A Tidbit from Adrian

[Victoria]

ODD THINGS PEOPLE SAY

Years ago l decided that l would start writing down things that l heard during the day that were funny, odd, or interesting that later l could recall or even put into scripts. But my mind always raced from one thing to another, so even though l started the practice l never kept it up. I am sure you meet people every day who say the strangest things so l thought it would be fun to start a blog to share a couple with you and perhaps you too could recall some of your own tidbit’s into the things you hear daily. The first that comes to mind is at a large event when l was announced as the actor who portrayed Duncan Macleod, The Highlander. Some knew who l was and l am sure quite a few others didn’t, but the comment that stuck in my mind that evening that l wasn’t sure how to reply to, was when l was later introduced to a gentleman who asked me “So are you really the guy who played the Highlander?” A little taken aback, since l had been introduced to the guest’s, I bit my tongue and said I was. He then asked “Are you sure?” unable to stop myself l replied “yes the last time l noticed”

Or another time when I was walking down the road in Miami and a man stopped me and my buddy outside a restaurant he was trying to bring us into. After his spiel he told me that l looked like that guy from the TV show. Smiling and moving on, we turned around only minutes later to pass the same spot where the guy stopped us again. This time he told me that l could be the double of the guy from the TV show Highlander. My friend told him I was that guy. The guy replied that “yeah l could be because l really looked like his double. It was close but not really” I smiled. We walked on.

[EvanStar4506]

I'm going to have to think about that.
Usually I'm the one saying the odd things and half the time I can't remember what I said. :confused:

[L_Shell]

I love it!! I always wondered what "stars" were thinking when people, like us, were never quite sure what to say when we met them. Thank you for shedding some light. I live in Miami and there are so many wannabes down here that when "the real thing" shows up, you just don't believe it. I don't know if the guy was being rude or just, maybe uncertain. Either way, he now has a story to tell his friends.

Here's my little story...Not really mine, but a friend of mine...She was at Miami Beach one day a number of years ago and came upon this couple that looked exactly like Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley (I did say that it was a number of years ago). Well, she said something similiar to what the guy had said to you. She did not find out until later when the news aired that it was, in fact Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley. I've always gotten a kick out of that story. I can't help but laugh. She's still kicking herself to this day for not asking for a picture. Oh well, you live and learn.

[Rileah]

I really love that you shared this with us. Sometimes our mouths, as awestruck fans, overtake us..and emit words we just would never say in reality. Sure!! :p

On our end, it's humiliating and embarassing....now we know what the other end experiences. Here in New Mexico we experience something called "One of our States is missing." Not quite the same, but still one that makes you shake your head in disbelief.

When I worked in a job that required me to order parts from various dealers around the country, I would hear time and time again "I'm sorry, we cannot ship out of the country." Huh? Some would argue with you as long as you let them that New Mexico was not where I thought it was! What are they teaching our kids in school??!!!:confused:

Oh..and don't you love the phone calls when someone rings you and asks "Is Jerry there?" Of course I reply "No" because I know I am the only one here and do not know a Jerry. Inevitably it comes....."Are you sure?" or "Do you know where he is?" I try to remain nice but once in a while the little devil horns sprout up (that's all that's holding my halo on anyway :D) and tell them stories. "No, he went out to buy ..(fill in the blank depending n your mood)."

Thanks for sharing and we hope you will do so again!

[appeace]

I can understand both persons skepticism as we fans are used to seeing them, most often, in makeup and on a tv or movie screen. Everyone looks slightly different in person than on-screen. However, continuing to think it is not the same person once having been told it is sort of silly.:rolleyes:;)

[JustBecause]

Oh boy!! Funny, odd or interesting things that people say? :)

This oneis a situation that is not so much an odd thing that people say but a funny difference in interpretation.

Y'all know that a few weeks back I went to a nature camp with my daughter. It was up a mountain at an elevation of about 3500 feet. That evening, we're getting settled and preparing for the first hike the next day. The guide said in his beautifully clipped British accent, "It's 1.25 miles and its a bit steep." I'm thinking "0.75 miles each way and a bit steep? I can handle it."

The next morning, we hiked 1.25 miles down what I'm guessing was about a 60 degree incline to a beautiful running creek and a waterfall. That afternoon, we had to hike back up the trail. Mind you, in some places, the trail was so steep that steps had been hammered into the side of the mountain. I was winded before I had even gotten to the first curve in the trail. :o

It took me forever to get back up! In fact, I think 'The One' must have carried me for the last half mile, because I don't remember it. So I make it back and our guide said, "You should be proud of youself - you made it!" And I said, "You know, I'm accustomed to a bit more drama in my life. If you had said - 'YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!!!', I would have gotten the point." I think he still may be laughing at that.

That evening, he's telling us about the hike for the next day and he says, "It's a bit far." :eek: Needless to say, I passed on that one! :)

[Littledevil]

If you are not used to seeing celebrities in person, which most of us aren't, you can get a little star struck and do a double take. Thinking is that really who I think it is. I once ran into hulk hogan in Spencer's Gifts one time. I mean really bumped into him. He said he was sorry and then excuse me as he walked aound me. I just stood there for a couple seconds with the dumbest look on my face as people started to crowd around him for his autograph.

When I was pregnant with my first son I was almost 7 months pregnant and starting to show. I only gained 25 pounds and was relatively small, just carried really well. My colleague and I were heading out for lunch and talking about my pregancy, names and such, anyway a man riding in the elevator with us said, "Excuse me, Are you sure you are 7 months pregnant, you don't even look 3 months, my wife had a huge belly by 7 months". I guess it could be taken as a compliment or being rude. But I said, "Last time I checked I was" and my colleague and I left the elevator and went on our way.

[waltersv]

Littledevil, that sounds like that should fall into Bill Engvall's "Here's your sign"!
category.

[Starshadow]

It's fun to read this from the recognizable person's perspective.

We're in a funny place, the people who are well-known and the people who feel like they should know them, as we see them (you) on our screens. But I'm the type of person who wouldn't approach someone just because they're a celebrity or screen face or whatnot. I just don't. I was at Pike Place Market--had to be in 1978, as I was going to meet my kids' grandma in Utah, and she wanted a salmon. They'll pack them to last 78 hours. So I'm looking for the best price and I look behind me and there's Dennis James. I said, brightly, "Aren't you Dennis James?"

To which he said, graciously, "Why yes, I am!"

My stupid comment, "Oh, my, I've been watching you on tv since the fifties! Well, I hope you're enjoying Seattle!" He allowed as how he was. I wasn't going to ask for an autograph, and didn't. Do I regret it? Not really. I'm sure he's a nice man, but I thought such an intrusion, while not at an event for such things, would be rude.

My parents once sat in front of Dale Evans and Roy Rogers in Winchester Cathedral (when we kids were little and my father was stationed in England) and my mother, who didn't like to intrude, finally swallowed her misgivings, and asked for an autograph for my older brother, who was then six or so and a huge fan of Roy Rogers. But when she got home, Steve demanded to know if Trigger had been there. "No," Mum said, "It was in CHURCH." Steve refused to believe it was the real Roy Rogers. Mum was very annoyed, to say the least.

Kids. It's a wonder they live to grow up sometimes, isn't it?

