Thuggish High School Kids say the darnedest things!

[KurtNYC]

I'm riding to work and I get off the 1 train at 50th right behind two high school boys. They have red gang style head wraps and have the generally rough look that youths adopt in tougher neighborhoods. They look like they stepped out of a gangsta rap video.

The first turns to the other, "Did you learn that shit?"

"yep" says the other.

"I don't believe you!"

"I did."

"Prove it!"

And the second boy turns to face him. Suddenly he says slowly and with perfect diction:

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
the way to dusty death.
Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
that struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
and then is heard no more!
It is a tale told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury,
signifying nothing."

Just thought I'd share.

[Metatron]

1. That's great!

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. lol...thats cute

n/t

[Richardo]

3. Wow! What a great scene...

...boyeeeeeeee. ;-)

[skygazer]

4. That is positively beautiful

Put a big smile on my face. Thanks. :hi:

[Bouncy Ball]

5. Kids

are just awesome. Even teen kids. I keep telling other adults, but some don't believe me. They completely rock.

[rbnyc]

6. So Cool!

Way beeter than the kids I saw who picked a fight with an old lady for walking too slowly on the A train yesterday.

[LynzM]

7. Nice!

That's a great story! Thanks for sharing! :)

[MsAnthropy]

8. That gave me chills!

That's what makes life worth living--those little moments of magic! Thanks for making my day.

[BurtWorm]

9. That's one for Metropolitan Diary.

[Lavender Brown]

10. Ahh I love New York

:loveya:

[furrylitldevil]

11. I find it amazing

how poetry and spoken word are becoming so popular among high-school kids nowadays. I thought it was just in my little corner of the world, this story was refreshing.

[dr.strangelove]

12. We must work close to each other

I work near that intersection. I take the 1/9 line from that station often. Good to hear other DUers are close by.

Great story. I love the scene you set up, and knowing the dirty station, its even better.

I got my hair cut on the downtown bound station in the barber shop two weeks ago. A nice place run by a russian guy.

[auntAgonist]

13. awesome!!

Just signing off and going to work and this is the last thread I'm reading before doing so. Made me smile.

thanks so much!!

[progressoid]

14. Yo dog, that some bad ass shit

[KurtNYC]

15. Bard to ya mutha.

[MissMillie]

16. Sounds like a lesson in...

"Never judge a book by it's cover."

[Phentex]

17. How refreshing!

I love stories like this!