Looking up from my paper this evening I randomly caught the eye of the girl across the aisle who was talking briskly and a little volubly into her phone. In truth, up until then I had barely registered her conversation, but the effect on her was immediate and electric. Putting her hand over her mouth, she stopped speaking for almost a minute and then, mortified, said in a stage whisper into her phone ‘I was talking too loud’. She cringed back into the furthest seat and completed her call in an undertone, as quickly as she could.
It would appear I have inadvertently perfected my Commuter Death Stare. Now all I need to do is find a more worthy victim to unleash it on…
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9 responses so far ↓
rivergirlie // October 18, 2007 at 8:02 pm |
this i must see. a friend of mine can do mrs thatcher eyes – truly terrifying. you have a gift – go forth and use it! (i’d like to email you about something – could you get in touch with me, plz?)
disgruntled // October 18, 2007 at 8:33 pm |
Yes, but does anyone see the Commuter Death Stare and live to tell the tale?
Can your friend do the one mad eye and the one slightly less mad eye?
amillionpieces // October 18, 2007 at 10:58 pm |
Come, help me please! Teach me the stare! Or better, travel with me and melt some people with it!
LCS // October 19, 2007 at 5:38 am |
this made my day, this and finding a bus in the morning I can actually get on without stopping to breathe.
The Model Commuter // October 19, 2007 at 7:39 am |
I don’t suppose you fancy popping over to Liverpool Street Station one day during rush hour, standing on one of the walkways overlooking the concourse and turning the Commuter Death Stare on…well….everyone
Ian Wilson // October 19, 2007 at 9:18 am |
Could you come to my office to do this to the inconsiderate people who do this all round the building? Please…
disgruntled // October 19, 2007 at 2:06 pm |
I think I’ll have to charge out the Death Stare at so much per person zapped, or a special hourly rate for long journeys
rivergirlie // October 19, 2007 at 2:49 pm |
the one mad eye and the one slightly less mad eye is a refinement few can even dream of achieving. truly you are a master of your art. xx
disgruntled // October 19, 2007 at 3:04 pm |
Hmm well see today’s post … there are limits even to my powers