Adrian, I think if I met you on the street, I'd smile, stammer something stupidly vacuous, like "Lovely day, isn't it?" only if we were close enough. And not in a restaurant. That's just rude, interrupting someone at a meal.

Thanks for sharing.

[Coolwater]

AP, you're going to write for us? Good!

Isn't it awkward when you don't look like you're supposed to? Everyone knows what a college professor looks like, right? He should be a tall, bemused older man,with masses of gray hair, wearing a tweed jacket with leather elbow patches and carrying a load of books. I'm short, female, and when I first started teaching college, I was still getting carded in bars. Not very professorial.

My very first day of teaching ever, I found myself in a classroom designed for the Jolly Green Giant. I couldn't quite see over the rostrum, the pulpit thing you're supposed to stand behind. Worse, even standing on tiptoe, I could only reach the very bottom of the white board, and we had a lot of stuff to write down as the class talked. Well, I would do my best and write until my share of the board ran out, and so I started class.

Ten minutes into class, there I was, literally hopping around trying reach clear writing space, when I heard someone snicker. I'd had enough. I turned to the class and I said, "It is the mark of the human animal that we adapt to extreme environments. I'm adapting." and I dragged a table under the board, climbed up, and stood on it to write. The class went dead silent, and then they laughed and some of them clapped.

Class went on pretty well after that, until a little bit before the end of class, a gentleman walked past our classroom door. He did a double take and came to stare in. He looked amazed, and I was too embarrassed to say anything, I just stood there on my table. One of the students said, "She can't reach the board, Dean Jacobs." A dean?? OH NO! I was dumbstruck, blushing, but the dean said, "Ah," and then politely nodded to me and left without saying anything more.

The next day a dais platform had magically appeared in my classroom. :D

[destiny]

Okay, Adrian, this is fun. :) And, I have several things that I can think of. One of them happened today at work. As a manager in training, I have to oversee the opening and closing of the back doors for the truckdriver to unload his stock. Well, the stock supervisor was sitting at her desk, and, as the driver walked in she said, "Hi, Cheeseburger!" The driver looked really affronted and remarked, "I'm not Cheeseburger, I'm Danny." She apologized and soothed his ruffled feathers. I was to find out later that Cheeseburger was the other driver for the company as Danny remarked that he wasn't as big or ugly as Cheeseburger. ;) He went on to tell us some things about 'Cheese'. One of them being you didn't need the net with the Cheese giving you directions. Though, you might find yourself on a deserted dock looking at nothing but bare land and bushes. I'm looking forward to meeting Cheeseburger as he seems to be quite a character.

There was another time while in college. We were all sitting there waiting for our teacher to come and start the class. Several minutes passed, and still no sign of the teacher. We were beginning to wonder just what was going on. The guy in front of me turned around and smiled at me. He had a fresh, boyish face and looked very young. He asked me if I knew how good the teacher was for this class, and that he had heard he was awful. I replied that I didn't know. And then, he proceeded to walk up to the front of the class and introduced himself as our teacher. We really ragged him about that later after we got to know him well.

This last one is about my nephew who's ten now. He was about four at the time this happened. He and my sister had stopped by as I was making a sandwich for lunch. She asked as she came in if I could make one for my nephew as he was starving. He calmly replied, "I'm not starving, I'm hungry. Starving is what people in the desert do." :):)

[Coolwater]

Your nephew is a smart aleck! :p ;)

I had a college prof that pulled that one on us, destiny. Oh, brother. He sat there quietly with the rest of us, listening to us swap the bits of gossip we'd heard about the new guy, and then he stood up and started class! Nothing bad was said, but you know what they say about eavesdroppers.

OK, here's one: I was standing in line for early voting. The two guys in front of me were talking about the political ads. One of them said that he felt like the politicians were talking down to him, and the other agreed. "I went to school," he said, "I'm illiterant!" And I thought, Yes, you are!

[Scarpetta]

Thanx! Velly, velly goot! :D

[L_Shell]

I don't know if this fits, but there is a wounded duck behind my building; I have been on the phone with everyone and anyone regarding coming to pick it up. I even spoke with someone from "Fish & Wildlife" and the response I received was "We don't do ducks". I thought ducks were considered wildlife or did someone change the category and they forgot to spread the word? Odd...

[Barney]

I have to share a chuckle we had today. We acquired an old church which we remodelled into offices for our nonprofit business. Everything was finished but having the steeple removed. We put out bids and reading one of them today just cracked me up. The gave us a bid to remove "Steve Poole". I kept looking at it and said who's Steve Poole and why do we want to remove him? My boss and supervisor both nearly died laughing. How does steeple become Steve Poole? People really need to proofread their work!:D

[appeace]

Bwaaaaaaa--Steve Poole:p
L have you tried the SPCA? From what I understand they rescue any injured animal.

[L_Shell]

Unfortunately, the duck didn't make it. I guess Nature knows best. Something strange happened though, all the ducks that normally hang out there came over and stayed with it. I thought only elephants did that...

[Lt.Mac]

It was my oldest daughter's 18th b-day and she was so excited that she could now buy her own cigarettes, not that I approved since I am allergic to them, But I drove her to the corner liquor store to make her first legal purchase, my husband asked me to pick him up a six-pack since I was going.
As we stood in line at the register she pulled out her fresh new ID, checked her hair and make-up and all that girly stuff, when it was her turn the guy behind the counter didn't even ask to see her ID but I went to pay for the beer he asked for mine. (you had to look at least thirty to not get carded in this particular store). She was very upset and when I explained to the poor guy he apologized profusely and promised to card her every time she came in. She was 18- I was 39, :rolleyes:I felt good.

[Lt.Mac]

story 2::
I was working as an extra for the movie "Radio", we were filming the football scenes-
It was sat. night - DEC. - 20 degrees- all night shoot- after about 7 hours of sitting and following directions and dealing with a group of teens who were not following direction I decided during a break to head for the bathroom, along with about 75 other people- the crowd was moving along towards the bathroom building (this was at a real high school footbal field) I got about half way there and the crowd stopped moving. I had to go!!! So I push through to the point where it all stopped and security wouldn't let me go past. I stood there with my eyes closed, my freezing hands stuffed in my coat pockets almost to the point of tearing the inside and bouncing on my toes trying to keep warm and not have an accident when someone saidto me "Wow, you really look cold."
I was not in a good mood and barked really loud at them before I opened my eyes, " GEE, YA THINK!"
I said 'think' as my eyes opened- OMG!! I had just yelled at ED HARRIS.
He just smiled as I apologized then shook my hand and said "It's been a long night for me too." then walked away.
Now I finally pulled out of the staging area at 5 A.M. - we were told before we left that if they didn't call by noon then we weren't being asked back- I thought for sure I was outta there- but after my 3 hour drive home that morning I walked into my house to find the answer machine blinking -three messages- 1. my mother, so how'd it go?- 2. my daughter. Mom where are you? 3. The casting agent- Here it comes, this is the don't call us-we'll call you, I was shaking. then I heard- "We need you on Monday 6A.M. casting call dress like 1975. Thanks for the good work last night."

OMG!! sigh of relief-- Ed Harris didn't hate me- he remembered me too on Monday -

[Coolwater]

(laughing) I bet he did!

