Is it a truck? Is it a bus?...
by Lianna
It's
an article of faith amongst all Hot Rockers that Birt is blatantly a Truck
not a Bus. After all, no-one pays the driver when they get on and we don't
exactly have a regular schedule. Come to think of it, maybe there are
a few similarities after all.
But still, some people insist on using that hated B-word...
So now, to put the argument to bed, here's a transcript of a
young couple's conversation overheard in a popular overland stop.
The young couple were bickering:
(her) "Get over yourself, it's a BUS. It's not a
truck, it's got boring seats, glass in the windows and it drives people
from A to B"
(him) "No it's not, it's a TRUCK. Where's the credibility
in going on a coach tour in Africa. It's not a BUS, it's a TRUCK. It's
got a big engine and 6 wheels"
(her) "Buses have big engines and 6 wheels. Bloody
blokes, you're all about the image and credibility. You just want to go
home and tell your mates you've been TRUCKING through Africa. Well, you
haven't, you've been on a coach tour. Just relax, enjoy it for what it
is, and accept the fact that we are travelling on a BUS"
(him) "No. It's a TRUCK. Buses carry old people
from Bognor Regis to Skegness"
(her) "Well, think what you like then, but it's
a BUS. Now, that big red one that's in the campsite, now that's what I
call a TRUCK. Ours is just a bus, if you want to travel on a TRUCK, that's
the one!"
QED
