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We’ve almost always found that real life can be just as weird—if not weirder!—than fiction. Some of our experiences are so odd that they stick with us for years afterward, and we wonder if we simply dreamt it all.
Members of the sprawling r/AskReddit online community recently opened up about the most bizarre encounters that they’ve had with strangers. It just goes to show that you don’t need to go to the cinema for a dose of confusion and (un)intentional creepiness. Scroll down to read just how unusual some people can behave when we least expect it.
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#1
I was 14 at a Metallica/Guns N Roses joint concert. Metallica had already done their show and we were waiting for GNR to come on. It was a bit of a wait because, well, GNR. So the crowd is getting restless and people are throwing rolls of toilet paper, cups, beers, trash, whatever they can get their hands on. I'm standing there feeling alright because my section didn't seem too rowdy.
Suddenly, I'm grabbed from behind. The guy behind me just threw one arm across my upper body and pulled me right up into his chest. With his other arm, he pulled the back of his jacket up so it was like a hood over both of us. A second later someone's nachos with gooey cheese sauce comes raining down on us. Then he let me go, and I check it out, not a drop of cheese sauce on me.
I was just so amazed that this guy in a split second decided to save a total stranger from suffering the rest of the concert covered in nacho cheese. Thank you, kind stranger, if you're out there.
Ash 1 year ago
cheese guardian, guardian from the cheese! QUESO QUIVERS BEFORE HIM
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BWC 1 year ago
GnR were more popular but it was billed as a co-headlining tour with both bands playing full sets. There eas a riot one night when Metallica's set was cut short because James got burned from a pyro blast and Axle delayed the show for hours to only come out and play 2 or 3 songs then leave the stage.
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Meowzers! 1 year ago
The first sentence of the post confirms your suspicions.
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Stacy Geiger 6 months ago
Had something similar happen, years ago at a Journey concert. The man behind me slapped the back of my head, kind of hard, and my friend/date almost instantly went after him. Man put his hands up, saying "No, no! I was helping!" and in that moment an M80 firework exploded over on the aisle, next to us. Some monster had dropped it lit from the balcony above and it had landed in my long hair. The man had knocked it away from me, probably saving my life, definitely saving me from severe injury. Man almost got punched for being a hero! After expressing major gratitude to him, he and my friend took off to the balcony upstairs to try and catch the guy.
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#2
Working service counter in retail, 1998, expecting my first baby. Young man, very skinny and dressed in brown, comes in, stands several feet back from the counter and looks at me. I greet him a few times, he doesn't react. After several minutes, he came forward and said very quickly: "You're six months pregnant and you're going to have a boy. The dad's not around, but that's okay, you've got this. The baby's coming very soon, early, but don't worry, he'll do good." Before I could say anything, he left the store.
He was right about everything.
DRMAGDN 1 year ago
Plot twist, it was the baby grown up coming back to close the time loop
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Paul Pienkowski 1 year ago
That was your son. He was making sure Mom knew she would crush it at being his mom.
#3
I was at a bookshop and a random woman walked up to me, and said “I just had to tell you, but your outfit is truly great. Love it!”
This was three years ago and I still think about that compliment to this day. Men don’t usually get compliments and when we do, it stays with us.
Red PANda (she/they) 1 year ago
This is why I try to compliment guys whenever I can! Although not too much cuz that would be considered flirting, but when I genuinely like something about a person, no matter the gender, I will walk up and tell them :)
General Stukov 1 year ago
This is something that can go a long way. Was coming out of a gamestop when a cute girl stopped me and said, "you got this, you're handsome and any woman would be lucky to have you..." i asked her what made her day that and she smiled and said, "you deserved to hear it. " i was 10 seconds away from full blown tears. In all my 30 years of life, at the time, not one woman said anything remotely close to that in my life and i wanted to hug her but i couldn't because she was a stranger and society isn't too keen on giving men a chance.
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Flora Porter 1 year ago
This is one of the joys of being middle-aged: you can compliment strangers and almost no one thinks it's an invitation.
MacintoshID 1 year ago
I have done this to a guy waiting in line for coffee with me. He had on an amazing blazer and shirt combo and just looked so good on him. He thanked me and left the store smiling.
Lynn Dolderer 1 year ago
I often tell other women what they're wearing or their hair style/color is gorgeous, and suits them. And if they're wearing a nice perfume, I always compliment it, and ask what brand it is. I believe in building up other women.
talliloo 1 year ago
i had someone blend a scented oil for me because commercial perfume/colognes end up smelling different on me. i mentioned it to my dr and he said it probably has something to do with my metabolism. it's a very unique scent and i love it. also, since it is an oil it is long lasting. i attended an outdoor graduation ceremony and after i took my seat i started to feel some strange vibes behind me. i took my mirror and acted as if i was checking my make up and saw this guy leaning in really close to me. i turned and asked him what he was up to and he told me that when the breeze came his way he smelled my perfume and that it was "delicious". very creepy and since the seats were reserved i couldn't find another.
JB 1 year ago
I’m both sorry and happy you had that experience. Sorry, because you felt uncomfortable. But happy, all he did was register a scent and tell you about it. We got to find a way not to automatically demonize all men.
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Jane Hower 1 year ago
Men won't compliment men, and women often hesitate to because the man might think it's a 'come on' and try to get personal.
Wendell T Sasaki 1 year ago
I was walking across a parking lot behind a man in flowing white robe (He looked like Moses) He suddenly turned around and asked me "What do you teach"? I answered Linguistics. It was very odd.
Non-standard behavior is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it shows that there are different norms, values, and ways of living beyond what’s deemed ‘acceptable’ in society. Out-of-the-box thinking implies that someone might have embraced their creativity and looks beyond convention to push social boundaries in whatever they do. They frown upon conformity and traditions.
On the other hand, odd behavior is likely going to raise some eyebrows and concern some folks. The simple reality is that when we face someone behaving oddly, we consider them to be a potential threat. There is a huge difference between someone who is a tad eccentric and someone with serious issues.
#4
When I was 15 I used to ride the bus for five hours and 35 miles every Friday so that I could practice with my band. It’s was actually four different bus changes so you ran into a lot of colorful characters (city bus in major metropolitan area). Well one time this older apparently homeless eccentric looking gentlemen boarded the bus with a bottle of wine in a brown paper bag. His lips were stained. He was clearly drunk but not to the point of being a problem or anything. He sat across the aisle from me and I was thinking “oh great here we go” but he was calm and eventually we started conversing. I was uncomfortable at first but we discussed some interesting things and shared our philosophies. After a while his stop came up and this man who I’d never met before and who knew nothing about my background stood up and took my hand in his and kissed it. Now at first I’m thinking “Great this guy is a creep who’s into 15 year old boys” but then I looked into his eyes and realized he wasn’t being creepy at all. There was no devious intention. He looked at me and said “I know the pain you are feeling. You lost your mother. Do not despair: she is with you.” Then he exclaimed “I am a Seraphim of the highest order!” And did a sort of theatrical curtsy and walked off the bus. I was left dumbfounded. The thing is my mother had passed away from cancer less than a year before that and I was feeling completely lost without her. It was the darkest time in my life. How this random homeless wine-o knew this about me I’ll never know. He was like a character from the movie Dogma. Maybe he really was a Seraphim of the highest order. It still gives me chills thinking about it.