Poor ducky. Next time try Animal Control. In Texas we lived next door to a museum with a wild life preserve, and one of my neighbors hit a beaver. Beavers are big, and this poor thing did not want to be helped, so he was snapping those chiselly teeth in my direction. He was injured, though, so I called animal control. Alas, by the time the man arrived with the truck, the beaver was dead. The AC man was just going to drive away and leave it and I said, no, please take it to the museum next door.

The AC guy didn't want to, and pretended he couldn't think how to do that. ""Well, put it in one of the dog crates," I said.
He wasn't happy, but said, OK, but you better be right behind me." I said I would.
So I waddled back to my house (I was very pregnant), and got to the museum just in time to see the AC man getting back in his truck. "YOU have paperwork to fill out." I said thanks, and waddled in.

The director was surprised: "You again! You have GOT to stop running over the wildlife!" Now, see, I'd hit a beautiful bobcat a month before and kept it in my fridge for a day until the museum could find someone to lend them a deer locker to keep it in. I cried when I hit the bobcat, and I don't think my refrigerator ever got such a thorough cleaning, but I digress. I wasn't taking the rap for the beaver, and said so. The director laughed, and said, "OK. But we don't have any room left in the freezer, so don't bring us any bison!" The two critters are now beautiful, soft exhibits at the museum.

[destiny]

Now this is strange. I had one of those, 'No, that wasn't who I thought it was' experiences Monday. I was volunteering at our local country club for our charity golf tourney we're having now. My job was to man the banquet door and check credentials as everyone went in. It was freezing that morning, and I only had on a light jacket, zipped to the max. Where I was standing is known as the breezeway, but it should have been more aptly named the wind tunnel. I was trying to be polite and say hello to everyone while they pulled out their tags and showed them to me, but I was bouncing on my toes trying to generate some kind of heat. A group of guys came walking up, and the one nearest me fumbled in his jacket trying to locate his tag while mumbling, "It's in here somewhere." He found it, flashed me a smile after I thanked him and walked on. I remember thinking at the time, "He looks just like Dennis Quaid." Turns out it was him as I've checked the lineup of celebrities for the tourney. I have another shift volunteering there tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have more stories to tell. :)

[Sam]

:rolleyes: hmmm I've had so many strange things happen they just seem normal now days.

Well let's start with me standing in line at a supermarket check out counter. I was there to purchase meat for a restaurant I had been working in all day. Where the temp was 130 degrees F. For some unexplained reason we ahd been swamped with customers all day and had sold out of everything but the kitchen sink. Customers were literally sitting there waiting for me to return and for their food to be cooked. And even though the meat had been called in for and ordered hours ahead...it still wasn't ready for me.
But finally I had made it to the check out counter. And if you haven't guessed by now ...I was as ill as a hornet. But still trying to remind myself that this day would pass eventually so not to take it out on those I came in contact with.
When suddenly a middle aged lady standing in line just ahead of me turns to me and says:"Jesus Love You!!". Of course I was thinking...this is just perfect! I get trapped in line behind someone who wants to convert me to their religious beliefs. I guess she must have read my expression. She began apologizing. She said she was terribly embarrassed and that I must think her a nut case and that she had never done anything like that before. She said she couldn't explain it but something had compelled her to turn around and tell me that. (yeah it was a twilight zone moment) But for some reason I can't explain...I didn't get angry with her nor did I get embarrassed by it. Instead I felt strangely calm so I thanked her and told her I was very aware that Jesus loves me. Then I had a relaxing drive back to work.

I have others but they will have to wait for another time.;)

[luckyD]

Beliefs from the "eastern" side of the world: some people say strange things because they are not AWAKE: confused?

luckyD
PEACE TO ADRIAN
Colorado, USA

[Coolwater]

Honey, I'm frequently confused. It's my normal state.

One of my sister's friends was waitressing at the Jersey shore, and against all good sense, decided she was going to hitch hike home to Pennsylvania. A handsome gentleman in a very fancy car stopped and asked where she was going. When she said, "near Valley Forge," he offered her a ride. They discovered that they were actually going to the same little village, and although she hadn't met his son, they knew a few people in common, and the conversation went along (dare I say it?) famously.

After a few hours of nonstop talking, the young woman commented that her driver looked a lot like Paul Newman. "Really?" he said, "Well, I am Paul Newman." "No, you're not; you can't kid me," she said. "I am!" he said, and they argued about that for a while, until the driver pulled out his license, and indeed, he was Paul Newman.

The rest of the ride home was very quiet.

[appeace]

OMGoodness! How did she ever take her eyes off those piercing blue ones???;)

Sam, isnt it amazing how those three words can often wipe out a horrible day, or a bad mood or depression? If only, one will take the time to listen!:D

[Sam]

:D Loved your story Cool.
It is very cool when you get to meet someone famous in such a situation. You get to see what they are really like as a person. No posing for the camera, not worrying about what impression they make. Just being themselves.

Appeace so true. Funny how when someone is in that situation how your brain ticks away with so many thoughts at once before choosing the right response. And all within a matter of seconds. My conclusion was that I already knew what she had said was true. And her saying it didn't hurt me any so why say something hurtful to her? We left each other with a sense of happiness and well being.

Another true story:
One Sunday afternoon hubby and I were on our way into town and had stopped by the dumpster bins to dump some garbage. A woman drives up behind us in her car to dispose of her trash too. Did I happen to mention hubby had long dark brown hair and a beard?
Well the woman had her two kids with her. A little boy about the age of six and a little girl about the age of 4. The two kids are sitting there bickering when all of a sudden the little girl looks up and sees my hubby standing near them. Her eyes get as big as saucers and her mouth drops open. She points her little finger at hubby and starts shouting : "Mommy look! Look Mommy! There's Jesus!!" Her mother (clearly embarrassed) is trying to shush the little girl and telling her: "No baby. That isn't Jesus." But the little girl is having NO part of that. She keeps insisting that the man she sees is Jesus.
Her big brother now is looking with wide eyes but he finally found his voice.
He looks at his sister and says:" OOoohhhh IT IS JESUS AND HE SAW YOU BEING MEAN!!" That made the little girl start to cry.
Now I wanted to beat hubby stupid (oops too late:rolleyes:) for what he did that followed....But he saw the woman had her hands full trying to explain that he wasn't Jesus but just a man who looked similar to a picture. So he walks over to the car and tells the little girl: "It's alright I know you aren't mean. Just remember to say your prayers."
He got back in the car and drove off laughing his butt off while the mother of those kids just stood there with her mouth open speechless.
:rolleyes: I spent the rest of the day shaming him for what he did. He still laughs about it.

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Sam,that´s a great story!!
Maybe he made the little girl happy by telling her she wasn´t mean? And it is never a bad idea to pray,isn´t it? So,don´t blame him.It is too funny!!!!

I do not know famous people one of you would know.But I once met a very famous and popular actor (he is well known here in Germany and maybe in other countries for once having played Austrian Emperor Franz-Josef in the 1950ies "SISSI"movies with Romy Schneider and for founding a wonderful and very successful charity organizition called "Menschen für Menschen"(=humans for humans) doing wonderful things in Africa) named Karl-Heinz Böhm .We were in Austria(his home country) on vacation and I asked him for an autograph.He invited me to dinner(!) with his daughter and my sister(we were only teenagers then) and we had a great time,he was so normal and made us so at ease-a great experience!! And nothing embarrassing!!

