A brother and a sister, for better or for worse

[venta]

On Saturday night, ChrisC and I were strolling across the North Circular on the way to the cinema. Not that we were a danger to traffic, we used a pelican crossing and everything. As a car which had stopped at the lights pulled away, the passenger wound down the window, leaned out and yelled at us "Are you two twins?"

Now, I can understand the question. Superficially, we look quite similar: similar height, similar hair-colour, and we both have long hair[*]. We have - occasionally - been mistaken for each other by people who know us well (though admittedly at a distance, or in photographs, and not recently).

What baffled me was that the shouter clearly intended it to be a cutting and deadly insult. As it was, it left us both faintly amused with a side order of "eh?"

Of course, it is possible that our fashionably-tousled teenager has embarked on a policy of yelling weird things out of windows with the aim of causing confusion and cognitive dissonance all over London (I'd certainly find that much more fun than hurling abuse at people).

[*] We also wear nearly-identical, independently-chosen glasses. Though mine were in my bag at the time, rather than on my face, so not directly relevant. On the rare occasions I leave mine lying around somewhere in our flat, whole seconds of hilarity ensue.

What's the strangest thing anyone's ever shouted at you?

Comments

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

In the days when I used to sport a trenchcoat and trilby (I only stopped because they got so scruffy) I got lots of things shouted at me, including 'Inspector Gadget!' and 'Where's your violin case?'. These were more pleasing than not.

Not verbal, but I was cycling in Oxford once and had a sandwich thrown at me from a passing car.

[brrm.livejournal.com]

I've had lemonade thrown at me when I was cycling. Find someone who's had a chocolate bar or packet of crisps thrown at them and we've got ourselves a lunch!

Also had "Oi neo!" shouted at me when wearing long swooshy leather coat circa 1998. Probably pointless to say that neo's coat was fabric; I think only Morpheus wore a leather trenchcoat?

[venta.livejournal.com]

Find someone who's had a chocolate bar or packet of crisps

Well, if you scroll down to ruanae's comment, you can add some healthy veg, some sweets and, er, apparently a means of cooking!

[lnr]

I could supply a doughnut.

Mike and I have been accused of being lesbians, which I suppose is one way to get away from everyone assuming I'm straight because I'm in a relationship with a man :)

[zotz]

I've been hit by eggs a couple of times, and once narrowly missed by a sausage.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Well, you can supply the breakfast to their lunch... we're on our way to a full day's catering now :)

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I had the equivalent thing happen in Reading, it was a McDonalds milkshake. Strawberry I think, but I was too cold to stop and check the flavour of the semi-frozen goo on my legs.