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30 Unbelievably Strange Encounters With Random Strangers That These People Still Can’t Believe
Most of the memories that stick with us are of pivotal moments in our lives, perhaps getting that job that kickstarted your career or the day you met your soulmate. However, memories are a fickle thing and some people have the unfortunate experience of meeting a stranger so horrible that they still carry the story with them.
An internet user, out of morbid curiosity no doubt, wanted to hear other’s worst experiences with total strangers. And people delivered, with stories ranging from bizarre to downright terrifying. So be warned, some potential unpleasantness ahead. If you do stay, be sure to upvote your favorite (however you choose to interpret that) and share your own stories in the comments.
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#1
Me, a child: playing with toys in Walmart
a random stranger: "I'd like you to play with my little boy toy."
My Dad, just on the other end, watching me doesn't say a word to the man just grabs him and throws him across the aisle. Then screams out, "If you want to play with him. You're gonna have to play with me first!"
#2
When I started 3rd grade, I transferred to a new school. The school I went to prior was an abnormally small private catholic school. I think they only had about 5 teachers and under 30 students total. This school was so small, the cafeteria doubled as an art classroom. With the size of the school, it was also very protected. Everyone in the school was friends with each other. There were no such things as bullies, because everyone's parents were friends, and those parents were also great friends of the teachers. Aside from the occasional pre-pubescent children nagging and whining amongst ourselves and outbursts that young kids have, it was pretty great of an atmosphere.
When I got to my new school on the first day, which was a public school in Pittsburgh. I was so out of my element it was insane. I couldn't comprehend why everyone wore different clothes, why there were so many people, why the teachers were so brash and somewhat aggressive. Nobody seemed friendly, nothing made sense. It was a total culture shock.
Fast forward to lunch, they announced they had a salad bar. This was the most normal part of the day for me, because at my old school we usually had lunches like salad bars. I made a few acquaintances prior to lunch which gave me tremendous relief as the biggest worry I had that day was wondering if i'd have to eat lunch by myself or with a table of people i dont know. Me and the two other kids at the time made it through the lunch line and got to the salad bar. I started to fix up my tray with the most wonderful salad a kid could ask for - lettuce, ranch, croutons, bacon bits. As soon as i turned away from the salad bar, a very tall and lanky girl with zany pigtails in braids just stood in front of me and practically made sure i would "accidentally" walk right into her. The obvious outcome; My tray collided with her tray, which sent the salad flying, covering her mostly in ranch dressing. I lost all of my salad, and everyone was f*****g chuckling about it. She decided to start crying and it went from bad to even worse, because i had the teachers rush over to me and grab me by my arm and drag me to the principles office.
I got yelled at for about 10 minutes and was told that my first impression was certainly not a good one, and the girl had to have her parents come in and bring her a change of clothes. Nobody would listen to my side of the story, and this idiot told everyone that i threw my salad at her so she would "get out of my way". I never met this girl in my life, i didnt even know she existed prior to her sabotaging me and making me go hungry. When i explained that it was an accident, they would retort with "how? You saw her standing there".
I sat in the office, starving, crying, and scared that my mom would beat my a*s. She came down to the school shortly after, and this was the light at the end of the tunnel. The principle takes her into her office, and i start to hear yelling. I start crying harder, because now momma is in trouble... but then i realized the yelling wasnt from the principle, it was my mom. My mom went the f**k off on the principle. I heard things such as "It's his first day, do you really think he would throw his f*****g salad in her face?" and "How dare you not let my son eat?!"
My mom took me home, got me mcdonalds, and i lived in total fear for the rest of 3rd grade. Mom cant always be there to save me, but goddamnit mom... you f*****g killed it.
Happy mothers day.
#3
My grandmother was at the movies, and a guy walked up the aisle and punched her on the side of the head. He told the cops he was mad because he was on a bad blind date. Like...great excuse to wallop a 75-year-old woman minding her own business?
Unfortunately, there are people out there who are somehow entirely blind to social norms and will flagrantly break them without a thought. In a few cases, this could be simple ignorance or lack of ability to read social cues. Everyone knows someone who is probably well-meaning but ends up being downright annoying to be around.
But many of the cases listed here go much further than, say, a loud belch at a dinner table or an awkward question about one’s love life. These encounters veer into downright antisocial behavior, which at “best” are a nuisance and at worst, could be seen as a crime. Traditionally, this is seen as part of a personality disorder, but more contemporary psychologists believe it could, instead, be a result of certain issues in upbringing.
#4
I work in retail and once a customer jiggled my belly and said 'I see the diet stuff doesn't work here' I know it doesn't seem much but I keep comeing back to it. It was just so IDK invasive?
#5
I was about 11 and me and some friends were standing on a small bridge over a lake. All of a sudden I was picked up and thrown over the railing into the lake below. I tried to grab onto anything I could as I fell and scrapped my arms up pretty good. I still have scars 30 years later. So I swim to the side and some older kid comes up to me and just say - sorry, I thought you were someone else.
