Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Belle du Bicyclette
INT. FISHTOWN BAR
- (looking at a tattoo)What is that?
- Velocipede
- Is that like a bug?
- (smiles) Huh? No. A bug? It's not that bad, is it?
- No. I like it.
- You just don't know what it is?
- Right. I'm amused and...ignorant.
- Right.
- Yeah.
- It's the first bicycle. Well, that's not true. The first bicycle was called a bicycle. The velocipede is like a precursor - a prototype.
- A preamble.
- Right. We the people will soon ride bicycles.
- Um...So you ride a velocipede?
- No. (laughs) But I do ride a bicycle.
- Oh.
- I just like the history. (looking at a tattoo) What is that?
- A scar.
- Yeah, but, is it from polio vaccination or something.
- Well, not exactly. I fell off my bike.
- How old were you?
- (thinking) 11. Or 12.
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