At The Bus Stop In Samoa No.3 – with Jack and Jake

Written by Pio Sioa
Friday, 18 January 2008
JAKE : Howdy Jack! You’ve added a few pounds I see. The holidays must’ve been good to you . JACK : Hi Jake! Too much Vailima I suppose! JAKE : Free beer is always sweet aye bro? JACK : Well you know it’s bad manners to refuse a person’s hospitality. How was your holidays? JAKE : Very busy! We had a whole bunch of people from NZ and Australia here for the bestowal of new matai titles in the family. I’m telling you Jack the village did a good job cleaning out our pockets. JACK : Did you get a matai title too? JAKE : No! But I was still required to fork out you know! JACK : How much? JAKE : A lot! JACK : What’s a lot? JAKE: Why’re you so interested? JACK: Cos’ you’re stingier than a sting ray Jake! I bet you chipped in only $50 JAKE : Hey, you know what they say- live according to your pocket. Besides those cousins of mine from overseas came fully prepared. We’re just poor country folks. JACK : More like country sharks in a feeding frenzy I’d say! So I bet you put in the sob story to your cousins about waiting at the bus stop, and how things will really improve in the family if they can buy a cheap RHD car for you, now that Government is changing sides of the road to drive on. JAKE : Actually they offered to send me a car even before I said anything. JACK : Yeah right! JAKE : Honest Jack! They knew everything about the RHD drive even before they came. Don’t forget the news from Samoa gets to New Zealand and Australia too. JACK : So you are getting a car then? JAKE : Well you can get to ride in it with me. You’re my best buddy so you get to sit in the front seat with me JACK : Why thank you Jake! I’m sure I won’t get run over by a LHD truck with you driving on the wrong side of the road. What kind of car are they getting you? JAKE : Something befitting my status you know. JACK : Like a tractor Jake? JAKE : Do you wanna ride in my car or not? JACK : In a car yes, not a tractor for goodness sake. Besides I’d rather be shot playing volleyball than a heavy truck grindng me into mince meat. JAKE : Hey that shooting at Apolima -uta was a sad one. I heard it was the son of a Church Minister who shot the other guy. JACK : That’s what I heard too. Must’ve been quite a volleyball game! See this is always the problem with you country folks, you snap too easily. JAKE : Hey it happens in Apia too, so don’t you go pointing fingers at us. JACK : I heard it was a handgun that was involved. JAKE : Those things are illegal. Why they keep popping up everywhere is beyond me. JACK : Isn’t there a bill with Parliament now to allow our police officers to carry handguns in public . JAKE : You mean like they do in Pago? Lord Help us all ? JACK : Well if they’re going to bring in RHD, why not guns then. Both do serve the same purpose - kill people. JAKE : Now you’re being dramatic Jack! You can’t compare bananas and taroes. Cars are essential , guns are for show. Why would you keep a handgun, if not to show off to people that you have one and that you’re a bad dude? JACK : Well if our police officers are going to be given guns, what purpose does it serve? Isn’t that going to encourage people to smuggle in more hand guns like the ones they see in the movies? As for the cars on the wrong side of the road, well you’ve never driven a car before With you swerving all over the road and drivers confused about which side to be on, we’re going to have some big bangs on the road. JAKE : The only swerving I’ll be doing will be to avoid the potholes. I can’t understand the logic where you fill up a pot hole in the morning and in the afternoon after it rained, the same holes are there again. Then next day the road patchers are there again doing the same thing they did yesterday. I think that is a complete waste of time and our tax money. JACK : I don’t know why you should worry Jake . Maybe you’ll be getting a car soon, but for now it’s somebody else’s bus we’re riding in, let him complain. I’m sure there are better things you can think about than complain about things that does no affect you. JAKE: Like what for example Jack? JACK: Like watching out for your bus. See there it goes! Now you have to wait another hour . Bye Jake you sucker. JAKE : Hey Jack …enjoy the ride. When my car gets here I swear you’re not going to be riding in it . Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment
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