#6
Back in the '70s, I was riding in a car that my best friend's mother was driving on a highway. There was me, my friend, her brother, and a couple of other kids in the car. The age range for the kids was about 7 to 9 years old. It was a warm day, and my friend's mother had her window rolled down (no air conditioning). A car full of teenagers pulled alongside of her, and someone threw a full cup of ice water through the window at her. I got hit by it, too, because I was sitting in the front seat next to her. She managed not to lose control of the car. In retrospect, it was incredibly fucked up to try and cause a lady with a car full of kids to crash.
Not productive (but trying) 1 year ago
Teenagers scare the living s**t out of me, they could care less as long as someone’ll bleed
Yeet_girl360 1 year ago
So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose and maybe they'll leave you alone but not me
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Libby Tailor 1 year ago (edited)
Couple years ago some teenagers threw at bricks a train. One of the bricks went through the window and killed a young boy. They did it because it was "fun". The child sat on the lap of his grandmother and looked out the window and enjoyed the view. What monsters ☹️☹️☹️
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I've known of ones who throw bricks from overpasses too :(
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Rodney McKay 1 year ago
Teenagers drop rocks on car windshields and kill people. Our society is too permissive, and should punish miscreant kids FAR more harshly.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
Fortunately in my country teenagers only are allowed to drive from 18+ so they are slightly less idiotic.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Same, but they still do enough worrying stuff which is why we have hoon laws.
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Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago
My father did this once with hot coffee in an act of serious road rage. Threw it out if his work van over my head into the cars open window below me. Screaming obscenities the entire time
Justin Thyme 1 year ago
Back in my Paramedic days, we had "kids" throwing cinderblocks on highways-- yes, several fatalities
JessieJ&LilyLovebug 1 year ago
The frontal lobe isn't fully developed until the early 20's. Remember that whenever dealing with teens and young adults. Their decision making skills are diminished and that is dangerous for everyone.
Michelle Smith 1 year ago
This is snow excuse for them being a••holes. Even a six year old nose, if you drop cinderblocks, etc. onto a vehicle someone’s going to get hurt.
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Julia Mckinney 1 year ago
I would NEVER have done something like that as a teenager because it would've just been too rude. I'd be that one person in the car saying "don't you dare do that or I'm calling the police!" I'd have done it too. Once when I was in Jr. high school, I saw a kid try to throw a Molotov Cocktail at a parked car. I recognized him because of his hair and his coat (only coat like it in our school that I knew of), made sure the flaming bottle was out ( luckily, it rolled into a puddle when it landed) and ran to the school to tell them. I don't remember what happened afterwards but I didn't see him at school for a while.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
it's actually illegal to throw a projectile at or into a moving vehicle...i am glad that nobody was injured
The generally accepted cause of antisocial behavior is upbringing or a lack thereof. This is a sort of double-edged sword, as it lets us pinpoint how to prevent it, but unfortunately, it offers little hope for people who are already adults. The upside is the policymakers, social workers and just people who live in a community can all do their part to help, but it also means they generally have to suffer at the hands of existing, antisocial adults.
#7
A guy sneezed in my face on the subway, and after s******g on him verbally he just shrugged and made it out to be no big deal. Since i couldnt do anything but verbally abuse him i left to find another seat. 2 days later i almost reachter 41 degrees.... Havent been sick like that my whole life. Literally and figuratively. Im still wearing masks in subs cuz of this s**t.
#8
I was in London on business and my hotel was hosting a Christmas party for a bunch of Russians also there on business. I was sitting at the bar by myself and one of the Russian women invited me to sit with her and her friends. Her table had her, three other women and two men. I don’t speak Russian but they were all very nice and welcoming to me. The woman sitting across from me was passed out drunk with her head on the table. No one paid any attention to her. After 30 minutes me and the woman who invited me were flirting pretty good. Suddenly the drunk woman sits up straight, points at me, scowls and begins yelling what obviously were Russian swear words. She does this for about a minute while the rest of us just stare at her and say nothing. Then she plops her head back down on the table and goes to sleep. I asked everyone collectively “what was that all about?” One of the guys replied “she doesn’t know why you are sitting with us, she hates you and she called your mother some very bad names. But don’t pay her any attention, she’s a crazy Russian. We’re happy to party with an American.
#9
Complimented my penis. I was at a camp shower at a campground. I was around 12 some random guy walked in and just stared at me and watched me take a shower making weird small talk. This was the late 70's, early 80's. Kids werent special yet and we basically were raised you just be polite to adults so I was "yes sir" and "no sir" the creep. The Adam Walsh TV movie changed all of that and parents were like, hey, maybe we should watch our kids a little bit? He didn't rape me so I guess that's a plus.
The rapid social changes brought on by technology have made it hard to track exactly what stimulus ends up causing kids to start behaving poorly. In the age of regular TV consumption, some studies found that for every additional hour of TV a teen watched, the risk of them exhibiting some antisocial behavior rose by roughly 30%. However, as most parents now know, young people aren’t really watching hours and hours of TV, but it’s unclear if, say, video games or streaming has the same effect as TV used to.
#10
Dude parked his 18 wheeler in the middle of the road and started walking into Dunkin Donuts. I told him to move his truck, and the guy ran to my car and started punching my drivers window calling me a “f*****g liberal pussy”. Then he stopped and rubbed his hand in pain and I pointed and laughed at him and said “Try the other hand now!” He said something else I didn’t hear because I was still laughing and he walked away. Cops came and gave the guy a summons and made him move the truck.