Red PANda (she/they) 1 year ago
The same vibes as the post about the pregnant women! Has anyone here had an experience like that? Maybe they really are angels!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)
I am nonreligious, so I don't believe in "angels", but I think there are definitely "spirits"/energy-beings out there. I also think our energies can leave remnants in the world. I lost my heart-cat in 2018 (she was almost 20 years old) and sometimes at night, I straight-up feel her walk onto my legs and curl up, followed by her distinct, unique meow (she always sounded like she said "aaair" when she meowed). I have two living cats and neither one of them do this in the same way Wintressia did, plus whenever I look/check, neither of my living cats are anywhere nearby. I don't believe in "souls" but I 100% believe Wintressia's energy comes to check on me/let me know that she still loves me.
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The Original Bruno 1 year ago
In case people don't know it: Seraphim are the angels closest to the throne of God. You know the serpent that Moses lifted up in the desert to heal the Israelites? That was a seraph. Satan was a seraph before he fell. They have six wings, presumably two to control flight in each of the three dimensions. Since Satan looked like a serpent after he lost his legs and wings, we can suppose that they somewhat resemble dragons when not presenting themselves to humans, although they figure prominently in Eastern religious art, and usually that art shows no long body/tail.
Red PANda (she/they) 1 year ago
It’s odd to me that he proclaimed himself a seraph cuz if they’re so important why would they be troubling themselves with earthly matters? 🤔 I guess maybe God sends them down every once in a while to help some people? Im guessing He can’t interfere too much with how things go but just with smaller things?
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to old to care 1 year ago
My mother has always done this, she will walk past a person, turn around and ask if she can hug them. She always says that certain person was have issues/a really bad time and she just knew they needed that hug. It really weirded me out as a kid.
Connie Wade 1 year ago
We all have these powers. Some people just know how to develop and use them.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
My brother had planned to take Mom to the opening games at the St. Placid Olympics, but he died. Mom watched the opening games on TV in her living room, with her cat. When the program started, the cat went to the living room door and sat, staring at the doorway (no door). She hissed a few times, but she sat at attention and stared the entire time the Olympics were on. As soon as they were finished, the cat returned to normal. Mom's absolutely sure my brother was standing at the doorway, watching with her
Paul Pienkowski 1 year ago
He was telling the truth. Mom was watching. This is why I'm always courteous to the homeless. My faith always says they might be an angel in disguise. Jesus says to love the lowest of us, and I am not distorting his message like Republicans.
Kim Lorton 1 year ago
I believe it was an angel, offering comfort and caring of the highest order.
Audrey Martin 1 year ago
Nothing like some other stories, but many years ago I was in a cafe with my husband, when an older man came and sat at our table. He said he could see a "purple aura" around my head. He said that I had been healed or was a healer. Not exactly a healer, I guess but I was a nurse at the time.
Catherine Maven 1 year ago
I have the odd psychic moment. For example, a good friend of mine moved into a lovely small house. I said, "Great find!" He said, "It's only for 3 months. Then the owner's moving in." My mouth said (without consulting my mind), "The owner of this house will never live here." He said, "Stop that!" ... Long story short, he lived there for 3 YEARS until the owner sold the house - never having lived in it. :D
#5
I was at work and a friend of mine called the work phone and told me a mutual friend had been in a car accident and was dead. A customer heard the conversation. The customer came back into the store a few minutes later with a condolence card. I was touched by their compassion.
Michelle C 1 year ago
Yup. I used to work at a small school wherein I got to know the families well. A couple of years ago I lost a close relative and I felt that I needed to inform the families that I might not be able to perform usual duties as effectively as I would otherwise as my family lost her. Both families, without any expectations or prompting on my part, brought in condolence cards and let me know they would be praying for my family and me as we grieved the loss of our loved one. I have never forgotten their kindness and I’m still tearing up almost a decade after the fact. I thank God for their kindness in such a difficult moment to this day.
Susan Pierson 1 year ago
My housemate's very very dear friend died after a long battle and shewas devastated. A while after her friend's death, the mailman delivered her friend's ashes which were clearly marded and she burst into tears. The next day, she received a beautiful condolence card from the young mailman. it was such a thoughtful ting to do.
#6
Grocery store parking lot, a random guy came up to me and gave me five 100 dollar bills and then ran away, yelling "I just bought your soul!" I went in and bought groceries with the cash.
BoredPossum 1 year ago
I'd never sell my soul. I'd let people pay a monthly fee for access to it.
90HD 1 year ago
I'd give em a 7 day free trial, and let them forget about it and rack up the cost
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Javelina Poppers 1 year ago (edited)
Didn't sell my soul, but was driving to Prescott to visit my brother. Stopped at McD's for a burger and when pulling out of the parking lot a truck ran up behind me and basically tapped my bumper. The guy jumps out all nervous and apologetic, looks at my old beater and says it doesn't look like any harm's done and pulls out a wad of cash that could choke a whale and peels out 6 one hundred dollar bills and asks, "are we good?" I nod and he leaves in a hurry. His small camper with the blacked out windows and his being all hinky kinda leads me to believe he didn't want his cargo known.
Ty Stratton-Quirk 1 year ago
The proper response is 'Delivery of the soul in question may take anywhere from 2 weeks to 80 years.'
Howl's sleeping castle 1 year ago
All I get in grocery stores and parking lots are people who want to cut in line
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Buying my soul is one case where you do want to spring for the extended warranty.
Odd behavior that goes against social norms and common sense makes people feel uncomfortable because they cannot predict what will happen next. Naturally, some folks feel on edge when faced with the types of behaviors that the members of the r/AskReddit community shared.
Most of our priorities have to do with our safety, as well as that of our loved ones. So if you want to be better prepared to handle fringe situations, you should consider spending some time attending self-defense classes. You can also read up on human psychology so that you can get a better grip on why people behave the way that they do.
#7
I used to work in food truck called dem boys sea food. I been work with them for about 2 years. I met bizarre customers during my time working there.
