Sort of Spinoff: People Watching

Sometimes we have the tendency to see the same people in the same places at the same times of the day. We don't talk to them or know a single thing about them other than that they may take a train from point A to point B. that they drink coffee at 7-11 or that they take a spinning class at the gym.

Sometimes I find myself giving these people identities inside my head for no good reason. Does anyone else do this?

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When I had 5 hours a day of commuting on the LIRR and NJTransit from LI to NJ, I so did this!

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I don't think I gave them identites as much as wondered why we had the same schedule everyday.

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YES

when i was still living at my parents' house, i would see the same car on the expressway on the commute home from my summer job!

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I think these people become the "Real Men of Genius"

"Mr. Bad Hair Combover Guy"

or

"Mr. Does the Crossword Puzzle in Pen Guy"

or

"Mr. I have Tom Jones in my IPOD Guy"

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all the time

or even if i don't see the people every day - like if i am at the beach -i'll see a bunch of kids and adults and try to figure out who belongs to whom

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OMG My best friend and I did that in Highschool!

We had names like:

decapiatated girl-girl who got head stuck in badmitten net.

socket boy-boy who's hair looks like he stuck his finger in an electrical socket.

narcileptic girl-girl who fell asleep during biology.

I know mean, by hey we were 16!

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Years ago, my sister and I used to work out together. We had our own names for just about everyone at the gym. Every once in a while we'll say something like, "I wonder what ever happened to Three Piece Suit Man."

FYI: He was so named because he showed up in a 3pc suit, got ridiculously sweaty in class and then put the suit back on within about 2 minutes of the end of class. That grossed me out to no end but I used to LOVE when he used his T-shirt to wipe the sweat from his face, and by lifting his shirt, he gave a small peek of his abs.

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My BF and I do this all the time.

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I think about the people that I see daily all the time.. It's weird with so many people in this world, that you occupy the same space as people-- although, they are still total strangers to you.

It makes me wonder about them, etc.

What is really weird in NY-- is when you see someone in one place.. then you are in a complete different part of the city, and you see them again. WEIRD.

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all the time, single mom, secret swinger!. I love that game. People watching is one of my fave hobbies!!! I sometimes do it in clubs and bars when I'm too tired to dance anymore!

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I do it all the time! I guess it keeps my mind churning!

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Yep DH and I have names for tons of people that we see in the morning!

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Yup, I notice that with drivers a lot. I usually label them by their terrible driving skills or stickers on the back of the car.

There's "BAAd in reverse" who can't back out of her spot without at least two attempts. Her license plate starts with BAA. She does this daily, in the parking lot of my husband's building. If I get there before she gets to her car, I make sure to park far away.

Then there's Guido in a Black Beemer who speeds down Park Avenue every morning, weaving in and out of lanes. Yet we always catch up to him at one of the 10,000 stoplights on that road.

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Oh yes!!!

There is a Scientologist who stands outside my office handing out cards. For YEARS I have seen him in teh same spot every day all day. When I was pregnant, after I was pregnant. Always there.

Then suddenly he wasn't there. I wondered what happened to him.

Then while having lunch with some girlfirends, I saw him at Cafe Edison- a Jewish style Deli. I had made up this whole personality in my head and never thought I would see him there

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I do this ALL the time and 95% of the time I'm wrong.