#11
I was with 2 of my friends walking out of a Walmart at 10pm. I was about 17/18 years old at the time. Some dude came out and full on made out with me. Just beelined for me and grabed the back of my head and proceeded to kiss me for about 30 seconds. I froze, my friends froze and then he ran off laughing. We stood there in disbelief for a minute or two. I went home and brushed my teeth repeatedly. F*****g strange and very invasive.
#12
I was sitting at a cafe with my then partner. A man came up to our table, held finger guns at my temple and whispered "I wish I f*****g could." And then yanked my hair and rushed out. It was completely unprovoked. I've technically had more violent and scary things happen to me, but that's stuck with me for a really long time. I think it's because I had been having a lovely day until that point. I was so excited to be sitting in a cute cafe, eating pie with my date. And now I can't get the image of her face falling as she looked at the man out of my head. We went home after that.
It’s not fair, however, to pin all the blame on media. Media only raise a child if the parents are absent in some form, which might be a more significant trigger than, say, Cartoon Network or Minecraft. Even more significantly, parental abuse is pretty closely tied with the victim “passing on” the abuse to another, creating a spiraling cycle of violence and bad behavior. Even smaller things, like poor nutrition and poverty, can cause an environment where normal social behavior is not learned, leading to the sorts of adults we see in these stories.
#13
I was waiting for my girlfriend at the bus terminal in order to go to her home to meet her parents for the 1st time. This one random old dude aproaches me, askes me about the boat schedules (it's a boat and bus terminal), and I'm happy to help him out. Since it's still a while for the next boat and it takes a while for my girlfriend to arrive, the dude keeps talking to me and I didn't mind about it and was having a conversation with him. He asks me for a cigarette (I don't smoke) and offers me a beer (I don't drink). Out of the blue he asks me "Do you want to go to my house while you wait for your girlfriend?". I'm like "Is this dude hitting on me or something? wtf..." and try my best to be polite and shut down and move away from him because it was getting a bit unconfortable. Not long after, the bus is arriving and I use it as an excuse to gtfo of the conversation. By my face my GF can tell that something happened and I tell her wtf just happened and when I look back to tell her who the dude was, the dude just vanished like a ghost. I'm even more confused by this. Next thing I know, she's describing me the old dude "Is the man you talked to like this and that, and wearing this and that?" and I'm like "Yeah, how do you know?" and she blank stares at me "That's my dad and he's right there". Not a bad f****d up thing, but f****d up to do to an unsuspecting person in a stressing situation like meeting your SOs parents for the 1st time. In his defense tho, he did make a joke when we "officially" met and said "Well, we're going to my house after all!"
#14
I had just recently got my driver's license. I was driving down a back road going the speed limit (55) and I was the only car on the road. When I checked my mirror a few seconds later, a red car was directly on my a*s, so close I couldn't see his front plate. He began slowing down and speeding towards the back end of my car repeatedly. After a few minutes, he sped past me in a no passing zone and started brake checking me (speeding up and slamming his brakes to try getting me to hit him). After a minute or so of that, he slammed his brakes and we both came to a full stop. He got out of his vehicle and started pounding on the driver's side window screaming and cursing me out before getting back in his car and speeding off. I pulled over and stayed there for a few minutes to insure he was long gone before proceeding...
#15
I'm gay and my husband and I married in the rotunda of the courthouse. As we said I do and kissed a group of Mennonite kids started spitballing us and throwing stuff down at us. Hit the judge too. It was a really crappy way to remember our wedding. No witnesses, just us which is how we wanted - but then what was essentially a hate crime. The children's parents were amused.
My husband chased down security and they had it on video. Security stopped the family and then asked my husband if he wanted to prosecute. I was turning in our marriage certificate at that moment so I wasn't there to threaten 'yes'. My husband said no of course. I didn't want to really prosecute, but I wanted to put some fear in them.
Riche White 1 year ago
The judge could have pressed charges against them for assaulting an officer of the court.
There are also some genetic factors that ultimately might lead to people behaving in ways that others find annoying or downright horrible. The bottom line is that antisocial behavior, ultimately, needs to be cut off at the source. This means that all of us have to look for ways to help dysfunctional families, to make sure children can live in a safe environment and that psychological help like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is available to those in need.
#16
Some asshole tossed a lock (like the combination type) out of a car at me and hit me in the knee. I had trouble walking correctly for a month. I always thought if they had stopped at a light, I'd have hurled that bitch right back (good thing they didn't — I wasn't in any condition for a fight)
#17
One time I was in south Philly and a car pulled up with two guys in it. They called out to me asking for directions so I walked over. As I was explaining where to go the dude in the passenger seat spit in my face and they sped off.
#18
Sit next to me on the bus when there's a single seat on the other side
#19
Punched me, for no reason. I was standing. Waiting for the community bus. A stranger got out of the car and punched me. I filed the Police report but nothing happened.
Em 1 year ago
Happened to me once. Homeless dude I'd been peaceably chatting with a few minutes before up and punched me in the face because he "thought I did something to his soda." (He had a couple of two-liters; I was sitting several feet away from them.) I was having a c**p night and the only thing that saved this dude from getting his a*s beat (and me from going to jail) is the fact that he was in a wheelchair.
