Saw the funniest thing in traffic...

[SooperSmurph]

A woman in a small car was trying to move right into a full lane that had a number of slow vehicles in it, a man caught behind her started to very calmly flip her the bird, with a very serene expression on his face, not saying a word. Her reaction was quite the opposite, she began to gesture wildly at him, slamming on her brakes, yelling at high volume, eventually going so slowly that the cars on the right passed her, allowing her to change lanes. The man accelerated and passed her, slowly changing the angle on his raised arm so as always to be orienting his gesture towards the woman, when they were side by side for a moment, she looked over and opened her mouth to yell, only to stop and blink in confusion. Not only was the man not looking at her, he was blasting Italian Opera, specifically Amilcare. He passed the astonished woman and then moved into the lane far ahead of her, after accelerating past the slow vehicles, disappearing off onto the freeway leaving more questions than answers.

The things you see when you pay attention, if i'd been playing with my phone like an ass never woulda gotten this free show.

 

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

C'mon SS...you gotta be the man with the bird! I don't see how you would have SO many details about the event unless you were a participant..."he was blasting Italian Opera, specifically Amilcare."

Well done Sir!

 

[SooperSmurph]

C'mon SS...you gotta be the man with the bird! I don't see how you would have SO many details about the event unless you were a participant..."he was blasting Italian Opera, specifically Amilcare."

Well done Sir!

How does one not recognize Amilcare after a few bars if one listens to opera at all?

 

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

HA! Busted me...I obviously don't listen to opera.

 

[xmobotx]

suspension of disbelief fail

no one listens to opera

 

[SooperSmurph]

suspension of disbelief fail

no one listens to opera

Uncultured swine

 

[joe guy]

Aaagggghhhhh. Hahaha sound like some shit inL.A or O.C
He got her plate she will get it
He was either ELOrY or bad S.O.B either way
Some blasting opera dosnt give a fuck about a fuck lol
Funny shit wish I coulda seen it...
I blast blue grass u should see the looks with my whip and the way I look haha it's funny but I can't not listen to the fiddle in traffic
Fuckin hate California drivers that's why I like nor cal in the hills not the city... Keep up the eye on traffic comedy ill keep watchin lol

 

[Galactic]

How does one not recognize Amilcare after a few bars if one listens to opera at all?

Cultured donkey

 

[SooperSmurph]

Aaagggghhhhh. Hahaha sound like some shit inL.A or O.C
He got her plate she will get it
He was either ELOrY or bad S.O.B either way
Some blasting opera dosnt give a fuck about a fuck lol
Funny shit wish I coulda seen it...
I blast blue grass u should see the looks with my whip and the way I look haha it's funny but I can't not listen to the fiddle in traffic
Fuckin hate California drivers that's why I like nor cal in the hills not the city... Keep up the eye on traffic comedy ill keep watchin lol

I was in the leftmost lane, these two dueling minds were in the center and right lanes.

Want to know the most ironic part? The woman pulled in behind the line of cars on the right, and then entered the freeway at the same onramp that he did.

Personally I don't think I would have reacted as calmly as this fella, when I feel the need to be confrontational on the road I usually yell something offensive but nonsensical "shit bitching ass bastard" "**** bird" and "ass bitch" being my favorites.

 

[burns1n209]

Just got back from the bay area, i seen this 7 times just on the way up the 580. Toll booths are funny, these narrow down from like 15 lanes to 4 very quickly.

 

[SooperSmurph]

Just got back from the bay area, i seen this 7 times just on the way up the 580. Toll booths are funny, these narrow down from like 15 lanes to 4 very quickly.

I agree, it happens quite a bit, the things that made this incident stick out were his zen-like demeanor, the blasting opera, and her reaction to the mixture of the two.

 

[megayields]

Uncultured swine

I prefer Wagner, his Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music.

 

[SooperSmurph]

I prefer Wagner, his Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music.

Well never said it was my favorite, but it's quite iconic, if I spelled it correctly that is, i'm not as smart as I let on

 

[wantaknow]

being a truck driver all i can say is .... well i never ...lol....while heading south on the 101 on flash friday ! blow me up tom,tae me out with a bong hit

 

[Wiggs Dannyboy]

All right you opera aficionados....identify this singer please:

[YOUTUBEIF]8jDTCRhCbX8[/YOUTUBEIF]

 

[cocktail frank]

I didn't think Colorado even had italians!
Well, besides Danilo Gallinari on the nuggets.
even he bolts for milan when the season is over.

 

[SooperSmurph]

I didn't think Colorado even had italians!
Well, besides Danilo Gallinari on the nuggets.
even he bolts for milan when the season is over.

You know, he did have very dark hair...

 

[messn'n'gommin']

 

[SooperSmurph]

The plot thickens! Telling the story to a friend, she remarked that it sounded familiar, and logged onto craigslist...

There's a missed connection post in Denver that's so similar it's impossible for it to be a coincidence.

"Sorry for not looking over and acknowledging you, but with the opera I was listening to playing turned up so loud, I felt it was best to avoid attempts at communication, so as to maintain purity of expression."

I just found something to do besides netflix tonight.

 

[SooperSmurph]

All right you opera aficionados....identify this singer please:

[youtubeif]8jDTCRhCbX8[/youtubeif]

Isn't that Stevie Nicks?