[Sam]

:cool: That is really cool Alex!
If hubby had actually been doing it for the sake of that child I probably would have let him slide. But he was just being purely devilish! :rolleyes:
You know AP could probably be standing less than three feet from me and I probably wouldn't recognize him. Actors do look very different in person and if you see them unexpectedly in your area then you usually do tell yourself: "Nah that isn't him....Is it?? Could it be? Nahhh just must be someone who looks kinda like him."
And I wouldn't just walk up and ask if it was him because I wouldn't want to impose on his personal life. But if he approached me with a question or introduced himself to me.....I'd no doubt talk his ear off!!:p

[Coolwater]

Paul Newman was a pretty regular fixture in our village. His son, Scott, lived with his aunt and uncle, who were friends of our family. Since I thought Scott was Steve McQueen's son, and I didn't like Steve McQueen, I made it a point not to go over when Scott's father was there! I couldn't think what I'd say to someone whose work I didn't like - I was only 12 when Newman first came to town - so I invented excuses not to go meet him. Besides, I didn't want my friend to think we were friends only so I could meet a movie star. I liked Scott, though. He was kind, a bit shy, handsome even at 17, and he never threw dirty socks and apple cores at us, like his male cousins did. Heaven help me, I was wearing a bathing suit when I first met him and I could hardly look him in the eye!

As for Newman himself, my sibs both waited on him at our one nice restaurant, he made friendly small talk with folks who talked to him, and was well liked by everyone. I never heard a negative thing said about the man.

Now, back to the other subject...

Some friends spent a year in Gouda in the Netherlands, and their grown children and little grandson came to visit. Grandpa and grandma had planned a tour of the city for the visit, and that included a famous cheese factory. "Wait til you see the wheels of cheese!" said Grandpa. "They're bigger than I am!" (Grandpa Chuck is a hair shy of seven feet tall.) But don't you worry, they have baby cheeses, too" To which his amazed grand baby replied, "They have Baby Jesus???"

[appeace]

Hehehehe--baby cheeses:D

Sam, its not a stretch to believe that God was working thru your hubby! (YES, your hubby;)) You can bet that every time that young lady acts contrary to God's word, she will remember the day "Jesus" saw her being mean!:rolleyes:

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Great story,Cool!!
Kids are so cute when they get some things wrong.
I know it´s German-but maybe you get the joke:
When Kira was still a little kid her fav food was aubergine(=eggplant)
We have village nearby called Obersteinbach(yes ,2 miles away from Untersteinbach where the famous-notorious General Schwarzkopf has his German roots,not that I am proud of this,don´t get me wrong)
Kira used to call that village:Auberginenbach,same sound in German.

And another one: We were in France once,near the Mont St.Victoire.
She called it" Mozart mit Quark"(Quark is what you make a German cheesecake with,s.th.like sourcream or yogourt)

[Coolwater]

Food and music! She knows what is good! :D

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Food and music! She knows what is good! :D

Oh yes,you can bet she´s got a good taste(wonder whom she got it from?:D),
she is also a fan of AP!!:D

[JustBecause]

At a sleepover:

The girls are all engrossed in Twilight for the umpteenth time. It's so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

One of them gets a TM. "OMG...My Mom's bringing an ice cream cake!" My daughter looks at her and says, "That was totally random." Someone else says, "Totally!" Then someone says, "Hey chick, now I gotta recalibrate." Then there's lots of "Totally!" and "F'real". Then the girl who got the TM says, "Scusi crew - my bad."

I feel like I'm in the SNL Mom translator skit. :) I'm not ready to have to speak pre-teen!! :eek:

[appeace]

Bbbbwwwaaaa! Brings back memories of my mum and every time we kids got together and she couldnt figure out which was "groovy" and which was "cool":p

[Barney]

The only real encounter I can remember with a celebrity was in the Denver airport many, many, many years ago. I was with a friend running through the airport because they had moved up the departure time on our connecting flight. I turned as I was running to encourage my friend to hurry and turned back around just in time to run smack dab into a man making his way through the busy airport. I apoligized profusely for not looking where I was going while he was trying to keep me from falling back on my butt. Once he got me steady on my feet I finally looked up into his smiling face and my first thought was what a hunk. But my friend was telling me we had to run so I took off after her after telling him again how sorry I was. I had probably gotten twenty feet away when who he was suddenly dawned on me. I had just run into Joe Namath, the New York Jets star quarterback. I couldn't believe it because at that time I had such a crush on him and all I could say was I'm so sorry. Lost opportunities!

[Barney]

Okay, something odd happened to me last friday. I had to have some blood work done so I stopped by the lab before going to work. I was sitting in the chair and as the lab tech was putting the needle in my arm to draw blood, she looks at me and says, "Is that your natural hair color?" I was taken aback for a moment before responding, "No, I dye my hair but leave a few grays to make it look more natural. Looks good doesn't it?" She gave me a funny look and said, "Oh, umm, its a very pretty color." I don't know what made me say that except it was under rather odd circumstances. Is it really ok to ask a total stranger if they dye their hair? I thought it was very bizarre. It's auburn by the way and I don't dye it (at least not yet!!):)

[Coolwater]

Kind of rude, I think. My nearly 90 mother-in-law has the opposite problem. People ask what color she dyes her hair - and she doesn't! It's just never gone gray. When she says so, it is implied that she must be lying.

[waltersv]

I just recently heard an advertisment on a local radio station that I thought I'd share. The ad was for a gaming resort, (horse racing and casino), and was featuring all the wonderful new amenities for the season. At the end of the ad, was the line that "Gambling is addictive and if you have a problem, help may be available if you call this number***-***-****".
I thought to myself - you know, only in America! We're going to give you everything we can think of to draw you in, but oh, by the way, you may become addicted and find the need to seek professional help. Good Grief!:rolleyes:
Vicki

[appeace]

Yeah, Ive heard that one and rank it right up there with the warning on lawnmowers "Do not place hands near rotating blades!" Can you imagine the goof who stuck their hand in the blades then sued the mower manufacturer, that necessitated the label??:rolleyes:

[waltersv]

Here's your sign!

[Coolwater]

Siller still: Sevylor makes all sorts of inflatable rafts from boat dingies to life rafts to river rafts. They also made some little toy rafts, about a foot long that look like the big ones. They're really cute. They come in a plastic bag that warns that, "This Raft is Not a Rescue Device!"

Who are we going to rescue? Stuart Little??

[waltersv]

That was good for a chuckle, Coolwater. I suppose everyone has to cover their butts these days, to keep from getting sued by the knuckleheads of the world. Like the lady that spilled the hot coffee from McDonald's.

Although I have to admit to having "senior moments" too; when you do stupid stuff without even realizing what you're doing. Like trying to turn the light switch on when the power is off. How many times I've done that over the years, I don't want to know. Dah!

Any other tidbits, out there?
Vicki

[Lt.Mac]

This conversation happens in my house at least twice a week.

"What are you looking for dear?"
"My sunglasses, they were here on the counter a minute ago."
"Um, They're on your head."

