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toothless guy
I walked into the drug store in an especially good mood — so good, I smiled at everyone. No harm could ever come from that, right? When I walked back out to my car a strange man was hovering over my windshield. He was gruff, dirty, wearing too many layers and hadn’t shaved in awhile. He had a friend with him. He looked up at me and smiled really wide. He was missing his front teeth. “Oh good,” he said. “Now I can give this to you in person.” He handed me a note. “I saw you in the store and you smiled at me. You seem really nice. This has my phone number on it. Maybe we can hook up sometime.” Um, how did he know which car was mine?! I swallowed and said, “Oh…Um. Well, I’m married.” Not a problem. “That’s OK! I don’t mind. Call me soon,” and he forced the note in my hand. I think I was supposed to be flattered, but I took a different route home with extra turns, checking my rear view mirror often. Thanks for making my day weird, toothless guy! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Beth the Other Admin
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long lost brother
I had been living abroad for over a year and had been home for several months, but had not seen my older brother, Stephen. I was driving down a freeway with three little boys that I was a nanny for, when I saw this truck speed by me, that I thought was him. I began following him, trying to get his attention, flashing lights etc… I finally got up close enough to motion for him to pull over, which he did. I also pulled over, got out and ran up to his truck as he got out, he was facing the other way. As he turned around, I reached out to give him a big hug yelling STEPHEN!!! As my arms started to envelop him, I realized it wasn’t him. He was looking at my horrified. I stopped and said “You are not who I thought you were.” I then hurried back to my car which by now was filled with the gleeful laughter of three little boys. Lea – OK
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made you look
Long, long ago, some time in elementary school, I was walking home from school with my friend Rachel Smith and her older brothers. It was back in the day when it was popular to trick people by pointing at something and then immediately saying “made you look!” after they looked to see what you were pointing at. That day, I decided to impress everyone with my wit and charm by pulling this clever trick on them. I decided that I was going to point at the next car that drove by us and say “Hey, that’s Bob Jones!” (a man who went to our church and was a close friend to the Smith family). As soon as the next car drove by I mistakenly yelled out “Hey, that’s Bob Smith! Made you look!” No one was laughing, and then my heart sank. I realized that not only had I said the wrong name, I said the name of their dad who had passed away just the year before! Emily – Los Angeles, CA