Friday, April 16, 2010

Would you be my friend if I bought and used a Segway?

24 comments:

Megan D said...

No. Don't do it!

Brett said...

yes, but only if you surreptitiously joined the segway tours and started screaming obscenities at least once a month.

tamika said...

True friends stick by your side, even through a Segway purchase. That said, I won't be seen in public with you while on said Segway.

Justin said...

Of course!

K8 said...

leslie. this would be funny if i didn't think you were serious. however, given your history (skateboarding, heelies, vespa) i think you are serious. don't do it. i don't want you to crash.

Andrew said...

Leslie Hall, I swear if you do it, I will refer to you as my "special" friend ... not special as in "you and I have a meaningful bond that transcends our love of fashion, drinking, giggling and bacon in Bloody Marys" friend. More like special as in "she rode the short bus to school and likes to wear helmets for just in case" friend.

John said...

I'd rather you become a Sarah Palin fan.

Cate said...

thank you for being a friend
traveled down the road and back again
your heart is true
you're a pal and a confidant

and if you got a segway
rode that thing 'round town
you would see a high-five from happy me
and i would laugh out loud

thank you for being a friend

Dan said...

Depends on why. If you're getting it to use in jousting tournaments at Renaissance fairs, then no. If you're going to loan it to me, then yes.

Sean (concerned) said...

I'd rather you became Sarah Palin.

Leslie, you're kidding. Really. That would be completely r%+@&#ed, dear. This idea is so bad, I don't even know what to say. I cannot think of a worse idea.

How many better things could you spend your hard-earned money on? I mean, what - do you need a ride somewhere? You have a car... do you need a bike? Do you need some attention? Why would you suggest this... it must be a joke. You're joking.... that's all.

SngngMSW said...

loves cate's answer!

yes, i would still be your friend. while i find segway tours annoying as hell, i would have to support our motherland of new hampshire which is where the segway was invented.

Dan said...

Yes, we could still be friends.

Sean (still not laughing) said...

I mean, why would you do that to YOURSELF? I couldn't even be ENEMIES with someone on a segue... Oh my god, I just realized the name is a pun. Segue/SegWAY, like a WAY to show people how you're contributing to the curruption of culture by murdering your own dignity, and throwing it's corpse on the Billy Mays FlowBee Memorial.

This has to be a joke, Leslie. It's kind of funny, but kind of not-funny, because you could be serious, and that would mean something horrible if you were. Please don't scare your friends. We love you. Don't joke around like that.

Unknown said...

Only if you let me borrow it! I have no qualms about looking like an effing tool, just keep me from taking it appart to see how it works, okay?

PS I SO want a pair of Healies! :)

Mike said...

They make heelies for adults?!?!?

Leslie said...

Oh yes, they make Heelies for adults and I bought them on my 29th birthday. And tried to roll around in them pretty unsuccessfully. I also own a skateboard that I attempted to use when I was 26. But I learned how to ride from the Internet so that didn't turn out too well. I likely won't get a Segway but I am currently fascinated with them. It is a way to get around in the city without a car and without getting sweaty in the nasty, nasty dc summer. Just an idea... But, like K8 alluded to, I did crash the Vespa I got so I may just stick to a pair of sneakers as my main mode of transportation for safety's sake. But it would be cool to have a glittery Segway built in Manchester, NH.

beenu said...

wow, sean's not taking this well.

i test drove a segway once and it was super fun. i can see leslie riding one down the street. but i swear, if you get on rock creek w/ that thing, i will run you over. just ask all the cyclists i've run off the road.

Cate said...

Now this is a story all about how
Leslie's life got flipped turned upside down
and I'd like to take a minute so just sit right there
and I'll tell you all about this lil sordid Segway affair.

In west New Hampshire born and raised
in the Northwest is where she spends most of her days
chillin out, maxin, relaxin all cool
swimming some laps inside of the pool
when a couple of guys that were up to no good
started selling Segways in her neighborhood
she bought one little Segway and Sean got mad
and said i don't even know what to say this idea is so bad.

Cate said...

coach mike helped me with this verse:

she pulled up on her segway bout seven or eight
and she yelled to andrew - yo homo, let's brunch later!
she looked at the mall, she was finally there
to ride on her segway like a tourist from eau claire

Sister Ashley said...

Yes, you should buy the helmet at REI that looks like a watermelon. Yup, do it.

Leslie said...

Haha. Cate's posts make me want a Segway even more!

caroline said...

it's a rare condition in this day and age to see any cool people in the segway parade
love and tradition of the grand design some people say transportation is hard to find

well there must be some magic clue inside those three big wheels
cause all i see! is a tower of dreams! real love scooting round all of dc!

as days go by
you're gonna love your used segway
sean may cry
but you're gonna smother his blues with convenience
when days go byyyyyyy
there's room for you, room for me, for gentle hearts on a segwayyyy

caroline said...

Well, I wake up in the morning,
And the 'larm gives out a warning,
And I don't think I'll ever make it on time.

By the time I grab my books,
And I give myself a look,
I'm at the corner, just in time to see the bus fly by.

It's all right, 'cos I own a segwaaaaaay

Cate said...

you take the good you take the bad you ride your segway and there you have the facts of life, the facts of life

When the world never seems
to be livin' up to your dreams
And suddenly you're finding out
the Facts of Life are all about segways