There was this one time this guy and his two kids who didn't have any money on them, I felt bad for them so I payed for his food and the dad great full for me. He told me he'll pay me pay somehow and I told him it was fine. Few days later the guy come back give me a box full of pants. It was weird at first but I take it anyway. I didn't want to be mean or anything so I take it. Anyway when I get home I checked out the pants, and same were my size so I wanted clean them before I wear them. And before I put them in the washer I checked the pockets just in case if there was anything in them. The most bizarre thing to ever happen to me was there was 100 dollar bill in every single pocket in theres pants. I'm not joking. IN EVERY SINGLE POKET NO JOKE. It was about thousand.dollars 💵 lucky day in my life.
The only odd part was I ever met the guy and his kids ever again. I think of them sometimes and I hope they're doing alright out there somewhere.
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theoneandonlynoira 1 year ago
That's awesome, always help people. You never know when it may come in handy
gilded panda 1 year ago
Reminds me of a story where a homeless man asks for food, if you give him some and invite him in he turns out to be Jesus or god or somethings can’t remember
#8
I was in a grocery store in Cape May, NJ with my ex MIL. Now I am adopted and I was born in Atlantic City, NJ. I heard this older lady call out a name. Wasn't my name so I really didn't pay much attention. Welp that didn't work. The older lady came up and grabbed my arm "Kelly aren't you going to speak to your grandmother" I looked at this lady and she goes "OMG your not Kelly...but you look just like Kelly but she has blue eyes!" Now this is 1988, so she pulls out her wallet and shows me Kelly's picture...it is ME with blue eyes...I mean it was like a picture of me but with blue eyes. Even my ex-MIL was like WTH!! The lady apologized and walked away before I could even think! All these years I've wondered am I twin? Did I have a sibling that I didn't know about?
Annik Perrot 1 year ago
Saw à pic once on BP of à man who looked exactly like one of my sons. Sent it to him and told him he had a doppelganger somewhere in the US, since the pic was obviously taken there.
Audrey Martin 1 year ago
I saw my doppelganger in Woolworth's in Victoria, when I was 16. I wish I'd had the courage to speak to her ,she could have been a cousin. I was born in the UK but I do have cousins in Australia, but they live in Queensland.
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Kayleigh Haigh 1 year ago
I was aproached but a young woman when i was walking down the street she called me keeley my name is kayleigh so i thought she knew me but got my name wrong as a few people do but i didnt recognise her when she was talking to me i realised i wasnt who she thought i was so i informed her of her mistake and she said i look axactly like her cousin who she was meetin she asked me to wait with her till her cousin arrived as no1 would beleave her when she tells em she saw he clone so i waited about 10 mins and this las come up the street and it was like looking in a mirror we literally were identical same height, size, hair colour, eyes everything i didnt have my phone at the time as i had broken it but my new twin did so we had a photo taken and left the best part is she lived up the road from my inlaws but i havent seen her again
Shadow 1 year ago
My brother was house shopping a few years ago. As we were checking out one place using the street view in Google maps, we noticed a neighbor taking out the trash, the dude looked excatly like my brother! We decided it was fate that he buy the house as google shows he already lives there, but the house was taken off the market before he could put an offer on it.
CharliAnn Olney 1 year ago
I have a doppelganger. At one time we were even stationed on the same AF Base! Many people would talk to me thinking it was her and vice versa (so I was told) but the weird thing is we never meet each other!
MacintoshID 1 year ago
Met my doppelganger in Germany. Our co-workers used to get our names mixed up a lot, because we really did look like twins. Even our eyeglasses were almost identical.
#9
I was 45, in the parking lot of a Midwest grocery store, putting my purchases into my car. Handsome man about my age approached, speaking English with a thick Italian accent. "Excuse me," he said, "are you married?" "Yes!" I lied. "Oh I'm sorry," he said. "Your face is my favorite.".
Me Oh My 1 year ago
This just sounds like the fella wasn't too good with English yet. He probably meant something along the lines of "the most beautiful face I've ever seen."
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Jay Scales 1 year ago
Could've been the start to a love story.... could've ended with them finding a body - who knows??
Zephyr343 1 year ago
I guess it depends if he was looking to add her face to his collection
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Meanwhile, if you constantly have to deal with strangers in your professional life, you may want to invest in negotiation, communication, or crisis-response courses. That way, you’ll have at least some sort of theoretical framework for how to respond in tense and bizarre situations.
And, in case you’re dealing with an actual threat, you’ll know what your options are, whether that’s ignoring the person, appealing to their empathy, deescalating the situation, running away, asking/yelling for help, or—if needed—fighting back.
#10
Once delivered food to do a dudes house, the door was slightly ajar so I knocked and he popped his head out and asked: "you here for the orgy?".
I said no just delivering food and then asked why his door was open out of curiosity and he said "The Irish." Didn't even elaborate but anyway I gave him his food, all it was was a 5 dollar piece of garlic bread and I f****d off forever stuck with that memory.
Alex Kennedy 1 year ago
“The Irish” = people who want to come and go without announcing themselves.
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 1 year ago
As an irish person I've never heard this in my life!
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IcyPenguinToes 1 year ago
Who eats garlic bread at an orgy? Terrible time to have bad breath. How rude.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
If everyone is eating the garlic bread, it all cancls out!
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kath morgan 1 year ago
One serving of garlic bread for a whole orgy? I’d hope for better catering.
Red PANda (she/they) 1 year ago
I was going to write a funny comment but I’m too tired to think of one lmao
Libby Baxter-Williams 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure the point isn't the food itself, but the delivery person. Door open, orgy in progress: its for the thrill. They wanted to be seen.
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I got a message request on Facebook and when I opened the message, a very small Mexican man had sent me a picture of his d**k. I responded, "Why did you send me a picture of a sweaty thumb?" He then got angry and told me that his uncle was a world famous, Mexican Mafia type hitman, and that he was going to find me. Even sent me the hitman's name, which I googled and he was, indeed, a murderer, serving a life sentence for his crimes. He said 'Better watch your back, b***h' and then blocked me. That was 8 years ago and I still think about it.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I just scared the hell out of the cat by cackling with laughter when I read that!
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Angelshark 1 year ago
Even if really was related to the hitman, most organized crime hitmen have better things to do than go after a butthurt little turd who upset someone said he has a tiny d**k.
Claire Bear 1 year ago
What a fragile and disgusting person. You can at least report to Facebook.
A. Starhawk Hunt 1 year ago
My response to a dik-pi? “Wow, that’s the smallest one I’ve ever seen!”
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
What goes on in those weirdos minds? "I think I'll send a picture of my d*ck to some random strange woman and then threaten her when she doesn't appreciate my thoughtfulness". I think the sweaty thumb comment was perfect!
Linda Davidson 1 year ago
Hilarious! I don't get messages like that anymore but if I do, I hope I remember "the thumb".