#20
I work at a hotel as a housekeeper. Yesterday we had a baseball team checking out and I had a bunch of their rooms on my list. The rooms were reasonably messy, nothing too bad. But the last room…they trashed the place. Trash thrown everywhere and hidden in some places, food ground into the carpet, p**s on the bathroom floor, greasy hand prints on the windows and mirrors. The whole shebang. This was s****y, sure, but what made it f****d up was how they tipped me. They dragged a chair into the middle of the room, faced it towards the door, and left a stack of fake hundred dollar bills in the seat in plain sight.
#21
Put "something" in both my gf and my drinks. Probably GHB.
Something kicked in and I managed to get us home. Don't remember how.
We are actually lucky to still be alive after that. Put me off concerts for a long time.
Was even weirder that it happened at a metal gig.
#22
I was walking home pretty late one night and noticed one of my new neighbors walking up towards me from the opposite end of the street. As we were passing each other I said a friendly hello- in response this grown man silently turned his a*s towards me and let out the most repulsive, bombastic fart I’ve ever heard. I was too shocked to speak, to move, to defend myself. He didn’t even say anything, just calmly walked into his house afterwards. As far as I’m aware he still lives there, and I’ve never gotten an explanation lmao
#23
Got a phone call from my wife’s number, it was a random dude telling me my wife ran a red light and got t-boned. Kept saying “yeah she really f****d up man.”
It was the guy that t-boned her. He ran the red light. He was inebriated. I rushed over to the address he gave me, cops and ambulance and everything. They let the guy drive off in his smashed up truck. No insurance. F*****g prick.
Tuna Beach 1 year ago
They let the drunk drive off...? Seems unlikely. Also, your insurance will cover after the deductible, and you can recover that in civil court.
#24
Pulled her pants halfway down her butt and asked me to check the size on her underwear.
I hated being a cashier.
#25
Stopped at a red light one time. Someone from a building adjacent to the light threw a bag of ice and water on my car, from a few stories up. Dented the roof and shattered the windshield.
Wasn't even a nice car, I was driving a Dodge neon shitbox
#26
I was walking in a mall with my sister and this really huge guy walked past me and as he walked past he basically groped me down there. I'm a female for reference. I asked wtf really loudly and looked back and he just kept walking on and didn't look back. I wasn't sure what to make of that situation.
#27
First day of senior year I held the door open for someone. As he walks in he goes, “thanks. Your hair’s gay btw” and I’ve never forgotten that.
#28
Walking home from school when I was a kid.
Two boys I never met before were behind me and threw a rock straight into the middle of my back for no reason. All I remember is them laughing about it and approaching me telling to try something so they could beat me and impress the girl who was with them.
The other thing was being randomly shot.
I'm not sure which is worse but those aren't the worst things to ever happen to me, just the worst things done by strangers.
#29
Tapped me on the shoulder in a club and when I turned around, he headbutted me with all his might. Before I could even process what had happened, two bouncers had a hold of him, dragging him outside.
I was just stood there, dazed and confused with my nose pissing blood everywhere - then I was lead into a room by one of the bouncers and given tissues to stop my nose bleeding. He said to me that the guy had struck one of their guys on the way out and the police were going to arrest him if I wanted to talk to them. Automatically said no, not wanting to be a grass (snitch).
I never left my feet and my nose wasn't broken, so it wasn't really *that* big a deal - but it lives rent free in my head because I don't know who it was or why he did it.
I seen his face momentarily and didn't recognise him, and as such wouldn't be able to pick him out a crowd now. I wasn't dancing with any girls as I was already with my now Fiancé and very happy, so I didn't make moves on his girlfriend or love interest. Me and my friends keep ourselves to ourselves and aren't involved in any beefs or anything. I wasn't stumbling drunk, so couldn't have barged into him or spilled his drink or anything.
My best theory is mistaken identity. I look like my Brother and he and his crowd are a bit more nefarious. Either that or he just thought I was someone else completely.
Why did you headbutt me Mr Stranger!?
Chintan Shah 1 year ago
Hmm being a snitch would be ratting out someone when you really weren't involved in the crime/whatever you saw... you reporting on the details of someone physically assaulting you just sounds like a reasonable thing to do. Anywho, you're a better person than I for forgiving someone headbutting you.
#30
Stole a piece of chicken from my plate as I was eating at the counter of a restaurant in NYC. Seems funny now 😃
What do you think ?
Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago
I was in highschool and an older student I didn't know found me sitting by myself under a tree reading a book at lunchtime. He creepily sat close by and asked what I was reading and when I asked who he was he said "your friend" with an equally creepy smile. A few days later under that same tree he suddenly came up behind me, grabbed me by the shoulders and forcibly dry-humped me while his friends watched and laughed. I still remember how violated I felt - I tried to brush it off like it was no big deal, but I kept obsessively rubbing my back like there was something dirty on it, and then my inner voice said "if it's 'no big deal' then why can't you stop thinking about it?" So I told my parents, and then the Deputy Principal. I was never explicitly told so, but I'm 99.9% sure the f****r was expelled. I certainly never saw him again, but I hate to think what he might have gone on to do to others. :(
Aboredpanda 1 year ago
Great job letting the right people know, there was nothing funny about it. Good job ❤️
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fair_weather_rose (she/they) 1 year ago
This is why I stay in my secret tower lair and get my groceries delivered
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Ansgar 1 year ago (edited)
Had a random guy french kiss me out of the blue (and out of a slumber). Apparently my friends knew he was going to do that, because he told them earlier that day - they didn't bother warning me. I wasn't even aware this dude existed until we ... well, came face to face.
BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago
An old lady leaned against me on an empty bus. Tested her head on my shoulder and her hand on my butt. She laughed when it was my stop and said to her friends "scary," I'm not sure who was scary in this scenario but I doubt it was the random person standing for a few bus stops on their way to class...
Bertha Madott 1 year ago
I was standing in front of a bookstore in Amsterdam. Looking in the window. September 1970. I was 21 on a student trip. A well dressed business man came up and grabbed me. From behind. Broad daylight. He nailed me around a bit but I fought free and ran away. Various bystanders just watched. Very upsetting.
Brenda 1 year ago
I was a brand new freshman, 1st month of school and learning my way around. Walking up a stairwell, this boy I've never seen is walking down. Just before we pass each, he reaches out and grabs me between the legs.I was only 13, but I have an older sister. Without thinking, I swung my notebook & the 2 books I was carrying right into his privates. He proceeded to fall down the metal stairs, hurting himself. He lied to the teacher who came over, his assistant principal and his parents. Luckily, I had a witness who backed me up. Turns out he was a 17yo senior. My age meant he could have been charged with pedophilia (age of consent was 16). He was suspended for several weeks and sent to a different school.
Sergy Yeltsen 1 year ago
Couldn't even make it past the 5th post. This article just proves that the next gamma ray burst or planet-resurfacing asteroid can't come soon enough. Humanity has turned into a seething mass of anger, hatred, rage, aggression and idiocy. Time for the next species to step up and take over.
The Doom Song 1 year ago
Was about 12 or 13 and my friend and I were walking through a park and some older teenager was sitting in the bushes having a wank. We ran home and told my friends mum but she didn't believe us.
Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago
In January of this year in Charles County, MD my husband and daughter were at Target. A man walked by and made really intense eye contact with My 10 yr old. She says "daddy that man is SCARY I want to go home" He was in front of them at guest services cause they had to return a birthday present. My husband notices the man has a huge gun down his pants so he steps forward to protect my daughter as the man was trying to pull it out. He tripped and was trying to tell the very pretty girl behind the counter to come with him like a hostage but he tripped and couldn't get out the gun so he ran out the door. Cops were everywhere they got held up for 2 hours being questioned but he got away. I couldn't figure out what kind of idiot would rob guest services at the end of the night since they return money nor take it in. Then a few days later the same guy kidnapped a woman at a gas station up the street, carjacking her with her in the car and took her to the next county over and raped her. He was looking for a woman to take not money that night at Target. Very terrifying
Bowtechie 1 year ago
I was in Sephora with one of my best friends and wearing a dark purple sweater. This man comes up to us with the wildest hat I've ever seen (hard to describe, but I remember bright pinks, blues, and greens) and says my sweater reminds him of Prince and death. He wasn't all there so I think he was trying to say the purple reminded him of Prince and it was a shame Prince was dead. I took it as a compliment and I have no idea where that man is now but I hope he's well and has expanded his collection of zany hats.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Silly interaction number two is a little bittersweet, but the punchline's worth it. Just a couple of months ago, I had spent the day at my guy, George's, hospital bedside, basically watching him die, there was nothing more we could do. After a long day, I was physically and mentally exhausted, catching my breath on an outdoor bench, my Chicken Purse on my lap (a purse that looks like a black furry rooster, but I call it a chicken 'cause it's funnier). This man walks out of the building and, without breaking his stride, points at me and shouts, "That's a mighty big c**k you've got there!", and I just exploded in much needed laughter. If you believe in "that stuff", I like to think that was my goodbye from George. He jokingly hated the purse, but loved the reactions people had to it, mostly kids. The comment just fit his humour perfectly.
Ellie Vanille 1 year ago (edited)
I used to live in a town where every summer we had a little festival. During one week, street artists would perform for free in several places and people could come and watch and give some money if they felt like it. My sisters and friends would often go with my bf and me to this festival. One night, my boyfriend and I accompanied my younger sister back to her car. On the parking lot we came across a woman who seemed tired and scared. She was in her car and she said that her son (who was apparently sleeping in his bed in a building not far from where we were standing) had to get up and get into the car with her because they had to go to France (I live in Switzerland). But he was not in the mood and he was a big bloke and she could not convince him/move him alone. So she wanted us to come with her, to her place and help her wake her son up and convince him to go to the car with her. We explained her that we would not be able to do that but that we could call the police if she needed us to.
Ellie Vanille 1 year ago
But she didn't want that. She then went away (driving or walking I don't remember). I made sure my sister safely left with her car and texted me when she was back home.
