I was driving home from the city one night around midnight. I was along a dark stretch of road bordered by trees and wetlands with no streetlights or light of any kind but my own headlights. Even the moon was covered by the rainclouds that were periodically sending down a cold mist every so often as I drove.
Up ahead on the road I caught a flash of light out of the corner of my eye, distracting me. As I got closer it flashed again, longer this time and it hit directly into my right eye. I slowed down and saw a man walking in the wet grass between the road and the guardrail carrying one of those little LED lights trying to discreetly flag me down with it. It was wicked creepy and all I could see of the man was silhouette and a bit of his shirt and no jacket, which was odd since it was pretty cold in the fall, especially when it was raining.
I drove on by with a chill running up my spine and briefly considered pulling over to call the town cops and warn them a hitcher with a potentially dangerous method of sticking out his thumb was walking around in the pitch black and rain without a jacket at midnight. In the end I decided to just forget about him and hope he wasn't some dangerous crazy man.
Plus there was that whole story about this girl I know of who was attacked at a top light on a country road by a crazy dude who was trying to pull her out of her car.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
edited June 2008
Man I never see sketchy hitchhikers
To be fair, I never really see hitchhikers at all
But this one wasn't sketchy!
She was just stuck in the middle of nowhere
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SheriResident FlufferMy Living RoomRegistered Userregular
edited June 2008
I'll let the big, burly men pick up the sketchy looking hitchhikers carrying axes
yeah, but your experience is probably a minute exception to an overall trend of hitchers being creepy dudes who you would not think twice about picking up on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.
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RobchamThe Rabbit Kingof your pantsRegistered Userregular
I would never pick up a hitchhiker, and also would never hitchhike because of who might offer me a ride.
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DislexicCreepy Uncle Bad TouchYour local playgroundRegistered Userregular
edited June 2008
What's wrong with this picture?
also, some crazy bitch waved me down and when I pulled over, she said "can I get a ride to my friend's house to buy some weed?" I said "nope", rolled up the window, and took off.
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Kane Red RobeMaster of MagicArcanusRegistered Userregular
edited June 2008
I picked up a guy by the freeway onramp on my way home from work one night around midnight. Seemed like a pretty okay dude, just a little hard on his luck. He told me that he was trying to put his life back together after he broke down for a few years when his wife died, I didn't press him for details. He wrote down his favorite bible verse on an index card, I don't recall what it is, but I still have it in my car somewhere.
I figure if I was ever in the situation where I need to hitch a ride, some positive karma can't hurt.
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RobchamThe Rabbit Kingof your pantsRegistered Userregular
I have never given a ride to a complete stranger. I've given rides to friends-of-friends or co-workers a few times with no hesitation but if you are out on the side of the road and it isn't because of some emergency situation then the only way I am going to give you a ride is if you are small enough that I know I can hold you off while steering my car in case you turn out to be some nutter who just wants some company on their ride to hell.
yeah, but your experience is probably a minute exception to an overall trend of hitchers being creepy dudes who you would not think twice about picking up on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.
well I mean hell it is not like I didn't take precautions or nothing
I mean, I slowed down to get a good look at who it was and locked all my doors and only rolled the window down enough to talk to her so I could know what was what
But I mean, I figure a lot of people deserve at least that
I actually hitchhiked from my apartment complex over to campus when the bus decided that it was just not gonna run for absolutely no reason. Turns out it was some dipshit guy in one of my classes. Glad it was dark so he didn't see me.
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Kane Red RobeMaster of MagicArcanusRegistered Userregular
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Sissies brave enough to pick up hitchhikers at midnight.
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DislexicCreepy Uncle Bad TouchYour local playgroundRegistered Userregular
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According to Sharon Stone talking about the earthquake, karma is for chinese
I have never given a ride to a complete stranger. I've given rides to friends-of-friends or co-workers a few times with no hesitation but if you are out on the side of the road and it isn't because of some emergency situation then the only way I am going to give you a ride is if you are small enough that I know I can hold you off while steering my car in case you turn out to be some nutter who just wants some company on their ride to hell.
Dang what if it is an emergency situation that you just can't see man
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edited June 2008
kid bums depress me
all sad with their googly eyes askin me for cash
Oh wait I did give a homeless guy a ride once. I also gave him five bucks for "gas" since his cover story was that he ran out on his way to work. He kind of cornered me in the alley behind my apartment and scared my ex girlfriend half to death in the process, but I figured either I am nice to this seemly-peaceful homeless dude with the obvious cover-story or I deny him the kindness and end up with a desperate fellow knowing where I live and what my car looks like.
I got as far as the next block when he pointed to nobody in-particular, proclaimed them to be his friend and told me I could let him off right there not 50 feet from where I picked him up. He then promised he'd bring me a big platter of shrimp to thank me.
