Thursday, May 13, 2004

PorkChop *NOT* DOC

Here's a muleish friend's blog - http://doctalkrocks.blogspot.com/ - check it out. He may try to be rebranding himself as DOC, but he'll always be PorkChop to me.
You see, many years ago now, while he was a Customer Service Rep at Office Depot, living in Escondido - the day dawned clear, sunny and warm.
PorkChop (PC) looked out on the shiny morning & decided it would be a good day to meander into work, forgoing the car & doing something not only for his body, but for the environment as well.
So, off he sets, from his small, one room, kitchen/toilet/bedroom/livingroom combined studio apartment on that hot Escondido morning. Perhaps birds flew by chirping their welcome to the bubbly PC as he bopped his way to Office Depot. As he came to the main road he saw that the little white light man was still showing on the big black pole, blinking to be sure, but he thought he'd have ample time to make the few feet from one side of the road to the other.
Taking that fateful step, PC took his ample figure into the crosswalk, walking - not quickly - to the other side of the road. {Not unlike all those chickens that insist on crossing roads - as at this juncture in his life, PC could be safely referred to as "chicken" or a 'twink(ie)".}
Well, as all things change, so did the little man and the light, the man was now red & the light for the oncoming traffic was green. Still enjoying his morning stroll, PC didn't hurry a step, but kept with his own slow steady pace to the other side of the road.
A man, perhaps in his mid 30's, in a truck, maybe good looking, maybe not, the records on this are a little spotty, but this is known for a fact - the man does roll down his window & yells, & I quote "SPEED IT UP PORKCHOP!!!"
Well, not used to cat calls, (you've seen his picture in his blog, so this is understandable) PC was scared out of his reverie contemplating what's for lunch & ran panting the last few feet to the other side of the road. The day ruined, perhaps, a little sadder & older than before.
So, that's the story of how he came to be known as PorkChop. So, don't let him tell you he's DOC, you look him in the eye & say "You'll always be PorkChop to me."

1 comment:

dena said...

I never tire of hearing the great "Pork Chop" story! LOL. I still remember the incident like it was yesterday.

D.