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Had someone randomly punch me full on in the face at a festival as I was walking by (I was working there, not in uniform, but very much sober) Was cycling down a shared cycle path, very slowly and someone punched me in the shoulder knocking me into the wall then onto the pavement
KC T. 1 year ago
When I was 19, I stopped at a convenience store late at night. Being female, I always have extra caution by myself, especially at night. I didn't even have a chance to get out of my car yet when I man knocked on my window. I cracked the window and said, "Yes?" He asked me if I could give him a ride to the mall down the street. I said no and he responded, "Why not? I'm not a serial killer or nothing." I looked him in the eyes and said, "How do you know I'm not?" The look on his face was priceless and he just backed away slowly from my window and scurried away.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Nothing violent or scary, but I do have two humourous interactions with strangers. Talked my guy, George, into going to this downtown bar after we'd been to the movies. He was more of a pub dude and we usually stuck to our locals. So, we settle in at a table near the door, drinks arrive, and I head to the washroom. Come back to my guy looking flabbergasted and talking to the waitress in an agitated state. People around him are laughing and shaking their heads. Turns out some guy came running in the door, grabbed George's pint of beer and ran out again! Gone in a flash with my man's beer, how rude! I'll share the other in another comment.
A Chrome Bird 1 year ago
Halloween 1986. Ending a fabulous trick or treat at the age of 9. Totally alone, walking home on a large Vegas city street. Hit by a water balloon thrown out of a car! A 9 year old girl! I was hurt and mad and embarrassed. Needless to say I never forgot.
daniel (pineapple he/him) 1 year ago
the waiter guy at a party offered me a beer, im 13, he then realized im a kid and held out a pepsi, this guys is why mexican parties are the greatest
Zane Lumagrowl 1 year ago
Was at an anime convention, cosplaying a character with bright yellow hair. A guy dressed up as a Pikachu came up to me and said YELLOW FRIEND! :D and asked for a selfie together, and I was like hell yeah! And immediately after our selfie he took a big f****n SNIFFFFFF of my wig and was like "see ya later yellow friend!" and walked away. I was so confused, I just kinda stood there like "wtf???"
Samantha 1 year ago
I was in 6th grade. I stepped off the school bus one day and a kid who got off just in front of me turns around and hits me in the face. With a broken broomstick. It put a hole in my cheek that turned into an off-center "dimple", but that s**t bled like crazy and hurt like a MFr. He was a 2nd grader, the little brother to one of my little brother's friends, but I didn't know him. I never did find out why he did it, either, other than being a little psychopath.
christie lowe 1 year ago
Me and two friends (girls) were walking home from school, we were about 8 years old. as we are walking down the middle of a dead end street, some crappy loud muscle car with two adult idiots pulls up with passenger side facing us (he was turning around) and asks us "hey little girls, want some candy?" then he pulls out a shotgun and coks it back while pointing it at us and says "how about this" then screeches off. they had a big confederate flag hanging in their back window. slack jaw idiots
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
I was hit-and-run from behind on bicycles twice. One was while I was riding to work on a 4-lane highway, in the dark, while it was snowing. The shoulder was wide and clear and there was no reason for a car to come onto it. I ended up in a snow bank. My bike was mangled and I couldn't walk right for about a month. The other time was in broad daylight, on a bike path. I had noticed another bike gaining on me for a couple of minutes. As he got up to me, I moved to the side, but he ran into me anyway and knocked me way off the path, and kept going
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I think the weirdest thing that happened to me was while I was for a bus one day. A car pulled up and the couple inside rolled down the window and asked if I had any smokes (which I didn't) then drove off. Especially weird as it was about 6am but I guess addiction rear's it's ugly head any time.
Roland 1 year ago
I was someone's weird encounter :) I was working in a small shop and at a quiet afternoon an attractive girl walks in and asks for a box of cigarettes. For whatever tf reason I proceed to say without thinking: "you really shouldn't smoke coz you'll be old and ugly yet now you're so beautiful". She looks shocked, turns around and leaves. Never saw her again
censorshipsucks 1 year ago (edited)
I've only ever had this bizarre behaviour when travelling in EU/UK. I've never been treated badly in Africa. People here are generally respecful or polite. Even my mugger shook hands with me and had a conversation with me before demanding my phone. I have had abusive treatment at school but it was ALWAYS white kids. Sorry to say. I think when you are in a privileged class you assume you can get away with anything. Simple example, a few years ago a former colleague came to our office and robbed it. Laptops etc. Video footage, clear as day. Cops declined to get involved. Why? White male. Similarly at clubs etc. Whenever I am with female friends at clubs, it's ALWAYS a male causing trouble and ONLY black males get bounced. White males are only bounced if they ACTUALLY fight. Sexual harassment does not get them bounced. Black guy touches a white girl will definitely get bounced, no questions asked.
Aboredpanda 1 year ago
I had several disturbing situations happen to me while in Asia, so it's not just white people. And coincidence is involved here. I've had people of all sorts of colours and cultures treat me badly, or threatheningly. (That's to do in part with my job choices, but also just randomly during mye free-time.)
