Londoners Life – Overheard 46 by Phil Ryan

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It’s been a busy old week and I’ve had some great opportunities to grab some great material. I attended an event at The British Library this week and got two pieces that made my toes curl in delight. First up however is my overheard telephone snatch of conversation from an uber trendy character. There’s an upstairs seating area at The British Library that seems like Apple Mac land. Everywhere you look there are various skinny jeaned skinny guys in cardigans with those faux big 50’s glasses and silver macs. This particular specimen was lounging in a fancy looking chair nattering into his iphone. “Yah I get the project Simeon it’s just as an app is there a market for finding the nearest depressed looking emo girl”. Wow! I think the jury is still out personally.
Anyway onto this week’s overheard. I was waiting by a bar in a side room that was the reception area for a business networking event. And behind me there were two guys in suits. 1st Suit: It’s the recession. Pure and simple. I mean the punters are not out there waving cash are they?” 2nd Suit: “Well I do think there’s a lot of crap being talked about no-one having any money” 1st Suit: “Yeah you may be right but I tell the market just isn’t there for bouncy castles. Trust me. It’s flat” (seriously he said that and didn’t laugh!) 2nd Suit “Um but surely you just need to diversify (thinks) Couldn’t you offer them to adults. You know at clubs and stuff. I bet everyone would love to have a go (laughs) I know I would. I’m always watching kids thinking I’d like to have a go” 1st Suit: “Yeah we have tried but it’s the insurance angle you see. We did an event three months back and some woman fell face first into this fat guys lap. Apparently he clamped his legs together and trapped her on his crutch and she had to kick and bite him to let her go. Mind you they were both really drunk. But it’s caused a real stink at the company who hired us. They said we were acting irresponsibly (snorts) we weren’t the ones handing out oxygen bottles and vodka shots to all and sundry when they came in! Bastards. Advertising bunch you know the type” 2nd Suit: “Oh getting legal is it?” 1st Suit (glumly) ”Yes the woman and the fat guy are having a go at us” 2nd Suit: “Tricky. I’ll just stick to renting out Elephants. You know what you’re getting when you rent an Elephant. Simple. In and out. Coupla bales of straw and bobs your uncle!”
I was really dying to hear the next bit but someone called out that the event was starting and they stopped talking. Things you learn eh? Elephant rental! I’m calling them next week.