Oh the things you can learn whilst riding the metro

Anyone will tell you, there's book smarts and then there's street smarts. My friends from the mid-west might only have the former, my neighbors in southeast might only have the latter. Of course you don't have to live in southeast to gain street smarts, all you have to do is ride the metro.

Today I sat in on a lecture, which in true crazy guy rant form, was very informative. He wasn't talking to anyone in particular, just talking loud enough so those in his immediate area could take mental notes. Apparently, if I went to church on Sunday with this gentleman on Sunday I would hear the same types of ideas spouted by Rev. Jeremiah Wright. And not only that, I wouldn't hear anything that wasn't true. This professor emeritus of the school of life was outraged that Barack Obama had to apologize for his pastor and cut all ties to him while Hillary Clinton could get elected and have Bill Clinton "doing the business of the nation while some woman is under his desk with her lips on his private parts going [insert sound effects here] ."

The final tidbit that this public transit orator left me with before he got off at Potomac Ave. (southeast!) was that this country is ran by a certain country soon celebrating its 60th anniversary. Then he wished us all a good day and left as quickly as he had arrived.

This metro soap boxer and I may have differing opinions, but the take home lesson here dear urban students is to never ignore a crazy guy rant--it'll make the metro ride home much more entertaining.