A gaggle of German tourists clatter down the escalator and head towards the Piccadilly Line, fresh from seeing one sight and on their way to see another. As they pause to examine a signboard a small, fast-moving figure emerges from a side tunnel, stops briefly behind one of them, and keeps moving in the direction of the platforms.
The visitors work out that the sign is warning visitors to be on the lookout for pickpockets operating on this station, and agree that they should all be very careful. One announces that he really should move his wallet to somewhere other than the back pocket of his jeans, and reaches round to do so...
Posted by mpk at August 31, 2004 1:10 PM | TrackBack