Hug your laptops close

A little vignette courtesy of a Tumblrer named Lissy:

[A cafe in the Mission district. Someone steals an iPad out of a fellow cafe-goer's messenger bag and runs.]

  • Mark: Wow. What just happened?
  • me: Oh my God… I should have stopped him.

(hugging our laptops closer. a gray-haired grandpa walks past us. we eye him suspiciously)

  • me: (glancing back) I’m so paranoid now.
  • Mark: Maybe we should switch cafes….

See the little punchline here. And for goodness’ sake keep an eye on your gear.

[Photo by Honey Jets]

8 Responses to “Hug your laptops close”

  1. batman says:

    if you leave your IMPORTANT ITEMS UNATTENDED.. THEY SHOULD BE STOLEN ! GET OUT THE CITY IF YOU DON’T LIKE THAT :)

  2. Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable says:

    Worst batman ever.

  3. scum says:

    Nerds getting their shit took.

  4. Pedro says:

    yes, the mission isn’t google campus. watch your shit.

  5. daniel says:

    That looks like Sugarlump. (http://www.yelp.com/biz/sugarlump-coffee-lounge-san-francisco)

    When I work there, make sure to bring my expensive shit into the, ya know, shitter — so it won’t get jacked.

    But I’ve never heard of anyone getting anything stolen there.