It's been 4 years almost and I still haven't got that shrimp but I'm sure he'll come through one of these days.
yeah, but your experience is probably a minute exception to an overall trend of hitchers being creepy dudes who you would not think twice about picking up on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.
well I mean hell it is not like I didn't take precautions or nothing
I mean, I slowed down to get a good look at who it was and locked all my doors and only rolled the window down enough to talk to her so I could know what was what
But I mean, I figure a lot of people deserve at least that
Shit happens
You missed a golden opportunity to have sex with her too it would seem. Not rape mind you, but she owed you something for the ride.
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yeah, but your experience is probably a minute exception to an overall trend of hitchers being creepy dudes who you would not think twice about picking up on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.
well I mean hell it is not like I didn't take precautions or nothing
I mean, I slowed down to get a good look at who it was and locked all my doors and only rolled the window down enough to talk to her so I could know what was what
But I mean, I figure a lot of people deserve at least that
Shit happens
You missed a golden opportunity to have sex with her too it would seem. Not rape mind you, but she owed you something for the ride.
kid bums depress me
all sad with their googly eyes askin me for cash
man, kids with lazy eyes are the most hilarious.
Theres this girl at my school who is REALLY fat and wears short shorts and its fucking disgusting, but thats not the point. I swear to god her eyes look in two different directions she's like a goddamn chameleon.
I have never given a ride to a complete stranger. I've given rides to friends-of-friends or co-workers a few times with no hesitation but if you are out on the side of the road and it isn't because of some emergency situation then the only way I am going to give you a ride is if you are small enough that I know I can hold you off while steering my car in case you turn out to be some nutter who just wants some company on their ride to hell.
Dang what if it is an emergency situation that you just can't see man
Look it's great that you're a bleeding heart and all, but you don't have to act like you're better than people just because they are concerned for their well-being.
Some people will pick up hitchhikers and some are afraid of getting buttraped and left on the side of the road with no organs.
It's been 4 years almost and I still haven't got that shrimp but I'm sure he'll come through one of these days.
Shrimp is hobospeak for 'big pile of rape'.
Years later that bum shows up at your house with a chef hat and a silver platter covered with a lid.
He lifts up the lid to show a big piece of paper with the word "Surprise" which you read just as the rag covers your nose and mouth and you hit the floor like a sack of potatoes.
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I have never given a ride to a complete stranger. I've given rides to friends-of-friends or co-workers a few times with no hesitation but if you are out on the side of the road and it isn't because of some emergency situation then the only way I am going to give you a ride is if you are small enough that I know I can hold you off while steering my car in case you turn out to be some nutter who just wants some company on their ride to hell.
Dang what if it is an emergency situation that you just can't see man
Look it's great that you're a bleeding heart and all, but you don't have to act like you're better than people just because they are concerned for their well-being.
Some people will pick up hitchhikers and some are afraid of getting buttraped and left on the side of the road with no organs.
I am not trying to do the whole bigger man cause I care thing, mostly because I despise those people
I am just saying that sometimes shit happens
I'll be honest, if it hadn't been a dang high school girl, but rather a big burly dude, I probably wouldn't have done it
But in principle, I think it is kinda worth it to take a chance on that sort of thing sometimes
It's been 4 years almost and I still haven't got that shrimp but I'm sure he'll come through one of these days.
Shrimp is hobospeak for 'big pile of rape'.
Years later that bum shows up at your house with a chef hat and a silver platter covered with a lid.
He lifts up the lid to show a big piece of paper with the word "Surprise" which you read just as the rag covers your nose and mouth and you hit the floor like a sack of potatoes.
There's no way a bum would that be clever. You'd wake up to a dirty old man bending over top of you in bed and it would be all downhill from there.
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I have never given a ride to a complete stranger. I've given rides to friends-of-friends or co-workers a few times with no hesitation but if you are out on the side of the road and it isn't because of some emergency situation then the only way I am going to give you a ride is if you are small enough that I know I can hold you off while steering my car in case you turn out to be some nutter who just wants some company on their ride to hell.
Dang what if it is an emergency situation that you just can't see man
Look it's great that you're a bleeding heart and all, but you don't have to act like you're better than people just because they are concerned for their well-being.
Some people will pick up hitchhikers and some are afraid of getting buttraped and left on the side of the road with no organs.
I am not trying to do the whole bigger man cause I care thing, mostly because I despise those people
I am just saying that sometimes shit happens
I'll be honest, if it hadn't been a dang high school girl, but rather a big burly dude, I probably wouldn't have done it
But in principle, I think it is kinda worth it to take a chance on that sort of thing sometimes
You say that now
But when your organs are on the highway and you're in the grass
I have never given a ride to a complete stranger. I've given rides to friends-of-friends or co-workers a few times with no hesitation but if you are out on the side of the road and it isn't because of some emergency situation then the only way I am going to give you a ride is if you are small enough that I know I can hold you off while steering my car in case you turn out to be some nutter who just wants some company on their ride to hell.
