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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Politics "No-one cares what you dreamt about unless you dreamt about them."

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:03 PM

The truest lyric in rock 'n' roll.

But I'm still going to tell you about my dream last night.

I was at the Susan Hutchison election-night party trying to be discreet. I stood up straight, tucked in my shirt, and didn't ask many questions. I just took notes on what other people said. It wasn't clear whether she'd won or lost: seemed like an early-night election party, when everyone's tense and waiting to feel triumphant or crestfallen.

I noticed Susan talking to security, so I wandered over. She was talking about me. "I think maybe we should think about escorting him out," she said hesitantly. "He has... he has an unpleasant bearing."

I politely broke in: "I'm sorry—I wish you could be more specific, Susan. Because I haven't been doing anything, just standing around." She wrinkled her nose at me like a prissy PTA mom regarding a booger. She turned back to security. "He has an unpleasant bearing," she repeated.

Then I woke up.

Find out what really happens at Hutchison's election-night party—and how many parties Stranger writers get kicked out of for their unpleasant bearings—on Slog this Tuesday, Nov 3.

(In other news: Susan Hutchison stood us up at Electionland! The cad!)

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Question: Were you wearing pants?

Posted by jns on October 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM

Susan dreamed last night too and in her dream you sang this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hdx9JjzD…

Posted by Fool multitude on October 29, 2009 at 3:14 PM

I dreamt I woke up and realized that she was in bed with me.

And then turned into a beetle.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 29, 2009 at 3:14 PM

i call bullshit on your overly topical dream

Posted by Max Solomon on October 29, 2009 at 3:23 PM

I know, it sounds crazy. That's the only reason I'm telling you about it.

Posted by Brendan Kiley on October 29, 2009 at 3:28 PM

"Dreams are like photographs. Unless I'm in them or there's nudity, I don't care." - Dennis Reynolds

Posted by SweetKevin on October 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM

Yeah, you're right. Nobody cares.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on October 29, 2009 at 3:50 PM

I believe I still have the monopoly on getting kicked out of Hutch's parties. In the real world, she has her husband do the dirty work. His breath smells like a high school principal's.

Posted by Matt Hickey

on October 29, 2009 at 4:39 PM

"He has an unpleasant bearing" reminds me of one of the funniest things I've heard in ages on "Fresh Air" today. I was laughing for a long time.

The setting:
Timothy Egan, author of "The Big Burn", discussion of Great Fire of 1910, early days of Montana, forest service, rangers, not many people settled but lots and lots of prostitutes around.

The Quote:
[A young ranger fresh out of Yale was working at the Lolo National Forest in Montana and find a couple of ladies of the evening working on forest land.] He was horrified and unsure of how to respond, he wires back to Missoula, "Two undesirable prostitutes setting up business on National Forest land. What should I do?" And some smartass gets a hold of it and wires back, "Find two desirable ones."
/Quote

So Brendan, make sure whatever bearing you bring is a pleasant one.

Posted by tjc on October 29, 2009 at 5:20 PM