The Stasi have feelings too
March 22nd, 2007 at 21:15

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the train ticket game I play. This was also published in my newspaper column – click here for a scan. It turns out that Midland Mainline staff don’t like being referred to as ‘The Stasi‘ in newspaper columns.

I was at the station today buying my ticket when the ticket man, (who happened to be my old next door neighbour, trivia fans) told me that he’d read my column in the paper. “Oh.. er… which one?” I asked, hoping he’d say the one about learning Chinese.

“The Gestapo are waiting on the train for you”, he said, before the other ticket person chipped in that fare enforcement have their eye on me.

“Oh, I’m scared now”, I said in a voice that hopefully implied that we were all having a joke together.

“You should be“, she sniped back.

Oo-er. It appears that I’ve pissed off the people I rely on to go about my daily business.

I was half expecting to be roughed up on the train by some ‘black-ops’ Midland Mainline staff – no one would be able to save me as the train would be in motion and the doors locked. This didn’t happen, but I’m still pretty scared now that I’ve received proof that my awful opinions are being read by the masses.

There is a silver lining though – I mean, aside from the one lining my coffin when Midland Mainline catch up with me. I can add yet another group of people to my list of people who hate me.

The contents of the list is thus:

1. Nazis – I bad mouthed the real British Nazi Party on my blog ages ago, they, er, found it and left threatening comments.
2. Window Cleaners – See: here.
3. Wilkinsons – Caution: early, and thus terrible blog entries.
4. Christians – Because of, y’know, all this stuff.
5. Midlands Mainline – See: above.

Do you hate me? If so, let me know (in the comments?) so I can add you to my list.

Comments(6)

1. Arthur Embleton
   March 23rd, 2007 at 1:04 am

   I’ve just noticed that you’ve posted a few of your newspaper articles:

   http://jamesomalley.co.uk/misc/column4small.jpg
   http://jamesomalley.co.uk/misc/column5small.jpg
   http://jamesomalley.co.uk/misc/column6small.jpg
   http://jamesomalley.co.uk/misc/column7small.jpg
   http://jamesomalley.co.uk/misc/column8small.jpg

   Post a blog entry when you add new ones. I’m impressed that you’ve got a regular newspaper column. I thought it was just a one off when you got it.

2. Crystal Walrein
   March 23rd, 2007 at 3:51 am

   http://www.openfish.org/2007/03/godtube.html

3. Psythor
   March 23rd, 2007 at 3:34 pm

   Excellent detective work, Arthur. I think I might post whenever I’m published. It’ll let me rehash old material without having to make much of an effort!

   Also, interesting find Walrein. How did you find that? Are they proper “end-timer” Christians?

4. Crystal Walrein
   March 23rd, 2007 at 7:11 pm

   Ran a Google search.

   Although now that I look at it, he’s definitely not a prophecy pusher like, say Jerry Falwell.

5. Joolz
   March 23rd, 2007 at 8:20 pm

   Perhaps they took exception to the fact that you associated them with the communist secret police when obviously the correct term was the Nazi secret police, they did correct you about it after all.

6. ben
   March 25th, 2007 at 2:17 am

   Dear james

   thanks for your advice on the evil ticket inspectors i recently taught one a lesson by complaing and getting all my mate’s too complain as well thus giving him a worthwhile purpose in life I.E stay away from me many thanks.

   Sincerely ben

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