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Austin Joseph 1 year ago
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Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago
I was in highschool and an older student I didn't know found me sitting by myself under a tree reading a book at lunchtime. He creepily sat close by and asked what I was reading and when I asked who he was he said "your friend" with an equally creepy smile. A few days later under that same tree he suddenly came up behind me, grabbed me by the shoulders and forcibly dry-humped me while his friends watched and laughed. I still remember how violated I felt - I tried to brush it off like it was no big deal, but I kept obsessively rubbing my back like there was something dirty on it, and then my inner voice said "if it's 'no big deal' then why can't you stop thinking about it?" So I told my parents, and then the Deputy Principal. I was never explicitly told so, but I'm 99.9% sure the f****r was expelled. I certainly never saw him again, but I hate to think what he might have gone on to do to others. :(
Aboredpanda 1 year ago
Great job letting the right people know, there was nothing funny about it. Good job ❤️
Load More Replies... fair_weather_rose (she/they) 1 year ago
This is why I stay in my secret tower lair and get my groceries delivered
Load More Replies... Ansgar 1 year ago (edited)
Had a random guy french kiss me out of the blue (and out of a slumber). Apparently my friends knew he was going to do that, because he told them earlier that day - they didn't bother warning me. I wasn't even aware this dude existed until we ... well, came face to face.
BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago
An old lady leaned against me on an empty bus. Tested her head on my shoulder and her hand on my butt. She laughed when it was my stop and said to her friends "scary," I'm not sure who was scary in this scenario but I doubt it was the random person standing for a few bus stops on their way to class...
Bertha Madott 1 year ago
I was standing in front of a bookstore in Amsterdam. Looking in the window. September 1970. I was 21 on a student trip. A well dressed business man came up and grabbed me. From behind. Broad daylight. He nailed me around a bit but I fought free and ran away. Various bystanders just watched. Very upsetting.
Brenda 1 year ago
I was a brand new freshman, 1st month of school and learning my way around. Walking up a stairwell, this boy I've never seen is walking down. Just before we pass each, he reaches out and grabs me between the legs.I was only 13, but I have an older sister. Without thinking, I swung my notebook & the 2 books I was carrying right into his privates. He proceeded to fall down the metal stairs, hurting himself. He lied to the teacher who came over, his assistant principal and his parents. Luckily, I had a witness who backed me up. Turns out he was a 17yo senior. My age meant he could have been charged with pedophilia (age of consent was 16). He was suspended for several weeks and sent to a different school.
Sergy Yeltsen 1 year ago
Couldn't even make it past the 5th post. This article just proves that the next gamma ray burst or planet-resurfacing asteroid can't come soon enough. Humanity has turned into a seething mass of anger, hatred, rage, aggression and idiocy. Time for the next species to step up and take over.
The Doom Song 1 year ago
Was about 12 or 13 and my friend and I were walking through a park and some older teenager was sitting in the bushes having a wank. We ran home and told my friends mum but she didn't believe us.
Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago
In January of this year in Charles County, MD my husband and daughter were at Target. A man walked by and made really intense eye contact with My 10 yr old. She says "daddy that man is SCARY I want to go home" He was in front of them at guest services cause they had to return a birthday present. My husband notices the man has a huge gun down his pants so he steps forward to protect my daughter as the man was trying to pull it out. He tripped and was trying to tell the very pretty girl behind the counter to come with him like a hostage but he tripped and couldn't get out the gun so he ran out the door. Cops were everywhere they got held up for 2 hours being questioned but he got away. I couldn't figure out what kind of idiot would rob guest services at the end of the night since they return money nor take it in. Then a few days later the same guy kidnapped a woman at a gas station up the street, carjacking her with her in the car and took her to the next county over and raped her. He was looking for a woman to take not money that night at Target. Very terrifying
Bowtechie 1 year ago
I was in Sephora with one of my best friends and wearing a dark purple sweater. This man comes up to us with the wildest hat I've ever seen (hard to describe, but I remember bright pinks, blues, and greens) and says my sweater reminds him of Prince and death. He wasn't all there so I think he was trying to say the purple reminded him of Prince and it was a shame Prince was dead. I took it as a compliment and I have no idea where that man is now but I hope he's well and has expanded his collection of zany hats.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Silly interaction number two is a little bittersweet, but the punchline's worth it. Just a couple of months ago, I had spent the day at my guy, George's, hospital bedside, basically watching him die, there was nothing more we could do. After a long day, I was physically and mentally exhausted, catching my breath on an outdoor bench, my Chicken Purse on my lap (a purse that looks like a black furry rooster, but I call it a chicken 'cause it's funnier). This man walks out of the building and, without breaking his stride, points at me and shouts, "That's a mighty big c**k you've got there!", and I just exploded in much needed laughter. If you believe in "that stuff", I like to think that was my goodbye from George. He jokingly hated the purse, but loved the reactions people had to it, mostly kids. The comment just fit his humour perfectly.
Ellie Vanille 1 year ago (edited)
I used to live in a town where every summer we had a little festival. During one week, street artists would perform for free in several places and people could come and watch and give some money if they felt like it. My sisters and friends would often go with my bf and me to this festival. One night, my boyfriend and I accompanied my younger sister back to her car. On the parking lot we came across a woman who seemed tired and scared. She was in her car and she said that her son (who was apparently sleeping in his bed in a building not far from where we were standing) had to get up and get into the car with her because they had to go to France (I live in Switzerland). But he was not in the mood and he was a big bloke and she could not convince him/move him alone. So she wanted us to come with her, to her place and help her wake her son up and convince him to go to the car with her. We explained her that we would not be able to do that but that we could call the police if she needed us to.