#12
They knocked on the cubicle door of the toilet i was using at a starbucks on a motorway somewhere. i didn't reply. knocked again. i shouted that i'd be 5 mins.
they then said no rush, but please don't flush the toilet after you're done.
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Red PANda (she/they) 1 year ago
Wait guys maybe they knew that the toilet was clogged or smthn
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Candid Panda 1 year ago
A simple explanation would be that they used that toilet just beforehand and realized that they lost something and thought they may have dropped it in the toilet. They were just doubling back to check.
Bobby 1 year ago
Or maintenance guy that doesn't think about how weird this sounds before saying it
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What is the most off-putting experience that you’ve ever had with a complete stranger, Pandas? How did you react back then? What do you think the best approach to handling these types of situations is? If you feel like opening up a bit, you can share your thoughts and in the comment section at the bottom of this article.
#13
I have had a few really weird ones, but the two that most stand out.
I was at a bus stop when a man approached me and stood close enough to kiss me and said: "You f****n' Kim Kardashian m**********r, you tryn'a kill me? Well you can't! I'll kill you first" And then when the bus arrived very courteously let me go first "after you" and was very polite.
The second was a short bald man at a 7-11 at 3am with a skateboard sliding up behind me, tapping my shoulder and handing me a green envelope that said: You have just met a leprechaun.
Pferdchen 1 year ago
My wife has a country cousin that looks just like a leprechaun. Sweetheart of a man, only 5'3 or so, bushy beard. We took him and his wife to stroll through Georgetown, a swanky shopping district in Washington, D.C. An African-American homeless fellow in ragged clothes walks up to us, started teasing him speaking a thick Irish brogue, danced an Irish jig and walked away before I could even give him a little folding money. I wanted to laugh until my sides hurt but kept it to a minimum.
Kim Shannon 1 year ago
Was there a gold coin in the envelope? If not, he was obviously a poser.
#14
I went to visit Roanoke, VA once. Went into this little restaurant, and the staff was all super friendly, "how you been" "so nice you dropped by" and so on. We were seated, and this lil lady swoops up to the table and says, 'You want your usual?" and I'm like, "lady, I've never been here before" -- and then everyone working there got all indignant, like I was playing a joke on them, or being an a*s. I told them they had me mixed up with someone else, really! They served us, and we left, but the whole time we were there, the staff was staring and whispering and the vibe was incredibly disquieting.
Never went back, never had an experience like that again.
Natasha Arruda 1 year ago
I just hope if there is some sort of god that they're not cruel enough to make TWO people look as bad as me. 😂
3 possums in a coat 1 year ago
I'm sure you're GORGEOUS Natasha, inside and out! <3
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Probably a doppleganger. Everyone says they've seen one. Everyone will swear up and down so and so looks just like [person]. I never believed it until it happened to me and one of my regular customers.
Isabel Care 1 year ago
At my looney doc appointment, a staff member got quite upset that I claimed not to know her, until my doc called my name. My dad also met the person they mistook me for. He got within 6 feet before realising it wasn't me. Over the last 2 decades at least 7 people have mistaken me for her.
Zombiedoll 1 year ago
You know, we had a very similar experience in Tallahassee, FL a few years ago. Small coffee shop close to the highway. Felt weird from the moment we stepped inside. Very young waitress way too cheerful, asking about my foreign accent and giving out a creepy vibe, were chatting almost the whole time we were there. We finished our food really fast and got the f*** out.
Audrey Martin 1 year ago
I'm guessing that they mistook OP for a VERY generous tipper and were disgruntled when they found out that they were wrong.
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago
Apparently a barista in New York thought Bryce Dallas Howard was Jessica Chastain and became rather indignant when she insisted she wasn't. They had both been going to the same coffee shop and had never run into each other.
#15
I was the designated driver for a group of buddies at my leadership school while I was in the Army. We run up to Baltimore and hit a dance club. I sit/stand around waiting for my group to go. A lady slides up to me, notices I'm a bit bored and proceeds to bite my chest and states "Now you ain't bored!" WEIRDO .
Lost Penny 1 year ago
She was right though, wasn't she? I sure as hell wouldn't be bored after that.
#16
When I was 19, a lady cornered me in the Walmart near the house I grew up in and tried to recruit me to her church because "it was fate" that we passed each other twice while I was looking for the ice cream toppings. Noped out of that one pretty f****n' fast.
Hugh Cookson 1 year ago
Ah, a loony. I've met soooo many over the years. Mostly religious it has to be said. Sad really.
David Albro 1 year ago
Probably the majority of them. Certainly many Christians believe in predestination.
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Some crazy disheveled guy popped out of a hole at the foot of a large tree and chased us down the mountain wielding a shovel. We thought it was funny at the time but it could've been bad if he caught up to us.
Foxes forever! 1 year ago
The legend of the shovel man, who would pop out of trees and chase people
Cosmikid 1 year ago
or possibly one of the loonies in Kentucky still digging for hidden Confederate gold...
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#18
Back when I was investigating fires, I had a fire to investigate at a Church's Chicken in Memphis. I landed at the airport at like 11 pm and went to drive to my hotel. On the way there, I stopped at a gas station somewhere in the city and walked inside because I was thirsty. The cashier was behind the thickest bulletproof glass I've ever seen and there was an absolutely massive armed guard standing next to it. I walked in, went to the cooler, grabbed my Diet Coke, then went to pay. I noticed while I was waiting that the guard never took his eyes off me. The guy in front of me paid and left and I stepped forward and put my drink on the counter and the guard just kinda stepped forward and said "You're a brave little white boy." Not knowing what he was talking about I just said "thank you?" and the cashier then said "You need to pay for this, get in your car, and go wherever it is you're going immediately." So I did.
I know Memphis has a reputation but I was fine the whole time I was there. Even out late.
C.O. Shea 1 year ago
I tried to get dinner late one evening at a 24 hr. restaurant on the south end of Nashville... never got served. Finally gave up and bought a bag of chips at the gas station next door. I'm white. The staff were not. I get it... and I'm sorry the world is such a shítty place.
Kevin Snyder 1 year ago
I get it, too. El Pollo Loco - talking about YOU. Guess why I'll never eat from any of your locations. And racism is never right, and I'm not sorry.
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Amanda Fondaumiere 1 year ago
When a local tells you its a bad area, you need to respect that.
Javelina Poppers 1 year ago
While driving across cointry, I stopped for gas late one night in East St. Louis. A cop pulled in behind me and watched me fill my tank and then got out and said it would be best to get back in my car and keep driving till I was far out of town. He just said it was some friendly advice for my own good.
Connie Wade 1 year ago
East St. Louis has a violent crime rate that is perhaps the worst in the country per capita.
