Austin is so weird...

...that even the transvestites can get pregnant. Well, I suppose that's a ways off biologically speaking but the one that I met on the bus the other day must have had a prosthetic bump or a very convincing pot belly. Either way, it was far more convincing than his/her boobs which were about a foot apart, saggy and with seemingly permanent erect nipples. He/she asked me to sign his/her petition as he/she was trying to get into the election for some sort of state government. The bus driver told him/her off for 'soliciting' me on public transport. He/she then had a discussion with the bus driver about the meaning of solicitation and then got off the bus.

It was all rather amusing, just like many a bus journey in Austin since the majority of people who use public transport are either 'weird' or 'poor' or both. But a town needs characters like the guy/gal I met. I remember the crazy man in Salisbury who used to ride his bike around the market square no handed. Of course Salisbury is far too upper class and white to approve of such fun so he was moved on. Then there was the guy in Nottingham who used to play random 'tunes' on a kids xylophone. I think he did eventually learn 'happy birthday' and 'we wish you a merry Christmas'. Perhaps he was working on the proving theory that eventually a group of chimps would write the bible if given keyboards. And in Austin we have Leslie who even ran for mayor. He/she has a frightening resemblance to Billy Connolly and I include a photo for you.