| | I had a sort of surreal experience today on my way back from San Francisco on the BART (bay area subway). I ran into the Happy Happy Happy man, J.J. Chin. If you don't go to Berkeley...I should explain who exactly he is. Happy Happy Happy as he is affectionately known by Cal Students is an elderly Chinese man who stands on top of a bucket at the entry to campus waving around large cardboard signs that say things like "Bush = 666" or "America = terrorist nation"...stuff like that while repeatedly saying his mantra "Happy, happy, happy" and smiling at everyone who walks past.
I talked to him once before Election 2004 just to briefly confirm that he was a Kerry supporter and to learn his real name. Anyway, I was on the BART with him today and he seemed upset. So I went up and talked to him. He explained to me that one of his signs had been stolen and that God would be very angry with whoever did it. He told me that he receives God's messages but today God wasn't clear on whether he should go to the San Francisco Chinatown or the Oakland Chinatown and he had decided to go to San Francisco and someone stole his sign. He was a pretty friendly guy, though he made a few vaguely anti-Semitic remarks which were a little disconcerting.
So the conversation ended and I got off the BART in Berkeley and there in the corner was one of J.J.'s signs...the class "Bush + Blair = Terrorists (of the worst kind)" sign. I was unsure what I should do with it. Obviously someone stole it from him and then just left it in the BART station. But since I sort of know him...I felt like I had an obligation to take the sign and try to return it to him the next time he is "preaching" on campus. But should I walk down the street with this ridiculous sign covered in Armageddon writing about how evil Bush is? What would people think? Then I remembered that this was Berkeley and no one would care. So I took the sign and carried it home. It is now in my apartment. I attempted to find this guy's phone number or email address...to no avail. I guess the next time I see him on campus I'll tell him that I found his sign.
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| | Posted 11/25/2006 12:37 AM - 103 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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