I would rather sit next to a quiet starer than a motor mouth. If the staring took a nasty turn I could always poke him or her in the eye(s). I am not normally a violent person, but if there is a quiet starer well, STARING at me quietly an entire bus trip, I think I would give him the Moe eye poke.

Now, if he comes at me with a Curly hand to the eye poke block, then I would know I was sitting next to a person I can get along with. Then we could spend the trip debating whether or not Shemp's exit directly effected the new wave "Elvis" Rock and Roll phenomenon... I knew my thesis would come in handy one of these days.