[appeace]

Bbbbbwwwaaa! Yup, Lt Mac, my kiddos, when they were young, delighted in pointing out that my glasses were on top of my head when Id been looking for them for hours:o

Am I the only one who has ever put sugar in the salt shaker????:o:mad:

[Coolwater]

Yes, you are. :p But you know, it sounds like a really good idea, provided you label it. Imagine how much less sugar you'd need on your oatmeal if you could shake it on evenly?

[appeace]

Hey---I NEVER thought of that! What a good idea:D
I dont eat sugar, however, my family does and I think Ill buy a new shaker and label it for sugar. Maybe they will use less since they are shaking it instead of scooping????

[Coolwater]

Let us know how it works out, please!

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Am I the only one who has ever put sugar in the salt shaker????:o:mad:[/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE]

No you are not!!!
When my parents in law visited us for the first time in our first flat hubby made some special icecream for dessert with hot raspberries.He asked me to put some sugar into the berries .I was glad I could help and---put salt into his wonderful dessert!!The clumsy DIL!!! For years my MIL was sure her poor boy was living with a comlpete idiot!!! And at every family meeting I heard the story over and over again how I had ruined her poor boys efforts....:(

[Coolwater]

Oh, dear, that's not kind. Perhaps your husband could help by commenting on how nervous you were about your in-laws coming to visit? And he could add that you're a good cook now, too!

[brilliant!MacLeod]

No chance!!
I AM A GOOD COOK,but he would never say so in public at that time.

He thought the story was soooo funny and liked to tell it all over again himself.

BTW,nobody in his family would have believed I was a good cook when he would have explained that to them-they would have thought he was a brave husband defending his wife...

But in the meantime I had the chance to prove my skills -- although they would never admit when they liked what I cooked.
Thank God they are 350 miles away so I see them only once a year...


But another funny story:In Germany it is common that we bake a lot of Chistmas cookies in December.The more the better.
We had 20 different kinds last year,18 made by me,2 made by hubby and Kira.
When we had guests one afternoon we offered the cookies and hubby said proudly that they were all homemade.The guests asked if he had made some of them and he pointed out his 2 kinds(sp? or is it :sorts?).
" Oh,Doctor,you are a real master baker!":confused:
He was confused and repeated that 18 were made by me-no chance.My work was what was expected of a good Swabian housewife and until today he is the Master Baker!!!

[Lt.Mac]

let's see i've
Put sugar in the salt shaker
salt in the cake batter
used baking soda instead of baking powder
cayanne pepper instead of paprika
And
Coffee in the baby bottle and milk in my cup

[brilliant!MacLeod]

I´m reading the new book by Sean Connery"My Scottland,my life" and he tells a nice little story :
When he attended the Edinburgh Festival some years ago,he took a taxi to his hotel and while driving he could name all the streets and it was clear that he knew the area quite well.So the taxidriver asked him,why that was so and he answered that as a youth he used to deliver milk around the area.The driver asked:"And what are you doing nowadays?":confused:

[Barney]

I have to tell you a funny experience my sister had with a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. Her husband loves KFC and he asked if she would stop on the way home to pick some up but of course she forgot and so when she got home she said she would call in the order and he could go pick it up. She calls the restaurant and said she would like to order some chicken and the young girl on the phone says, "You really don't want to do that". And my sister says, "What did you say?" and the girl repeated herself. "Why not?", my sister asked. The girl tells her they don't have any chicken. To which my sister exclaimed, "How can you not have any chicken, you're a chicken restaurant. That's what you sell!" The girl responded, "I don't know but we don't have any". My sister was so flustered that she just hung up. When she told her husband what they said, he told her she should call back and talk to someone else. Which she did, and was again told by a young man this time that they really didn't have any chicken but he could sell her some side dishes. By this time my sister finally told her husband he had to pick something else for dinner because she had had enough with KFC and didn't want anything more to do with KFC.

Well that didn't quite work out, because the next day she had her 3 year old grandson with her and she asked him where he wanted to go for lunch and you quessed it, he wanted to have chicken bones, which means KFC. She tried to get him to pick some place else but he was adamant about chicken bones. He doesn't get to have chicken on the bone at his house because his dad won't eat chicken that way. So when Cooper gets a chance, he will always pick KFC. My sister reluctantly agreed even though she was still ticked off about the night before. They go up to order and she tells them she wants some chicken and they tell her they are all out of chicken. She said she was dumbfounded and couldn't believe her ears. She could not believe that for the second day in a row they didn't have any chicken. You should have heard her going on and on about KFC and that she will never ever step foot in their restuarant again. It's ridiculous she said, they're a chicken restuarant how can they not have chicken!! We're all laughing by this time because she's got herself so worked up and that's really not like my sister. Of all of us she is the most even tempered. She finally started laughing herself. But for the rest of the evening she just kept shaking her head and muttering, We have no chicken. We have no chicken! We still tease her about KFC and no, she hasn't been there since. :D

[appeace]

All that Squawking over chicken bones????:rolleyes:

or the lack thereof;):D

[Akashary]

No chance!!
I AM A GOOD COOK,but he would never say so in public at that time.

He thought the story was soooo funny and liked to tell it all over again himself.

BTW,nobody in his family would have believed I was a good cook when he would have explained that to them-they would have thought he was a brave husband defending his wife...

But in the meantime I had the chance to prove my skills -- although they would never admit when they liked what I cooked.
Thank God they are 350 miles away so I see them only once a year...


But another funny story:In Germany it is common that we bake a lot of Chistmas cookies in December.The more the better.
We had 20 different kinds last year,18 made by me,2 made by hubby and Kira.
When we had guests one afternoon we offered the cookies and hubby said proudly that they were all homemade.The guests asked if he had made some of them and he pointed out his 2 kinds(sp? or is it :sorts?).
" Oh,Doctor,you are a real master baker!":confused:
He was confused and repeated that 18 were made by me-no chance.My work was what was expected of a good Swabian housewife and until today he is the Master Baker!!!

Well, it`s always the same with the nurses and docs. We do the work and the docs get the thanks!!! Must be the white coat!!!:D

Akashary:rolleyes:

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Well, it`s always the same with the nurses and docs. We do the work and the docs get the thanks!!! Must be the white coat!!!:D

Akashary:rolleyes:

Well you know,they are Halbgötter in Weiß(half gods in white coat),so what would you expect?
When we were married for the first year hubby worked in a hospital and of course he was the darling of the head nurse( looking so young and cute..).One day he spoiled his coat and the nurses said,that his wife was going to be mad at him.He answered that he could do the laundry all by himself and didn´t need his wife for that and what happened?
They were sooo sorry for this poor young doctor and offered to do his laundry for him!!!!

But you are right,Leo,it´s always the docs getting the reward and the nurses doing the work.;)

[pukkie]

Well, it`s always the same with the nurses and docs. We do the work and the docs get the thanks!!! Must be the white coat!!!:D

Akashary:rolleyes:


I am for 100% agree with you !!;)

[Akashary]

Pukkie....:D:D:D:....you must be a nurse too!!!!

Akashary:rolleyes:

[Coolwater]

We have a joke here in the states:

A man was standing in line waiting to meet St. Peter, and be admitted through the Pearly Gates into Heaven. The line was long, as there had been a tremendous earthquake and many had died, but everyone was friendly and excited about heaven, so the wait was not bad. Suddenly a burly man with a head of white hair and a white coat came shoving through the line, loudly demanding to be moved up and through the gates! Instead of stopping him, St. Peter just smiled patiently and let the man through.

