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New York Tales (4): The War on Boredom
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New York Tales (4): The War on Boredom

renqiulan
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Joe was a tough New Yorker, elbowing his way through the subway system and devouring a big, fat burger in a matter of seconds. But lately, the city that never slept had started to feel more like a city that was dozing off. The endless stream of commuters, the bustling streets, and everything in between had somehow blended into a monotonous hum.

 

 

While waiting for his train one early evening, Joe had the misfortune of an aggressive pigeon landing on his shoulder and promptly relieving itself all over his suit and tie. Instead of cooing and suing for peace, it squawked incessantly. What a little winged devil! But rather than shooing it away, something inside Joe snapped. He decided to embrace the absurdity.

 

 

Absurdity, as it turned out, had its own magic. Joe donned a bird costume, reasoning that if the city was a concrete jungle, he might as well be its most flamboyant parrot. He spent hours hopping from landmark to landmark, squawking at passersby, who, much to his dismay, didn't find it amusing. Some flipped him the bird in no time. Joe, in full parrot mode, squawked back, and before long, it escalated into a fistfight.

Eventually, the long arm of the law caught up with Joe. Handcuffed, he felt exhilarated, despite his black eye and swollen face. He had broken free from the monotony, even if just for a brief, bird-brained moment. As the squad car pulled away, he glanced back at the city. It looked less MUNDANE and more HUMANE. (Yes, this parrot guy liked rhyming.)

The next day, Joe couldn't stop watching the viral video of himself online. As he scrolled through the comments, he found more laughter than judgment. Perhaps he had discovered a new way to fight the city's mundanity: one absurd act at a time.

There was just one little problem. He was dating a cop.


Author: renqiulan

 

 

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蓝灵
2 楼
Good evening, my storyteller! You must be free as a bird
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蓝灵
3 楼
when you let your imagination fly.
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renqiulan
4 楼
You can say that again. Hi, Blue Soul! What's up?
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蓝灵
5 楼
Your protagonist,Joe the parrot guy, was truly over the top.
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renqiulan
6 楼
Indeed, Joe was well over the top.
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蓝灵
7 楼
He was so special, to put it mildly.
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蓝灵
8 楼
You’ve got to hand it to Joe—he’s the embodiment of
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蓝灵
9 楼
New York spirit.
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renqiulan
10 楼
Really? I'm scratching my head.
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蓝灵
11 楼
The city was grinding Joe down, and instead of just fading
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蓝灵
12 楼
into the background, he fought back.
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renqiulan
13 楼
Wait, did you say "he fought back?"
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蓝灵
14 楼
Surely I did. Joe fought back in the most unconventional way
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蓝灵
15 楼
possible. He dressed up as a parrot. That’s sheer genius!
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renqiulan
16 楼
With all due respect to your hero, that's sheer madness!
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蓝灵
17 楼
Joe’s actions were a form of protest against the everyday
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蓝灵
18 楼
grind.
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renqiulan
19 楼
I won't debate that, but, like you said, Joe was over
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renqiulan
20 楼
the top. His hard landing wouldn't be a pretty sight,
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renqiulan
21 楼
and it wasn't.
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蓝灵
22 楼
With his black eye and swollen face, Joe didn't exactly end
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蓝灵
23 楼
up as Rocky. I got that. But he did score some points.
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renqiulan
24 楼
Right, Joe wasn't Rocky. Please go on.
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蓝灵
25 楼
Incidentally, your story is about making people stop and
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蓝灵
26 楼
think, even if it’s uncomfortable.
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renqiulan
27 楼
I take it as a compliment. You're going to drop the other
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renqiulan
28 楼
shoe, aren’t you?
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蓝灵
29 楼
Of course. Joe turned his frustration into a statement.
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renqiulan
30 楼
I have a feeling that you are getting to your punch line.
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蓝灵
31 楼
You bet. But, let me say this first...
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renqiulan
32 楼
Why did I hear a pin drop?
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蓝灵
33 楼
Haha! I’d argue that the fallout is part of the message.
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蓝灵
34 楼
Joe didn’t just step out of line—he flew off the handle,
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蓝灵
35 楼
and it got people’s attention.
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renqiulan
36 楼
I'm afraid I'm not quite with you at this point.
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蓝灵
37 楼
Sometimes you need to shake things up to see
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蓝灵
38 楼
what really matters. And judging by the viral video,
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蓝灵
39 楼
a lot of people found humor in it, not merely judgment.
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蓝灵
40 楼
Maybe they saw a bit of their own frustration in
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蓝灵
41 楼
Joe’s antics.
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renqiulan
42 楼
Good intentions, maybe. Bad actions, for sure.
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蓝灵
43 楼
Perhaps, but the fact remains—Joe’s story resonates.
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renqiulan
44 楼
That's music to my ear. Still, Joe is not my hero.
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蓝灵
45 楼
Joe is your creation nonetheless.
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renqiulan
46 楼
Guilty as charged.
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蓝灵
47 楼
Joe, thanks to your creation, turned the mundane into
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蓝灵
48 楼
something unforgettable, and in a city like New York, that’s
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蓝灵
49 楼
no small feat.
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renqiulan
50 楼
My readers are free to project their own feelings onto Joe,
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renqiulan
51 楼
who, by the way, is an epitome of absurdity,
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renqiulan
52 楼
and absurdity rarely ends well.
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蓝灵
53 楼
Point taken. But, sometimes, a little absurdity is exactly
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蓝灵
54 楼
what the world needs to remind us we’re all human—
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蓝灵
55 楼
even in the concrete jungle.
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renqiulan
56 楼
Why doesn't Joe play Tarzan in the concrete jungle?
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蓝灵
57 楼
It sounds like you’ve stumbled upon an alternate version of
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蓝灵
58 楼
Joe’s story.
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renqiulan
59 楼
OK. Picture Joe in rugged, yet urban attire—think
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renqiulan
60 楼
distressed jeans and a leather jacket—channeling
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renqiulan
61 楼
the spirit of Tarzan with a modern twist.
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蓝灵
62 楼
I want more.
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renqiulan
63 楼
Instead of jungle vines, Joe swings from subway poles and
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renqiulan
64 楼
navigates the skyscrapers as if they were towering trees.
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蓝灵
65 楼
More.
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renqiulan
66 楼
Joe’s shout-outs echo through the bustling streets,
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renqiulan
67 楼
a primal call that captures the wild essence of the city’s
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renqiulan
68 楼
heartbeat, blending the primal with the metropolitan.
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蓝灵
69 楼
Breathtaking. Bravo!
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renqiulan
70 楼
Thank you. Just don't ask me to turn Joe into King Kong.
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renqiulan
71 楼
He’d never agree to climb the Empire State Building.
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蓝灵
72 楼
Hahaha...!
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renqiulan
73 楼
Let Joe be Joe.
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蓝灵
74 楼
Let renqiulan be renqiulan.
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renqiulan
75 楼
Let Blue Soul be Blue Soul. Goodnight!
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蓝灵
76 楼
Good night!
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暖冬cool夏
77 楼
You are a great storyteller and writer! Jack and Joe, little
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暖冬cool夏
78 楼
people, big world. Love your writing!
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renqiulan
79 楼
Hi, 暖冬cool夏! Thank you for your kind words.
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renqiulan
80 楼
I am learning to write, which is just another way
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renqiulan
81 楼
to say that I am learning to think.
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