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Zelda Sterling 1 year ago
I didn't see this in a bad light when I read it. I took it as him being warned that he was in an area that wasn't safe for him, and he needed to leave. It's the same in the city where I am from. That are parts of the city that you stay away from if you aren't from that area. He was simply given a heads up.
Paul Pienkowski 1 year ago
Church's Chicken in St. Louis was kind of like this. Everyone was Black. They looked at me like I was offending them with my pasty skin. They were all super nice and sold great chicken. Probably only nice cuz I had my extremely non-white girlfriend with me.
Bridgit Gilmore 1 year ago
A friend had been visiting her parents in Canada and was driving back to St Louis to have Thanksgiving with us, 1998ish. She was a couple hours late and we'd started to worry a bit. When she arrived she told us that she'd needed gas so got off the highway and went to a gas station. She had to prepay so went inside. The black young woman behind the counter nearly panicked, asked her if she was crazy, and told her to get behind the counter and sit on the floor - HIDE. She then called the police and had them pump her gas and escort her back onto the highway! Scary.
#19
As an American living in Japan, pretty much every encounter was bizarre.
Maybe the weirdest was going to a Korean BBQ place in Shin-Okubo for a shared birthday dinner with some friends. There's a very old Korean woman hanging out in the entrance near the hostess stand. I figure based on her dress and how she's acting, she's probably the owner or related somehow. I do notice she takes an interest in me, looking at me more than anyone else in our party. Whatever, I'm a big muscly guy. This place probably doesn't get many beefy white guys. Being stared at isn't new. Anyway, the young female hostess seats us and explains everything, we order. Someone orders thinly sliced beef tongue, among other cuts.
The older woman accompanies a younger server to the table with trays of food, they start grilling the meat. At one point, the older woman picks up the grilled, sliced tongue, slaps some sauce and toppings on it and rolls it up like a little keto taquito and holds it out to me, with her bare hands. I put out my plate, thinking she's going to put it on my plate for me.
She shakes her head and opens her mouth a few times, like a fish gulping water. I know she wants me to open my mouth. My brain just kind of turns off and I shove my germ-phobia down and open my mouth and this ancient Korean woman puts a beef tongue roll in my mouth with her wrinkly, knobby fingers. She then smiles watching me chew, nods and walks away. Didn't see her again the rest of the night.
Absolutely surreal.
October 1 year ago (edited)
In rural Vietnam 25 years ago an ancient litte lady stared and pointed at the little hairs on me and my friends arms (caucasian females) and she burst out in uncontrollable laughter. Then she said some stuff we couldn't understand, but we were pretty sure she was trying to tell us we were big hairy freaks. 🙂
Natasha Arruda 1 year ago
As a woman that's had PCOS her whole life this is basically my constant fear. I would have cried. Lol
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Cal Jones 1 year ago
I guess it's a little old Korean lady thing. I was there (doing a theme park tour) in 2009 and one night we stopped in a smaller town. We were looking for a place to eat and this old lady beckoned us into her tiny restaurant and came out with some kind of fish dish. I was with a tall, ginger-haired male friend and she started feeding him in a similar manner. It was pretty funny at the time.
Amelia Jade 1 year ago
Weird. Every encounter was bizarre? I lived in Japan for nearly a decade and can't recall a single bizarre encounter. It was a lovely time, with absolutely wonderful people, and some unique experiences specific to the culture. But nothing was bizarre. I often wish we'd been able to stay even longer than the 10 years we were there. I'm curious as to why this guy claims every encounter is bizarre.
CharliAnn Olney 1 year ago
I had long red (natural) hair when I was stationed in Okinawa. When I would go to the local stores to shop, I would constantly feel people touching my hair. Asians seem to little sense of "space".
#20
Dude was a stranger to me, but apparently he knew a good bit about me because he came into my work one night and addressed me by name. We didn't have name tags, he said it was his first time there and I was alone so nobody else said my name for him to learn it. After a while he finally tells me we used to be neighbors, by that he meant he lived clear across the block from me. I remembered the house he described as his because of the collection of old cars, but I'd never met anyone who lived there and I hadn't lived in that neighborhood for 6 years at that point.
I was pretty weirded out between that and his obnoxious flirting despite my obvious disinterest but I let it go. He left for a few minutes, came back in with a pointless question and more flirting then left again. About an hour later a regular comes in as I'm closing up and I ask if the guy in the old Mustang is still in front of the building. He says yes, asked why and offered to stay until I left since the guy had been sitting out there for over an hour. It was night time, the building was pretty isolated and I was otherwise alone. Once the creepy guy saw the regular lock the door and cut the open sign off, he immediately started up his car and peeled a*s out of the parking lot.
About a week later, I walk in for my shift and creepy guy is leaving. He goes "sorry for taking your parking spot, I'm on my way out!". That was supposedly his second time there and I wasn't even there yet, how did he know what my favorite parking spot was. Also I'd had 3 cars since I lived in his neighborhood, we aren't friends on Facebook and have zero mutuals...how did he even know which one was mine...
Cosmikid 1 year ago
indeed, serious stalker, take it seriously!! If you don't carry mace/taser now- start.
Load More Replies... Csaba Horvath 1 year ago
". Also I'd had 3 cars since I lived in his neighborhood, we aren't friends on Facebook and have zero mutuals.." No need to find someone :)
#21
Absolutely true story.
I was on break sitting on a bench outside the mall. A guy in fatigues storms out, screaming.
He turns, looks at me, " f**k you! I could kill you with one hand! That would teach them! I'm a veteran! A f*****g veteran, I fought for them, they won't cash my f*****g check. It's a government check. .. WTF who are they?"
And he got really close and noone helped. He kept yelling and threatening to kill me and if I tried to answer he told me to shut up, if I didn't answer he said, " WELL? WELL?" I just frozen to the spot. But I don't know why I didn't cry.
Finally, after 10 minutes he says, " WHY AREN'T YOU CRYING?? CRY. CRY."
A guy finally came over and said " Dude. What is your problem?"
When I finally escaped I went in the bathroom and cry vomitted.
Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
Upsetting. Veteran or not there are going to unfortunately be day to day problems with seemingly simple tasks for one reason or another.
Cosmikid 1 year ago
Oh, you poor kid. You might, seriously, need some counseling time for PTSD - this was a trauma, for you. And so, so, uncalled for.
Angelshark 1 year ago
Dude probably has mental health problems. It's sadly common for us veterans. Getting help can be difficult.
The Starsong Princess 1 year ago
He wanted you to cry and feel afraid so he could feel powerful.
KillerKiwi 1 year ago
Or he was just struggking with some stuff. It happens.
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Vicki Perizzolo 1 year ago
Guessing he was having a PTSD breakdown - I hope he got the help he needed
#22
One time when I was 17 years old, I was walking into the city I lived on the outskirts of. Some man stopped me and asked if he could touch my skin cause it looked really soft.