Everyone in line stared, and our man asked a nearby angel who that pushy man was? "Him?" said the angle, grinning "Oh that's just God. Sometimes he likes to play surgeon."

[Sam]

:D BWAAAH HAHA!! Coolwater!
It's the same here with doctors and nurses.
Alex I firmly believe our hubby's are cut from the same cloth! My hubby can't boil water without burning it. The few times he has attempted it...the food was burned on the outside and raw inside. The kitchen looks like it needs to be cleaned up by a hazmat team!!:rolleyes:
I think Waltersv and I must go to the same salon and KFC!!
My daughter and I were having a day of pampering and stopped at the salon to get our hair done. And since the salon doesn't do nails...we were stopping there next. The salon closes early. While having her hair done...the stylist doing daughter's hair looked at her and said: "Looks like you need a pedicure!" My daughter spends a lot of time and money on her feet and the products she uses on them. So she was furious!
My daughter was SO p***ed she didn't leave a tip. She also called the salon owner and complained! That stylist does'nt have a job there anymore.
Our KFC is always running out of chicken too. I finally got annoyed enough to ask them if they knew how to order it or drive to a store and buy some to cook.:o I know that was rude of me. But like Waltersv said. They ONLY sell chicken!!
And I have mixed sugar in the salt and a lot of other stuff like that. Most recently I put the phone in the fridge and left the juice on the counter.

I have a strange story for you all but it was rather long. So I posted it at Mooseville. I'll put the link here for you. Hope you get a good laugh from it.
http://apmessages.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=chattin&thread=1436&page=1

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Your Gracie is some little girl,Sam!!!:D
I think she really has potential!!;)

[pukkie]

Cute story Sam !!:)

http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/mukkie_03/Kerst/0015.gif

[Coolwater]

Oh, Lord, Sam, that was THE BEST!!!:D:D:D:D

[appeace]

Calling China=100.000.00

Chasing toddler around house=exhausting

Hearing your grown child turn into you=PRICELESS!!;)

[Sam]

:D Glad you all got a laugh out of that. That girl is the strangest little creature I have ever encountered.:rolleyes:

She and I had a strange day at the Pediatrician's office today. One of the mother's there is naming her kids after states! Mercedes first name is Dallas. So if she had said she named her boys after towns I wouldn't have been quite so surprised. The lady next to me asked her if she planned to have as many kids as there were states!:rolleyes:
Gracie never cries when getting her check-ups except when it comes to the part where she has to open her mouth for the tongue depressor. She hates having her gag reflexes triggered! After her checkup she looked at me with those big blue eyes and said "I sorry Gan Gan. I wuv you." I told her it was all OK and was about to give her a hug and a kiss....BUT the blamed Pediatrician apparently got overwhelmed and planted a kiss on her forehead instead!!
I couldn't help feeling he was out of line reguardless of the situation.
He isn't her regular doctor though and is NEVER alone with her. But it has just kept gnawing at me for some reason.:rolleyes:

[Coolwater]

Easy, Sam. The guy may have just been charmed by Mercedes; most people become pediatricians because they love kids for all the right reasons. Is there anything else about the guy that bothers you?

[appeace]

Tho in most similar cases, I would agree with Cool, I would always advise that anyone go with their "feelings". I do believe that God gives folks, especially moms and women, a special sense about such things!
While giving the dr the benefit of the doubt for now, always be on your guard especially if Gracie becomes unwilling to go see this dr as that might indicate that he has made her uneasy.
I have changed drs several times due to similar situations if the result was a lack of trust from my kiddos or myself even if nothing "illegal" had happened.

[Sam]

I chose the "Monitor the situation and keep quiet" route. He has only been in practice since 2002 and I am not about to ruin someone's career on just my instict alone because my judgement could be clouded by a current situation. Prior to the visit my daughter and I had been discussing changing him to Grace's regular Pediatrician. We like the fact that he is a proactive physician rather than a wait and see if she grows out of it one like her current Pediatrician. Grace adores him and even runs up to him and says HI when she sees him.
I think it was the fact that there was a lot of emotional depth in the occurance that disturbed me the most. It wasn't just a quick peck on the head but a fully planted kiss on the forehead that seemed to linger somewhat. There was also the look of sadness in his eyes. It was as if he were kissing a dying family member goodbye.
It was only two adults holding down a crying child to put a tongue depressor in her mouth for a routine throat exam. And she was apologizing to me because she felt her beligerance to it was being a "bad girl".
But there is no telling what kind of an emotional day he had had or what was going on in his life at that time. I do know that I have seen him interact with many kids on many different occasions and NEVER acted with that kind of response. NO signs of anything inappropriate. And Grace has a strange effect on people.
We can't take her with us if we are in a hurry to go somewhere because we are constantly getting stopped by people wanting to talk to her or play with her or ask questions about her. IT'S DOWNRIGHT WEIRD SOMETIMES!!
It isn't because she is prettier than any other child. She's just a normal kid!
Maybe it's just her bubbly personality. I don't know. I just know that people of all race, color, creed or origin seem to flock to her a dote over her. It's a little unnerving because I know when she gets older that will change and she will have a hard time understanding that change.
We even had one woman chase us all over the store begging to let her hold Grace. TOTALLY freaked us out! We told her we didn't allow strangers to hold the child because of allergies and her immune system. But she still bothered us so much that we just purchased what we already had and left.:(

[appeace]

Isnt it amazing that others see the "angel" in Gracie??
Yes, I totally agree with your approach to the dr matter, Sam. Always be cautious and alert but, for now, give him the benefit of the doubt. You never know what thoughts caused his reaction. Perhaps remembering a cross word with his own kiddos or seeing the normally bubblie Gracie upset?????:(

Im with you---I never understood strangers who thought it was ok to ask to hold (or just reach for) someone's child!:mad: Especially in this day in age and with the threat of swine flu and staph etc.:eek:
I always felt that the child would feel much safer in the arms of its parent or grandparent while being talked to by someone they didnt know, thereby, building the child's self confidence in dealing with strangers while knowing they were still "safe".

When my daughter was a baby, she would NOT go to a stranger. which included family members she didnt know well! She would pitch a fit. However, after getting to know someone, she was bubblie and energetic. I always thought it odd that the Celtic meaning to her name means discerning!--she was, and still is that!:)

[Coolwater]

Oh, our little pup was outgoing from the start; a smile to her was fully repaid. She'd babble to strangers and they loved that. She was not only tiny for her age, but also started talking early, and it startled people when whole sentences would come out of her mouth. :rolleyes:

Maybe the doc was feeling sad because Gracie blamed herself - and he wasn't blaming her at all. I bet he's one of those doctors who'd rather have his nurses give the shots because he doesn't want the kids to be afraid of him.

