Ms. Q: It may be a local expression. Some people say short yellow bus special. In other words, there are those kids who got on the long bus and then there are those kids who got on the short bus. The short bus was for those whom were handicap of some sort. Its a deprecating term used to refer to someone who may be retarded, slow or special.

Then I thunk about it.  One of my single friends is black. Actually, he’s pretty darn dark and he has that Pendergrass voice…yow! Anyway, he’s been sipping a soda in a neighborhood bar and had a hot white woman approach him and she was only interested in one thing.

He was happy to oblige. Anyway, it seems like white women (hmm…maybe it’s women in general now that I think more on it) do look at him as a bit of a sex object – the ole, “Is it true what they say about…black men?”

So maybe that’s what these men on the street were experiencing.

What is “short bus special”? I get the gist based on the context but figure it’s some local expression that I am not fully appreciating!

Based on what I’ve seen here, you are definitely special in a wonderful way.  When you’re special, it does make dating kinda tricky…takes a special guy.

The thing with the special guy…they really appreciate you, they get you, they are totally blown away.  The special guy will love that dandelion growing out of the sidewalk just as much as you.

Um! WHAT?