Wanting to avoid any kind of aggression if I said no to him, I said yes.
He stroked the skin on my forearm and made a face and sound that I can only describe now from the perspective of being 31 years old as a ‘jizzing in his pants’ reaction.
Once he’d stroked my arm once, he said thank you and walked away.
When I told my mum later on she was fuming and couldn’t believe I said yes. I told her why, and it wasn’t until a family friend (who was there when I was telling my mum) agreed with me and explained further that my mum understood I made the most rational choice.
Weird as f**k.
October 1 year ago (edited)
At a busy trainstation a guy stepped on my foot pretty bad. He said sorry, got on his knees and took off my shoe to 'check te dammage', started rubbing my foot and wouldn't stop. Only then it dawned on me he was a foot fetishist.
TheElderNom 1 year ago (edited)
A guy in the grocery store asked what time it was so I looked at my watch and told him. After the store he caught up with me and asked to see my watch again since he thought it looked good. It was a cheap casio so I was like fine and was about to take it off to hand it too him, but no, he told me to keep it on and kept looking at it, still on my wrist, from all angles. Then things slowly got more and more weird and uncomfortable until I found my inner rudeness and got the hell away from him. Apparently he was known in town for being very, very into watches and he was banned from all stores that sold them.
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Jenny Mason 1 year ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Aki This man used to do a similar thing, mostly to men.
Celtic Pirate Queen 1 year ago (edited)
I was going to school in Cuernavaca, Mexico when I was 15 (college classes for which I got dual credit in Latin Cultural Sciences). Even though I dressed very modestly, a young busty white girl gets noticed. We had classes from 7:am to 11am, then again from 3:pm to 7:pm. I was walking back towards our dorm after evening class and this skanky looking guy comes crashing out of the bushes, shoves his hand between my legs while loudly saying "Por favor". Freaked me the f*ck out and I just punched him in the face. He stumbled back a little and shook his head (like he was clearing it) and then just turned and walked away. Never went ANYWHERE alone again.
#23
When I was a kid, this guy in his late 30's or so passed me by and asked for directions someplace. I told him, he said thanks, crossed the street and I continued on my way. A few seconds later I heard a noise like something whizzing past me--I turned around and he was shooting at me with a BB gun from across the street.
A. Starhawk Hunt 1 year ago
Also happened to me. My BF (I was 13) and I were crossing an unbuilt lot. Some kid from a rival school shot at us with a BB gun, the shot grazed my ankle, left a hole in my jeans, and engendered my first panic attack. We were supposed to be going to a dance; I had to stop being hysterical or my mother would not allow me to go to the dance.
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Bartlet for World Domination 1 year ago
I never met a kid able to tell a 25 year-old from a 45-year old.
Evan Connolly 3 months ago (edited)
I was walking towards the local 7-11 and a guy threw something at me. I was out of range and it hit the ground in front of me. I ignored him and went for the door when something flew past my head; he had thrown something else at me. This time he got an earful from me, and I think his girl friend was saying that he thought I was someone else. I don't look like anyone else.
angiewho 1 year ago
It could have been concealed under a jacket of something, as most weapons usually are when not in use...?
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I was on a downtown A train in NYC one quiet afternoon and a young woman in her 30s got on when it stopped at 34th Street. She looked at me and said, “You’re a Virgo. Am I right?”
Before I could answer she added, “Of course I’m right. I’m never wrong.” She just smiled and got off at West 4th Street.
I am a Virgo.
Georgia Ireland 1 year ago (edited)
I had a complete stranger walk up to me and ask if I was a Scorpio or a Sagittarius. Told him I was supposed to be born under Sagittarius, near the cusp), but due to being born several weeks early, came under Scorpio. He nodded sagely and said, "That explains it!"
the sixthgirl 1 year ago
Just think, if she says this to every person she meets, she is probably right about 8.3% of the time.
Annik Perrot 1 year ago
Would have been funnier in French. "Vous êtes Vierge" can mean either " you're à Virgo" or "you're à virgin" 🙂
KillerKiwi 1 year ago
Well if you believe in stuff like that, you probably are
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Debby Keir 1 year ago
Well, she had a one in 12 chance of being right...unless it was late August early Sept and you were wearing a happy birthday badge.
#25
A Travis Bickle-like guy walked up to me in a bookshop and complained that David Hasselhoff was taller than people think and that it was wrong that some people think he's not that tall. He was outraged. He had many supporting arguments to his main thesis.
Mark (it/urgh) 1 year ago (edited)
My mate met the Hoff. Never bloody shuts up about it. I'm gonna ask him how tall he was when I see him later on 😂
Richard Graham 1 year ago
I once had an older man approach me, out of nowhere, and say "How high is Robert DeNiro?" Not understanding the question, I said "I don't know." He said "Five feet six", then walked away laughing hysterically.
#26
When I was 19-20 years old delivering pizzas a customer opened her door, asked me inside, and asked me to look at her remodeled bathroom. She was insistent I come inside. I humored her because I wanted her to pay for the food so I could leave. She cornered me in the bathroom and tried to kiss me. She stank like booze and cigarettes. I noped out of there quickly.
Realistic Optimist 1 year ago (edited)
Regardless of your gender or sex, avoid any stranger trying to get you somewhere secluded. They will almost never have good intentions.
MacintoshID 1 year ago
To add, once you are beyond that door frame and into their living space, it is you vs them all of the sudden. That woman could have easily filled a police report on you hurting or threatening her. No matter how much they try to get you inside, DON'T GO there.
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SuikerSpin 1 year ago
A few years back when I(female) was a painter for a living. We had a job on a few barn doors to paint. One old man ask me to come inside. I said no thank you and fled to the neighbours. A few minutes later the old man comes back out waving a sandwich with meat on it. Like you want this? Come inside! Absolutely no way I'm coming inside. Maybe he should've tried chocolate
Paul Pienkowski 1 year ago
Delivery gets a lot of weirdos. I still do it. Good money, funny stuff. Being a 300lb six feet tall white man probably helps, though. 🥲
#27
I met the self-proclaimed devil once. I was going through some stuff, and there he was at the mall. He knew my name and the name of the guy I was with. I shook his hand, and it felt electric. I strongly believe it was actually him.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I met someone in college that I'm absolutely convinced was possessed. His eyes were dead. It's been so long ago that I can't really tell you all why I was so sure. He was empty and creepy, far beyond any chemical enhancement I've ever seen, like a dead man walking. He was never threatening in any way, but he absolutely scared the living sh1t out of me. No one and nothing has ever scared me like that.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
Yeah, meanwhile he got a TV deal and has a quite entertaining series going. Well done, Lucifer.