[Sam]

That woman who chased us around the store HAD to be deranged or on drugs because she wasn't even standing near us. She yelled it out from several feet of isle space. And kept following us to different departments and peeking at Grace around the corner of the isles.
We were in a different store one day when a man began smiling and making funny faces at her. Then he walked up and started talking to her and asking us questions about her. He made her laugh a few times. Then just as he was about to walk away he said:" She's got the most beautiful set of bedroom eyes I have Ever seen."
:eek: I clicked! Not believing what I just heard..I looked at my daughter and said (something I RARELY EVER say): "What the F*** did he just say? Did I just hear that Pervert refer to my Granddaughter's eyes as BEDROOM eyes?"
She was standing there dumfounded too and all she could do was nod yes.
I told her I was going to stomp his a**!! But apparently he KNEW he said the WRONG thing. Because I looked all over that store for him and he was LONG gone! I told the store manager and she reported it to the police in case he was a child predator. After all it was during the Christmas shopping season.
I went home and told my hubby and he informed me that I might have over-reacted. He said it is common for men in this area to refer to females with blue eyes as having bedroom eyes. I informed him that I don't give a rat's a** what they call it. You NEVER use that term when talking about a child!! He said he just felt the man was stupid but not necessarily a predator.
Next time I'll either tell you guys about my Almost getting arrested by the Mall Po-Po or my lesbian encounter. I just haven't decided which.:rolleyes:

[appeace]

Cant wait!;)

[pukkie]

Me to ;):):cool:

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Oh please,tell us ALL of it!:D

[Coolwater]

Sam, don't you still owe us a story?

I had a curious encounter at the grocery store yesterday, but you'll have to decide whether it was me that said something strange, or the old lady.

It started because people at the store are being nice and helping each other save money. For example, a nice man volunteered that carrots are cheaper if you buy two small bags instead of one large one, and a lady pointed out a bargain on lunch meat. You know the sort of thing, right?

A little later there was a wispy old lady in a scooter cart, looking up at the canned vegetables and frowning.
"Can I reach something for you?" I asked.
"I can't find the chili," she said. She spoke very softly, and had some trouble talking around her teeth.
"Canned chili? It's on the aisle near the canned tuna."
"No, chili."
"Chili powder?"
"Huh?"
"Chili powder. You shake it on your food and it makes you weep." I pantomimed shaking on the powder, sniffling, and wiping tears off my face.
"Yes."
"It's on the baking aisle with the other spices."
She looked disbelieving.
"Really. On the baking aisle with the other spices."
"OK."
She trundled off without looking at me again, but she muttered something as she passed a woman coming with a cart from the other direction, who looked at me, puzzled.
"She said that you said that chili powder makes you weep."
I smiled. "Doesn't it?"
The lady grinned. "Well, yeah, I guess it does.

I continued shopping and got to the baking aisle to find the old lady, frowning and looking up into the spices from her scooter.
"Did you find the chili powder?"
"No. It should be here." (Well, at least she realized that.)
"Let me help you look."
I started looking among the tins, which are cheaper than the bottles, but didn't see it and so I looked among the bottles.
"What is she looking for?" This from another shopper in a scooter cart, and her middle schoolish son.
"Chili - Holy cow! $7 bucks!!!"
From the kid: "That's ridiculous. Let's look in the cans."
The mother says, "You can get it for a buck at the Dollar Store."
"Really? That's a good price."
We both look at the old lady and shake our heads. No way are we going to try to send her to the Dollar Store. Then the kid and I look for the chili powder.
"Found it," I said. "Do you want the big can or the little can?"
"That's it. The little can."
And the old lady trundled off with her chili, again without saying anything further to me. I thanked the other lady and her kid, and finished my shopping.

In the check-out line a couple of people ahead of me is the old lady, who does not make eye contact with me. When it's my turn, the lady at the scanner gives me a puzzled look and said, "She said you said that chili makes you weep."
:rolleyes:

[appeace]

I believe it! Makes me weep every time I pay that high price for a can!!:eek:;)

[Sam]

:DThat was a funny story Cool. But given that you said her speech was slightly impaired and she kept repeating what you said....she might have had a handicap that you couldn't see.


;)It's been here all along Cool.
Victoria moved it so that's probably why you didn't see it.
http://www.adrianpaul.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1101

[Coolwater]

Oh, I think so, Sam. In addition, she seemed to have trouble hearing, and I think she may have a bad back, which is why she didn't turn around.

Sam, your encounter made me laugh. :D I've never had a woman be that persistent! Men, sure, but women? Your eyes must be outstanding!!

[appeace]

Sam, and you wonder why that guy in the store made the comment about your grandbaby's eyes???? ;):D

[Sam]

:rolleyes: You ladies Obviously haven't seen any pics of me. There's one on my Yahoo Page of what I looked like at that time. Trust me there was NOTHING spectacular about my eyes. Especially at that particular time.

ALTHOUGH...Appeace...if you removed my grand-daughter's dimples...she'd be a Mini Me!! Blue eyes and all.:D At least the way I looked as a child. But then you could say the same about my daughter except ...her eyes are brown.

[Coolwater]

Well, Sam, your grand baby has gorgeous eyes. Don't pooh pooh your eyes just because they are yours!

[brilliant!MacLeod]

Well, Sam, your grand baby has gorgeous eyes. Don't pooh pooh your eyes just because they are yours!

I second that!
Here is a cute story from Tuscany:
the other day we were at Volterra,looking at these gorgeous things made of alabaster.Kira wanted to buy a chess set and while making the deal I tried on a real (and really expensive)florentine hat.It was wonderful but I couldn´t afford it so I put it back.The shopkeeper finished the deal for the chess set and then came over to me,smiling and said:" oh please,take the hat,it´s a gift for you,you look so pretty with it as if it was made for you!":D
Well,I was speachless and said no,I couldn´t but he persisted.So I got a wonderful Florentine hat as a gift!!!!Well,that´s Italy!!!
Oops,running out of time.....

[pukkie]

Hi Alex
Very nice from this man
Enjoy your vacation ! ;)

[Akashary]

I second that!
Here is a cute story from Tuscany:
the other day we were at Volterra,looking at these gorgeous things made of alabaster.Kira wanted to buy a chess set and while making the deal I tried on a real (and really expensive)florentine hat.It was wonderful but I couldn´t afford it so I put it back.The shopkeeper finished the deal for the chess set and then came over to me,smiling and said:" oh please,take the hat,it´s a gift for you,you look so pretty with it as if it was made for you!":D
Well,I was speachless and said no,I couldn´t but he persisted.So I got a wonderful Florentine hat as a gift!!!!Well,that´s Italy!!!
Oops,running out of time.....

:DYou lucky b.......!!!!:D

Akashary:rolleyes:

[Littledevil]

Ok here is one for you from a Walmart shopping center. One Saturday afternoon I headed to Walmart with my son to do a little shopping for odds and ends. After walking around for 30 mins, I started to notice this guy following me through the store. He wasn't very good at being discreet...but my father was in the military and always taught me to be aware of my surroundings (Safety Reasons). Kind of hard to sneak up on me or me not notice someone or something. Anyway, he finally approached me and said "You know you are absolutely gorgeous", I said thank you and proceeded to move on. He approached again and said "Are you married?" I said "yes", guess he didn't notice my wedding ring on the appropriate finger. he said "oh ok" and walked away again, then came back over to me and asked "Happily Married?" I said " Yes Very Happily Married!!!!" Decided to leave the store at that point. I had my infant son strapped to the front of me while all this was occuring. Some guys just don't have a clue! Now if Adrian had approached me like that...Not that he would ever because he has more class...my hubby knows I would leave him for Adrian in a heartbeat...LOL

[appeace]

Things like that make me VERY nervous!
Same thing happened to my daughter while in a Walmart and she also was married and I was standing right next to her!
After the third time the guy approached her I told him(in not so soft voice)--"OK already--everyone in here now knows how beautiful and how happily married my daughter is! NOW I want to know just what kind of CON are you pulling here? You had better get your butt gone from here and leave us alone or the next person in your life will be wearing a BADGE!"
He left and come to find out on the news later there were men in Walmart doing this then following the girls out and robbing them!

