Johnny sat enjoying the silence, Steve had gone to
the toilet so that meant Johnny could just quietly take his new
surroundings. Their usual boozer was
closed for reconstruction so Johnny and Steve had decided to try the Fountain on
the High Street. It’s okay thought Johnny, nice staff, good beer and just the
right amount of atmosphere. Johnny could see Steve coming back and the sparkle
in his eye suggested Steve had a bee in his bonnet about something.
‘When I rule the world,’ Steve said before he
had even sat down. ‘When I rule the world,’ he repeated with extra stress on
the I. ‘you know what’ll be my first act.’
Johnny shook his head. ‘Tell me.’ he said with a
roll of his eyes.
‘The first thing I’ll do when I rule the world is I’ll
pass a law banning ambiguous signs on toilet doors.’ Steve sat back looking
pleased with himself.
‘Really?’ countered Johnny, so you wouldn’t tax the
bankers or try to eradicate poverty, your priority would be toilet doors?’
‘Yeah, it’s so bloody annoying when they put silly
indistinguishable pictures on the doors, leaving you to guess which is which.’
Steve continued unperturbed by Johnny’s rebuke. ‘I almost went in the women’s
just now. I realised at the last minute it was the wrong one.’
‘Why what’s on the doors that is so confusing?’
‘I’m not gonna tell you, when you go you’ll see and
you’ll see I have a point. Why can’t they just write men and women on them.’
‘Probably catering to the foreigners, pictures are
easier to understand than words.’
‘Fair point but not these ones, why not just simple
pictures we all can understand. Not weird wacky trying to be clever nonsense.’
‘You might have a point Steve but I still don’t
think it shouldn’t be the first thing to think about when you finally get asked
to take over the running of the world.’ With that Johnny decided to go see for
himself what Steve was wittering on about.
While Johnny was gone Steve quietly took his new
surroundings. It’s okay thought Steve, nice staff, good beer and just the right
amount of atmosphere. Steve could see Johnny coming back but the look on his
face suggested something was wrong.
‘What’s up Johnny?’
‘You were right Steve they are ambiguous.’
‘I told you.’
‘Yeah and I only bloody went it the Women’s didn’t
I?’
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