#28
Around 20 years ago, my friends and I were hanging out at one of our friends' apartments in a small town in Maine. It was in the middle of a very cold winter. A few friends and I left our mutual friends' place at around midnight to go to my roommate's car to start getting people home. Anyway, on the way to the car, I rounded the corner of a Chinese restaurant, and on the sidewalk, there was a man standing perfectly still. He had a tall, 'dunce cap'-shaped hat on, but it was purple and had reflective gold stars painted on it like a wizard hat or something. I remember stopping as soon as I saw him, as he was, like, five feet in front of me where I rounded the corner. I can't remember what I said, but he never moved an inch, nor said a word. So, we just walked by and went to the car. We dropped a couple people off, hung around at their apartment for a couple hours, then took off to bring ourselves home. We had to drive back through town where this individual had been standing on the sidewalk, and wouldn't you know it, that dude was still standing there, perfectly still, in the freezing cold, in the same spot he had been a couple hours earlier. We coined him the time wizard, theorizing that he hadn't moved because he was phasing out of our time, and his transition from our time to another time just took a long time. IDK, it was bizarre.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Sadly, wizard-dude was probably on drúgs :/ If he was genuinely on the sidewalk (blocking foot traffic) and not up against a building - I imagine it's not legal to have a statue blocking the sidewalk.
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
Dumbledore. He was waiting for you to finish so he could put out all the lights. ;)
#29
My friends and I went to a gas station to buy cigarettes circa 3 AM on a weekday, we were around 19. One of them went inside and the rest remained in the gas filling zone. Suddenly a car parks and guys come out of it crying for help. He was saying that his girlfriend was possessed and pointed to the car. In the companion seat was this girl trembling and like in a trance. We tried to ignore him, then he went over her and scream "please come back" and things like that. Then he asked us for help again. We and the gas station guy were speechless. One of our friends told him 'Look, it is not our problem and there is nothing we can do'. The guy kept screaming, jumped in his car and left at full speed god knows where.
We stood there without knowing what the f**k did just happen. The funniest thing is that one of my friends was so scared in the middle of it that he made the sign of the cross over him lol.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
That's kind of sad, in a way. The girl might have been ODing or having a really bad trip/high, or even a seizure or some other neurological issue. OP/friends could have called 911. The boyfriend could have, too, but he may have ALSO been high as he clearly wasn't thinking straight.
October 1 year ago
Came here to say the same. Girl was in need of urgent medical care
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)
I think someone downvoted you just because you said "pray" - I'm nonreligious/dislike religion but I don't like that you got downvoted for your thoughts/opinions. I upvoted to cancel it out :)
Load More Replies... Cosmikid 1 year ago
"One of our friends told him 'Look, it is not our problem and there is nothing we can do'. Note. The cast and writers of Seinfeld - decided to TRY to make the point that this is not an acceptable attitude. When you realize you don't know how to help- call someone who might. That really should be deeply embedded. Walk away? No.
Plant lady 1 year ago
Very sad nobody called 911 for help. Unfortunately, ‘not my problem’ seems to be going around!
#30
Woman approached me on the street while I had stopped at a bench to roll a cigarette. As she is asking me to spare a cigarette, she pulls her tights down to adjust(?) them. She wasn't wearing anything else over or below them, while telling me why she has no cigarettes. No hesitation or pause from her, all she wanted to do was adjust them, she didn't even *look* unhinged in any way, everything on display.
Cass Malone 1 year ago
I don't think Bianca is safe tbh. Look at her face in all the photos when she's with Kanye.
Load More Replies... weatherwitch 1 year ago
Maybe she thought she Did have clothes on underneath? The number of people I've seen adjusting their tights right up in revealing ways is insane, decades since I've worn them as they drove me crazy 😮🤣
What do you think ?
DB 1 year ago
While I was in the US Air Force in West Germany I spent about a week on leave in Brussels Belgium. At a bar one night I befriended a group of college students from South Africa. The next night I ran into them again and they introduced me to a girl who was from my home state of Connecticut. We chatted a bit and I casually mentioned the band I had played with throughout and shortly after high school. She screamed and said "You were the bass player!" She had actually been to several of our shows including one at her high school. She said she had a huge crush on the lead singer and asked me for his address. I gave it to her and she actually wrote to him and they briefly dated.
Natasha Arruda 1 year ago (edited)
I am an adult woman, living with and taking care of my mom in my childhood (literally since my 8th birthday) home. Across the street is some methheads but they're generally harmless and know my brother, etc. so when someone showed up at my back steps, I assumed it was one of them. I'm not good with people and we generally don't want to be rude with our neighbors so my mom does the communication so I told her someone's at our BACKDOOR, not the front. She goes out, had a brief conversation and comes back in upset and so I ask wtf? Turns out the man is named John and he lives in a nearby town and has been driving by our house for two years and just wanted to "meet the two lovely women I always see working in the yard". This man purposefully parked in the driveway of the business NEXTDOOR, walked THROUGH the piece of property we own next to our house then our backyard, instead of coming to our front door where we could potentially see his car and he didn't KNOCK (1/2)
Natasha Arruda 1 year ago
(2/2) I just happened to see him through the kitchen window. By the time my mom told me and I went out to yell at him to GTFO, he was already gone. Who DOES that?!
Load More Replies... Jennifer B 1 year ago
When I was 15, my friend and I had a sleepover and got cravings for peirogis and ice cream. My mom gave us $10 to go to the shop and get some. This kinda sketchy looking older man in front of us in line had a carrot cake and we were eyeing it. He noticed us staring and said "go on, get yourself one too" and we told him we didn't have enough money. Then he insisted we go get one and he bought it for us and said "remember there are still good people in the world, pay it forward". We thanked him as he was leaving and he goes "get fat and sassy and eat the whole damn cake" with a wink and left. It inspired us to watch Pay It Forward while eating our cake, ice cream, and pierogis... which then ruined our mood LOL
Franz The Cat 1 year ago
I once was called in the middle of the night by the police. It was in my early twenties, living on my own for the first time. They told me they found an elderly Eastern European woman in a night gown, no shoes, walking down the street confused. She did not speak any Dutch (this is in the Netherlands) nor English. The only thing she was carrying was a piece of paper with my first and last name and phone number on it. I had to convince the police officer, who kept wanting to put her on the phone with me, that I had no idea and did not speak her language at all. It creeped me out at the time, and I was instantly wide awake. Still wonder sometimes what was going on and how she got my personal info.
T0t@lly-f!ne! 1 year ago
I really only have one story to relate, but one day I was on TikTok, scrolling on some random strangers tiktok page, and came across some art they had posted. There was a lot of drawings in the video, but one of them looked exactly like me. Same hair, same blue eyes, exact same mole on left cheek. Insane. Sent it to a friend and we were both shocked.