BE WARY at all times!
(Unless its Adrian!:D)

[geishagirl_1]

That was very brave of you to confront him like you did, I am so glad you scared his butt off and I hope the police caught up with those creeps.

[Littledevil]

I had heard of the that story too, which is why we left.

I am not a trusting person at all and always have my guard up. When there have been guys that have gotten too close for comfort they usually find themselves on the ground. I once flung a guy over my shoulders when he startled me (didn't realize he was a friend at first) He never snuck up on me again. Another time at mardi gra with hubby and 5 of our biker friends standing in front of me a guy did the whole fall on me to cop a feel...I shoved him off me so hard he lost his balance and landed on his @ss...when he saw who I was with guess he figured I wasn't worth the trouble he would get into, another time I twisted a guys hand for grabbing my butt and decked yet another for getting frisky on the dance floor. Can you tell I don't like to be touched...LOL. Most of these things except the Walmart one happened when I was younger.

You always have to be aware of who and what is going on around you...even in a very public place like Walmart!

[Coolwater]

So the Wal Mart con is a reverse of the one that women use use on men? They get them to come along with a suggestion of a little fun, and then rob them? What a deal! The woman who goes along and then is robbed won't report to the police because she'd have to admit that she was willing to have a fling with a stranger!

Or is it some other sort of con?

[appeace]

Yea, kinda the same thing. Only I think, if I remember correctly, the men usually target young women with kids. That worries me no end.

Heard on the news today about a man arrested for sexual assault INSIDE the Walmart! He attempted to rape a woman in the store--Ackkkk!

I think Id have to kill the ass!:mad:

[brilliant!MacLeod]

So it´s really dangerous to shop at Wal marts then,isn´t it?
We are lucky here in Germany,nothing like that happened so far.But we have other problems:more and more kids going nuts and running around their schools,shooting,hacking with axes or blowing up their fellow pupils.We had one amok run in spring ,30 miles away and another one last week 45 miles away!
And two cases of people being attacked or beaten to death at the tube station because they wanted to help some kids in trouble!! So be careful,ladies,when trying to scare off an attacker ,it might be lethal!!
This is absolutely new to our area!!WE NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF VIOLENCE!!

I always thought that potential immortals didn´t have any chance to become immortal by violent death around here(except car accidents) but I guess I ´ll have to revise that!
Yesterday a guy stabbed a woman to death who was jogging-just for fun! with no reason(if there ever is a reason to kill someone).

[Coolwater]

That's awful, Alexandra! It makes no sense.

I shop at Wal Mart about twice a month. Wal Mart is set up as a large warehouse, and I have never felt unsafe there. It's hard to imagine people being attacked in the store, as there are so many people around, and not too many private places in which to hide. They also have surveillance cameras in the parking lot.

Because of the arrangement of the aisles, it is easy to become separated from children, however, and molesters were simply walking out of the store with them, so Wal Mart now has a policy that the second a parent reports a lost child, the entire huge store is locked down and every employee stops what they are doing searches until the child is found. The number of abductions dropped dramatically.

[appeace]

Yes, that was an excellent policy for Walmart and other stores to implement in regards to children.
The Walmart I referred to is in Commerce, Texas which is about an hour from me
and the perp is a Hispanic male, 5'6", approx 175lbs and the nutcase attacked 2 women. The store has him on video but the police have not caught him yet.

One never knows if this is an individual nut or if this is some kind of gang initiation--grrrrrr:mad:

Now I have just found out that in my little town ( I mean little--one yellow blinking lite in the middle of town!) one my street, no less, we have had two home invasions! The first was about a month ago when the family was on vacation robbers cleaned out their home! Then yesterday, in broad daylite, they robbed a house just across the street from me and down about half a block!
Since we are separated by small wooded areas, its nearly impossible to keep an eye on each others homes and here I am alone during the day with my grandbaby! But I tell you what--mine will be the last house they rob! I havent got a gun permit, a 2nd degree Black Belt, and a Texas redneck attitude for nothing!:mad:

[appeace]

Yeah! The police caught the jerk! The Walmart attacker--the police actually caught him! Good job guys!:D
I hope they put the ass in jail and someone----naugh---I cant say that cause I cant wish that on anyone:o
I do hope that the victims can now feel a bit more safe while in public.

[Littledevil]

You should Post a Sign in your front yard.

" Beware of GrandMother"
Instruders will have there @ss kicked and then shot to death

You go girl!!!!

[brilliant!MacLeod]

ROFLMBO!!!!!!:D
But why not,it might work!!

[Coolwater]

It's times like these that it becomes harder and harder to stay peaceful. I can't get my daughter to take any kind of self-defense class for love nor mon...

oooh... I bet her boyfriend could get her to take one... especially if his sisters are taking one... I'll talk to his mother. Yeah, maybe Pinya WILL do it for love? :D

[Coolwater]

Wait: Commerce? You live near Commerce?? Peace, you lazy thing, why weren't you helping more with Destiny's garden question? I know you told her not to put kudzu on her fence, but what good screening vine SHOULD she put on her fence? I could think of lots of shrubs, but not a single evergreen vine that would grow in Dallas.

Come to think about it, how much of a "brown season" do you have there? Further south we had about three months of "winter" (hah), but College Station is a lot wetter. Don't most of the native plants stay pretty green year round?

BTW, my Dallas friend just laughed and said "I'm a doctor, not a gardener." Physicians should never be allowed to watch Star Trek.:rolleyes:

[irishunicorn65]

I ran into someone also just about litterally! I was working at the City and County Courthouse of Denver, witch was also the office of the Mayor. I was a guard there at the time. I was manning the scanner that a person walks through, out of the corner of my eye I saw a man go around my scanner. I gestured with my hand saying,"come on back here please I need to see your ID!" The man didn't say anything just pointed up over my head. Looking up I saw a large chest! I continued to look up and I was a little startled because looking down at me was Mayor Wellington Webb! I emmediatily stepped aside and said, "Oh, sorry sir! He just patted me on the shoulder and said, "Good job!" Who I had stopped was one of Mayor Webb's personal body guards! Working at the courthouse in 1994 through part of 1995 I saw and heard the craziest things! One guy tried to come through the front intrance witch has alot of steps, with a very large bottle of liquor! He only had a little left in the bottle. I told him politly that I would have to take the bottle and write him a receipt for it. he replied with a slur in his voice, "I'll just go down the steps and drink the rest of it, then I'll come back in!" I told him, "Sir you go down those steps and drink the rest of the bottle you wont be able to come back up them." Sure enough he missed his court date, he did not come back! Working there was an experiance and a half! Mayor webb may not be famous but he was an important person in Colorado!

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Kellie