Seems that with my new career, the yardmasters don't like my name and decided to give me a new one.
Hello. My name is Them.
Let me explain. Every night When Jack and I are bringing our train into the yard, we hear the yardmaster on the radio telling the yard conductor "Jack and Them are bringing in 80 loads..."
Every night I hear this. One night, Jack just looked at me and asked "Who the fuck is 'Them'?"
"I guess that's me... I'm 'Them'..."
I guess it's better than "Just call me Ishmael" but it does remind me of a really bad B-Grade horror movie with giant ants...
Copyright 2007 Thomas J Wolfenden
5 comments:
I guess I could always think of a few other names that are worse. :) I always say, call me what you want as long as it isn't obscene.
Them,
Weird names are really, really cool.
Mist
I suppose it's better than being "One of Those!"
Hmmm.. I don't like it. I preferred the variety with one less letter. Maybe THM.
That's a common usage round these parts, referring to someone and their fellows. A bit more polite than sayin' "Jack and that Yankee dude that runns with him". And I do love that movie. Classic.
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