the diag at center of the university of michgan campus
on a beautiful day
a good people watching place to be.
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“i’m still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to.
for me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.”
-garry trudeau
-Garry is an american satirist whose comic strip, doonesbury,
reflected social and political life in the united states during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Great place for people-watching indeed.
A friend once told me, “Sit there long enough, and something is bound to happen right in front of you”. :)
Best wishes, Pete.
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impossible for it not to )
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No doubt that is how Gary Larsen got his ideas from!
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could well have been
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Lot of hustle and bustle.
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oh, yeah
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😎😎😎
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People watching is like bird watching.
I can sit and watch them fly by, hour after hour …
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it’s a fascinating study
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But don’t study too closely …
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Right
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I love hearing the passing parade , a radio segment 5 minutes in the morning about famous people who passed on
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ah, a parade of a whole other sort –
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People watching is a wonderful pastime, Beth.
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Never fails to be interesting
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I love to people watch. And Doonsbury is such a good comic strip!
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I agree with both
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😊
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A great past time and one can let one’s imagination soar 👏🏽
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I really don’t judge, just like to imagine their stories
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I love this: Sitting and simply observing. That’s what I love about street cafés!
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Yes, same chance to just relax and observe
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Yes. It is.
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Always interesting
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I, too, enjoy people watching. And a college campus would be an ideal place to observe.
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It’s such an interesting place to be relaxing
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I love sitting down somewhere watching people passing by. :-)
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Everyone is off to somewhere
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Ah…nothing like a college quad. Love it! 🥰
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Right, or an airport)
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Ahh, if this doesn’t bring back memories of the diag…the hair was much longer then and the jeans much wider. Chris..not anonymous. :)
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But many things remain the same
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We are interesting, I’ll give us that. But humans aren’t my favorite creatures. We are capable of so much, but squander most of it.
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that is disappointing, absolutely, but I just love to see the mix of people going about their lives. heading off to who knows where?
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Yes. People watching might be more interesting than bird watching. I love both.
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birds are pretty cool to watch, too
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I can never remember when I am scheduled to be in the parade and when I can just watch it. Sometimes I do both at once just to be safe.
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good to cover yourself, a win-win
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Airports and campuses are two excellent places to people watch because of their diversity.
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yes, it’s always a really good mix
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My favourite pastime.
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it’s always interesting
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I think the only time I’ve watched people was when I was sitting on a bench, eating ice cream, with my daughter when we were in Vegas. Otherwise, don’t really do that.
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I just find it very interesting and think of what their stories might be. Vegas would kick it up to a whole other level)
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It was fun. I never really thought about it before.
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😀
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I like to be on campus. The students are relaxed and have their whole life ahead of them.
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yes, that’s exactly it
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People watching is the perfect hobby of retired people too. Don’t ask me how I know. Lol
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I’ll be retired at the end of June, so I’ll be going the club officially
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this is so lovely Beth! <3
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thanks!
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