h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

C S Lewis left his Atheism on a bus in Oxford once, when he had a pauline conversion. I wonder if anyone picked it up and kept it.

B

Who is Pauline and what did she do with him? And how much do you think you could get for an atheism that belonged to Lewis on Ebay? Better find that bus.

The last one of out a lecture at uni I proffered a wave to my professor as we parted I out one side of the building and he out of the other.

Outside of the main gates I hop on a bus and sit towards the back on the seat just above a small step about half-way along above the rear wheels.

And who should get on the bus a few moments later but that same lecturer.

I was one of those really awkward moments where you don't know if the other person has seen you so whether to just ignore them or what...so anyway as the bus heads off into the city centre..having decided to try and pay my lecturer no attention whatsoever suddenly something ctahes my eye and I stare transfixed and watch my lecturer calmly and patiently fold and attempt to stuff his ticket into the seam of the seat cover in front of him. Several unsuccessful attempts were made until he just left it on the window-sill.

This is made all the more ironic as a matter of minute before that he had been lecturing me on the nature of ethics and moral behaviour.



That day, he left his credibility on the bus. As we left to get off he recognised me and I'm always smile when I think of him wondering if I saw him.

Clive

I'll offer tuppence for CSLewis' atheism but only if it is autographed. Otherwise it could be any old atheism.
CSLewis' atheism was a very special one, it came as the result of years of research into comparative religion. See "The Abolition of Man".
In my youth I left my dignity on a schoolbus and swore never to ride in one again. But later, on a rare occassion when circumstances demanded I use the public transit in a large strange North American city, I fear I may have lost my compassion and respect for my fellow man.

~jwf~

A jar of human foeti.

I used to know a bus driver in Plymouth who made news once when he drove off with someones toddler"

Mum Gets off bus with push chair, unfolds it on pavement then goes back to get kid, only bus has now departed

He only noticed back at the depot!

CH

My knickers

(on my way to the swimming baths aged 8)

Well, maybe you got some poor bus driver in trouble with his wife there

Would be spooky if same driver as my post

"First you come home with some ladies underwear and then a new baby!!! I'm off to mothers!"



CH

I left the ashes of my eyelashes and part of my eyebrow on the bus once. It was back in the old days when you could smoke on the top deck and I thought I was being cool (aged 13). I took out my ciggies and matches (still looking cool) struck a match, and just as I was bringing match to ciggie the bus suddenly stopped throwing us forward and bringing aforementioned match much closer to my face than expected (not looking quite so cool at this point)

I didn't think it was obvious but when I got home my mum took one look at me and asked if I had been smoking! I told her I did it in school on a Bunsen Burner!!

Hmm, if I saw someone with a burned eyebrow it would not be my first thought that they had been smoking. More the bunsen burner thing.