Jeremy James 1 year ago
I met God in Vegas once. I was walking past a bus stop and this funny-looking man asked me for a cigarette. He looked like Fred Flintstone with a bad toupee. I gave him a light and he said, "Thank you. And thank you for singing, JEREMY." I had just moved into town a few days prior, so I asked, "How do you know my name?" He said, "Because I'm God. I'm the one who signed you. You're the Son of David. I'm John Robert Marzano." I Googled the name when I got home and it was a long-dead catcher for the Boston Red Sox.
Donteatme666 1 year ago (edited)
Trippy, I have one more too had a guy saying he was god and was going to smight the dodgers for losing at baseball ⚾ freaking weirdos out there stay safe people 😄😎
Thee8thsense 1 year ago
I have had many strange encounters with random people. One time, my car was in the repair shop, so I took a bus. A big, rough looking guy sat next to me, and we watched as lots of police were out and about in the parking lot of a somewhat high-end grocery store, across from the bus stop. I said "wonder what's going on there?" and he replied that someone stole wine from the store and they were searching for the thief. The bus took off and he looked at me while opening his coat to show me said bottle of wine. I have to admit, it was comical and made for an interesting ride.
Nadine Debard 1 year ago
Once at a bus stop, I was in my 20's long brown hair, long elegant black wool coat, black leather gloves. A man approached, a bit scared, and whispered " You're a secret agent, aren't you". At the time there was a famous TV show 'Alias' with Jennifer Garner, maybe he thought we looked alike. Weird guy.
The Redhead 1 year ago
This happened a few years ago with my daughter who was a toddler at the time. My daughter said hi to a woman probably in her 50s or lower 60s. The woman started talking to us and then complimented my hair color (I'm a natural redhead). I said "thank you I've always had it." She replied "well of course you paid for it". I must have made a weird face because she then quickly said "oh, it's natural."
DB 1 year ago
While I was in the US Air Force in West Germany I spent about a week on leave in Brussels Belgium. At a bar one night I befriended a group of college students from South Africa. The next night I ran into them again and they introduced me to a girl who was from my home state of Connecticut. We chatted a bit and I casually mentioned the band I had played with throughout and shortly after high school. She screamed and said "You were the bass player!" She had actually been to several of our shows including one at her high school. She said she had a huge crush on the lead singer and asked me for his address. I gave it to her and she actually wrote to him and they briefly dated.
Natasha Arruda 1 year ago (edited)
I am an adult woman, living with and taking care of my mom in my childhood (literally since my 8th birthday) home. Across the street is some methheads but they're generally harmless and know my brother, etc. so when someone showed up at my back steps, I assumed it was one of them. I'm not good with people and we generally don't want to be rude with our neighbors so my mom does the communication so I told her someone's at our BACKDOOR, not the front. She goes out, had a brief conversation and comes back in upset and so I ask wtf? Turns out the man is named John and he lives in a nearby town and has been driving by our house for two years and just wanted to "meet the two lovely women I always see working in the yard". This man purposefully parked in the driveway of the business NEXTDOOR, walked THROUGH the piece of property we own next to our house then our backyard, instead of coming to our front door where we could potentially see his car and he didn't KNOCK (1/2)
Natasha Arruda 1 year ago
(2/2) I just happened to see him through the kitchen window. By the time my mom told me and I went out to yell at him to GTFO, he was already gone. Who DOES that?!
Load More Replies... Jennifer B 1 year ago
When I was 15, my friend and I had a sleepover and got cravings for peirogis and ice cream. My mom gave us $10 to go to the shop and get some. This kinda sketchy looking older man in front of us in line had a carrot cake and we were eyeing it. He noticed us staring and said "go on, get yourself one too" and we told him we didn't have enough money. Then he insisted we go get one and he bought it for us and said "remember there are still good people in the world, pay it forward". We thanked him as he was leaving and he goes "get fat and sassy and eat the whole damn cake" with a wink and left. It inspired us to watch Pay It Forward while eating our cake, ice cream, and pierogis... which then ruined our mood LOL
Franz The Cat 1 year ago
I once was called in the middle of the night by the police. It was in my early twenties, living on my own for the first time. They told me they found an elderly Eastern European woman in a night gown, no shoes, walking down the street confused. She did not speak any Dutch (this is in the Netherlands) nor English. The only thing she was carrying was a piece of paper with my first and last name and phone number on it. I had to convince the police officer, who kept wanting to put her on the phone with me, that I had no idea and did not speak her language at all. It creeped me out at the time, and I was instantly wide awake. Still wonder sometimes what was going on and how she got my personal info.
T0t@lly-f!ne! 1 year ago
I really only have one story to relate, but one day I was on TikTok, scrolling on some random strangers tiktok page, and came across some art they had posted. There was a lot of drawings in the video, but one of them looked exactly like me. Same hair, same blue eyes, exact same mole on left cheek. Insane. Sent it to a friend and we were both shocked.
Jeremy James 1 year ago
I met God in Vegas once. I was walking past a bus stop and this funny-looking man asked me for a cigarette. He looked like Fred Flintstone with a bad toupee. I gave him a light and he said, "Thank you. And thank you for singing, JEREMY." I had just moved into town a few days prior, so I asked, "How do you know my name?" He said, "Because I'm God. I'm the one who signed you. You're the Son of David. I'm John Robert Marzano." I Googled the name when I got home and it was a long-dead catcher for the Boston Red Sox.
Donteatme666 1 year ago (edited)
Trippy, I have one more too had a guy saying he was god and was going to smight the dodgers for losing at baseball ⚾ freaking weirdos out there stay safe people 😄😎
Thee8thsense 1 year ago
I have had many strange encounters with random people. One time, my car was in the repair shop, so I took a bus. A big, rough looking guy sat next to me, and we watched as lots of police were out and about in the parking lot of a somewhat high-end grocery store, across from the bus stop. I said "wonder what's going on there?" and he replied that someone stole wine from the store and they were searching for the thief. The bus took off and he looked at me while opening his coat to show me said bottle of wine. I have to admit, it was comical and made for an interesting ride.
Nadine Debard 1 year ago
Once at a bus stop, I was in my 20's long brown hair, long elegant black wool coat, black leather gloves. A man approached, a bit scared, and whispered " You're a secret agent, aren't you". At the time there was a famous TV show 'Alias' with Jennifer Garner, maybe he thought we looked alike. Weird guy.
The Redhead 1 year ago
This happened a few years ago with my daughter who was a toddler at the time. My daughter said hi to a woman probably in her 50s or lower 60s. The woman started talking to us and then complimented my hair color (I'm a natural redhead). I said "thank you I've always had it." She replied "well of course you paid for it". I must have made a weird face because she then quickly said "oh, it's natural."
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