Ellie Vanille 1 year ago
But she didn't want that. She then went away (driving or walking I don't remember). I made sure my sister safely left with her car and texted me when she was back home.
Load More Replies... Tyke 1 year ago
Had someone randomly punch me full on in the face at a festival as I was walking by (I was working there, not in uniform, but very much sober) Was cycling down a shared cycle path, very slowly and someone punched me in the shoulder knocking me into the wall then onto the pavement
KC T. 1 year ago
When I was 19, I stopped at a convenience store late at night. Being female, I always have extra caution by myself, especially at night. I didn't even have a chance to get out of my car yet when I man knocked on my window. I cracked the window and said, "Yes?" He asked me if I could give him a ride to the mall down the street. I said no and he responded, "Why not? I'm not a serial killer or nothing." I looked him in the eyes and said, "How do you know I'm not?" The look on his face was priceless and he just backed away slowly from my window and scurried away.
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
Nothing violent or scary, but I do have two humourous interactions with strangers. Talked my guy, George, into going to this downtown bar after we'd been to the movies. He was more of a pub dude and we usually stuck to our locals. So, we settle in at a table near the door, drinks arrive, and I head to the washroom. Come back to my guy looking flabbergasted and talking to the waitress in an agitated state. People around him are laughing and shaking their heads. Turns out some guy came running in the door, grabbed George's pint of beer and ran out again! Gone in a flash with my man's beer, how rude! I'll share the other in another comment.
A Chrome Bird 1 year ago
Halloween 1986. Ending a fabulous trick or treat at the age of 9. Totally alone, walking home on a large Vegas city street. Hit by a water balloon thrown out of a car! A 9 year old girl! I was hurt and mad and embarrassed. Needless to say I never forgot.
daniel (pineapple he/him) 1 year ago
the waiter guy at a party offered me a beer, im 13, he then realized im a kid and held out a pepsi, this guys is why mexican parties are the greatest
Zane Lumagrowl 1 year ago
Was at an anime convention, cosplaying a character with bright yellow hair. A guy dressed up as a Pikachu came up to me and said YELLOW FRIEND! :D and asked for a selfie together, and I was like hell yeah! And immediately after our selfie he took a big f****n SNIFFFFFF of my wig and was like "see ya later yellow friend!" and walked away. I was so confused, I just kinda stood there like "wtf???"
Samantha 1 year ago
I was in 6th grade. I stepped off the school bus one day and a kid who got off just in front of me turns around and hits me in the face. With a broken broomstick. It put a hole in my cheek that turned into an off-center "dimple", but that s**t bled like crazy and hurt like a MFr. He was a 2nd grader, the little brother to one of my little brother's friends, but I didn't know him. I never did find out why he did it, either, other than being a little psychopath.
christie lowe 1 year ago
Me and two friends (girls) were walking home from school, we were about 8 years old. as we are walking down the middle of a dead end street, some crappy loud muscle car with two adult idiots pulls up with passenger side facing us (he was turning around) and asks us "hey little girls, want some candy?" then he pulls out a shotgun and coks it back while pointing it at us and says "how about this" then screeches off. they had a big confederate flag hanging in their back window. slack jaw idiots
Andy Frobig 1 year ago
I was hit-and-run from behind on bicycles twice. One was while I was riding to work on a 4-lane highway, in the dark, while it was snowing. The shoulder was wide and clear and there was no reason for a car to come onto it. I ended up in a snow bank. My bike was mangled and I couldn't walk right for about a month. The other time was in broad daylight, on a bike path. I had noticed another bike gaining on me for a couple of minutes. As he got up to me, I moved to the side, but he ran into me anyway and knocked me way off the path, and kept going
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I think the weirdest thing that happened to me was while I was for a bus one day. A car pulled up and the couple inside rolled down the window and asked if I had any smokes (which I didn't) then drove off. Especially weird as it was about 6am but I guess addiction rear's it's ugly head any time.
Roland 1 year ago
I was someone's weird encounter :) I was working in a small shop and at a quiet afternoon an attractive girl walks in and asks for a box of cigarettes. For whatever tf reason I proceed to say without thinking: "you really shouldn't smoke coz you'll be old and ugly yet now you're so beautiful". She looks shocked, turns around and leaves. Never saw her again
censorshipsucks 1 year ago (edited)
I've only ever had this bizarre behaviour when travelling in EU/UK. I've never been treated badly in Africa. People here are generally respecful or polite. Even my mugger shook hands with me and had a conversation with me before demanding my phone. I have had abusive treatment at school but it was ALWAYS white kids. Sorry to say. I think when you are in a privileged class you assume you can get away with anything. Simple example, a few years ago a former colleague came to our office and robbed it. Laptops etc. Video footage, clear as day. Cops declined to get involved. Why? White male. Similarly at clubs etc. Whenever I am with female friends at clubs, it's ALWAYS a male causing trouble and ONLY black males get bounced. White males are only bounced if they ACTUALLY fight. Sexual harassment does not get them bounced. Black guy touches a white girl will definitely get bounced, no questions asked.
Aboredpanda 1 year ago
I had several disturbing situations happen to me while in Asia, so it's not just white people. And coincidence is involved here. I've had people of all sorts of colours and cultures treat me badly, or threatheningly. (That's to do in part with my job choices, but also just randomly during mye free-time.)
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