Streeter: Faster Than An Apathetic Mother Edition

By David Topping

Overheard by reader Elena H. on the westbound Queen streetcar just before River St., at around 6pm, on January 22nd.
Having told his mother that her bangs were too poofy and tried to fix them, a little boy, around six or seven, changes the topic…
Little boy: The TTC is faster than a race car, right?
Mother: No
Little boy: Yes, the TTC is faster than a race car.
Mother: No, it’s not.
Little boy: Then what’s it faster than?
Mother: It depends.