Dang what if it is an emergency situation that you just can't see man
Look it's great that you're a bleeding heart and all, but you don't have to act like you're better than people just because they are concerned for their well-being.
Some people will pick up hitchhikers and some are afraid of getting buttraped and left on the side of the road with no organs.
I am not trying to do the whole bigger man cause I care thing, mostly because I despise those people
I am just saying that sometimes shit happens
I'll be honest, if it hadn't been a dang high school girl, but rather a big burly dude, I probably wouldn't have done it
But in principle, I think it is kinda worth it to take a chance on that sort of thing sometimes
You say that now
But when your organs are on the highway and you're in the grass
You won't be so damn caring then!
Dang fuck highway hitchhikers most of the time, that shit is illegal and I break enough laws as is
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Up ahead on the road I caught a flash of light out of the corner of my eye, distracting me. As I got closer it flashed again, longer this time and it hit directly into my right eye. I slowed down and saw a man walking in the wet grass between the road and the guardrail carrying one of those little LED lights trying to discreetly flag me down with it. It was wicked creepy and all I could see of the man was silhouette and a bit of his shirt and no jacket, which was odd since it was pretty cold in the fall, especially when it was raining.
I drove on by with a chill running up my spine and briefly considered pulling over to call the town cops and warn them a hitcher with a potentially dangerous method of sticking out his thumb was walking around in the pitch black and rain without a jacket at midnight. In the end I decided to just forget about him and hope he wasn't some dangerous crazy man.
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lies
Listen, I've got girly lips.
I gotta be careful.
Plus there was that whole story about this girl I know of who was attacked at a top light on a country road by a crazy dude who was trying to pull her out of her car.
To be fair, I never really see hitchhikers at all
But this one wasn't sketchy!
She was just stuck in the middle of nowhere
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yeah, but your experience is probably a minute exception to an overall trend of hitchers being creepy dudes who you would not think twice about picking up on a dark road in the middle of nowhere.
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also, some crazy bitch waved me down and when I pulled over, she said "can I get a ride to my friend's house to buy some weed?" I said "nope", rolled up the window, and took off.
I figure if I was ever in the situation where I need to hitch a ride, some positive karma can't hurt.
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well I mean hell it is not like I didn't take precautions or nothing
I mean, I slowed down to get a good look at who it was and locked all my doors and only rolled the window down enough to talk to her so I could know what was what
But I mean, I figure a lot of people deserve at least that
Shit happens
Bums accosting you for cash are much worse.
Dang what if it is an emergency situation that you just can't see man
all sad with their googly eyes askin me for cash
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man, kids with lazy eyes are the most hilarious.
This is why I like the country, when winter comes around there's nowhere for the homeless to hide.
I guess, uh, they just die off like mosquitos when the first hard freeze hits.
That's a little more depressing now that I think about it.
Again, I live in Florida. We have no "cold" here. We have warm and less warm.
Bums are a year-round occurrence.
I got as far as the next block when he pointed to nobody in-particular, proclaimed them to be his friend and told me I could let him off right there not 50 feet from where I picked him up. He then promised he'd bring me a big platter of shrimp to thank me.
It's been 4 years almost and I still haven't got that shrimp but I'm sure he'll come through one of these days.
You missed a golden opportunity to have sex with her too it would seem. Not rape mind you, but she owed you something for the ride.
Naw she wasn't exactly a looker
Shrimp is hobospeak for 'big pile of rape'.
Theres this girl at my school who is REALLY fat and wears short shorts and its fucking disgusting, but thats not the point. I swear to god her eyes look in two different directions she's like a goddamn chameleon.
So funny.
The hurricanes get em
Look it's great that you're a bleeding heart and all, but you don't have to act like you're better than people just because they are concerned for their well-being.
Some people will pick up hitchhikers and some are afraid of getting buttraped and left on the side of the road with no organs.
Sheri Baldwin Photography | Facebook | Twitter | Etsy Shop | BUY ME STUFF (updated for 2014!)
Years later that bum shows up at your house with a chef hat and a silver platter covered with a lid.
He lifts up the lid to show a big piece of paper with the word "Surprise" which you read just as the rag covers your nose and mouth and you hit the floor like a sack of potatoes.
Oh Sheri, this made me laugh so hard
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I am not trying to do the whole bigger man cause I care thing, mostly because I despise those people
I am just saying that sometimes shit happens
I'll be honest, if it hadn't been a dang high school girl, but rather a big burly dude, I probably wouldn't have done it
But in principle, I think it is kinda worth it to take a chance on that sort of thing sometimes
There's no way a bum would that be clever. You'd wake up to a dirty old man bending over top of you in bed and it would be all downhill from there.
You say that now
But when your organs are on the highway and you're in the grass
You won't be so damn caring then!
Sheri Baldwin Photography | Facebook | Twitter | Etsy Shop | BUY ME STUFF (updated for 2014!)
Dang fuck highway hitchhikers most of the time, that shit is illegal and I break enough laws as is