Odd

I just saw two men in blue hospital scrubs trying to hail a cab. They were both holding big lamps. One of the men looked korean, and the other looked eastern european, but the lamps were the same. They had glossy, brown bases that took two hands to hold and poofy lampshades that forced the men to lean back while they looked down the street. One driver slowed down and then passed them up, but the next cab was up to the challenge. I had to laugh as they worked their awkward cargo into the four-door Ford.

Related and weirdly fascinating:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampshade