XRUNNER

Maybe it’s where I come from.  Maybe it says something about me as a person, but when a mid-range sports car passes me with XRUNNER on the plate the first thing that pops into my mind is that he is a drug dealer.

I CAN’T HELP IT!

It’s only natural.  He’s an X Runner.  He runs ecstasy and that’s the end of it.

I’ve never even taken ecstasy and that is what I think of.

Sure, I just recently watched the very special Dawson’s Creek episode where Andie takes ecstasy and passes out in the bouncy house and everyone blames Jen because she is the bad girl, even though Andie took it without her knowing, so MAYBE “X” was on my mind.  But it would probably be on your mind too.  I’d say at least 50% of people on the road would assume the same thing.

Including the police.  I wonder how many times the cops have run his plates looking for warrants.  I guarantee more than mine.

I realized I was mistaken when I drove up to get a look at this alleged drug kingpin and found him to be an elder statesman with grey hair and a lot of pomade.  Then I thought about it… ok, so he must be an EX runner.  He formerly ran.

Why formerly?  And why advertise?  No one wants to advertise being too old to run.... “Aha!” I thought, “Maybe he is a record holder.”

It wasn’t until I got home and my boyfriend told me he was probably a cross country runner.

Still, why do I need to know that?  Why does anyone need to know that?  No matter what it is supposed to mean, license plate fail!

Yet another day being bothered by an old man long distance drug runner.

Knock it off, your car makes you look stupid.