibly benefit the world.
As of right now, I haven’t come up with any.
-Mark Annotto
www.armedandridiculous.com