The idea of scootin

July 9, 2007 - Monday



Branton: "hey R., do you wanna ride the scooter before it gets too dark?"

Wilde: "does an alaskan grizzly bear like to catch fish in the river without wearing waders?"

Branton: "what?"

Wilde: "what?"

Branton: "was that a yes or a no?"

Wilde: "oh that was a yes. do i have to wear the helmet?"

Branton: "of course you do. why wouldnt you want to wear the necessary safety equipment?"

Wilde: "look, you dont have to brow beat me. how do you start this thing?"

Branton showed Wilde again for the fifth time at least how to crank the scooter and away Wilde went having a blast.



Back from the short trip, Wilde hands the scooter back over to Branton.

Wilde: "hey Branton, has anyone given you any crap about riding this thing yet?"

Branton: "nah, everyone that sees me on it just wants to ask how many miles per gallon it gets."

Wilde: "i wonder how scooters got such bad raps? I mean, i know you have heard the joke about scooters and, well, nevermind, lets keep it holy."

Branton: "nope, no one has said anything negative about it."

Wilde: "well, my opinion on the matter is that if anyone has the cujones to ride one, you probably wouldnt want to mess with them. i'd say to anyone wanting to cause trouble, look at me, i am on a scooter. do you think i give a crap? i'll fight you in a heart beat, dont mess with nobody riding a scooter, you hear boy? thats what i'd say."

Branton: "yeah, ill go along with that, especially if you see a pack of scooters. thats got to be a mean group of son of a guns, ya know?"

Wilde: "have you tried to pop a wheelie yet?"

Branton: "nope, aint gonna neither."

Wilde: "well, when i get a scoot, watch out. I am going to build some ramps and jump'em, maybe even swerve at pedestrians. I'll definitely be hogging my side of the road, you can believe that."

Branton: "ok. whatever."

Wilde: "it sure would be a better world if everyone rode a scooter."

Branton: "before a person buys a scooter they should think about what they are getting themselves into, not everyone can handle the power of a scooter."

Wilde: "how fast will yours go?"

Branton: "fifty-five, sixty tops and it doesnt matter how fast you go, if a car sees you on a scooter, they are going to try to go past you. no one wants to get passed by a scooter, ya know?"

Wilde: "theres probably some internal need for people to feel like they are going faster than a scooter."

Branton: "yeah, but you arent riding a scooter to be a speed demon."

Wilde: "nope."

Branton: "speed goes out the window and people's only objective is to pass the scooter, i know its true cause when in a car, i do the same. Motorcycles are the same. Motorcyclists see scooters the same way the kings and queens of the 17th century saw peasants."

Wilde: "aint that a shame? Branton, you know so much about scooters. you are an inspiration. you are sooo cool Branton Taylor."