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Bob
8th August 2004, 22:19
Needed to stock up with some food for the freezer (or more correctly, stock up with additional stuff). As I don't own a car, I have to be very precise about how much I try to buy.
Simple solution, strap the coolbag on the bike, put food in it as I find it and when it is full, that is all I can bring home. And it has the benefit of keeping stuff like ice-cream chilled.
So this is what I do.
So I'm standing in the queue, with my coolbag filled to the gills, when I notice the woman behing looking a bit bemused (Guessing she was wondering why I was standing in the "normal" queue with one item, instead of going to the 'sad singles'... er I mean '10 items or less' queue). So I opened the bag and showed her what I was doing and explained why I was doing it.
Result? A pleasant 10 minute chat while we waited to get to the front of the queue.
Never had a coolbag turn into a reason for a chat before!
Anyone else had conversations with complete strangers start up for some really odd reason?
James Deuce
8th August 2004, 22:22
These guys in blue uniforms keep wanting to talk to me, but I'm shy so I run away.
scumdog
9th August 2004, 00:41
These guys in blue uniforms keep wanting to talk to me, but I'm shy so I run away.
Goes both ways - every slack-jawed mouth-breathing improvident lack-wit bails you up and wants to ask advice/tell you problems/know what the jobs like/claim injustice, you can detect the 'vibes' of one of that type approaching about a country mile away :eek:
Never mind, it goes with the territory :msn-wink:
Devil
9th August 2004, 12:41
Needed to stock up with some food for the freezer (or more correctly, stock up with additional stuff). As I don't own a car, I have to be very precise about how much I try to buy.
Simple solution, strap the coolbag on the bike, put food in it as I find it and when it is full, that is all I can bring home. And it has the benefit of keeping stuff like ice-cream chilled.
So this is what I do.
So I'm standing in the queue, with my coolbag filled to the gills, when I notice the woman behing looking a bit bemused (Guessing she was wondering why I was standing in the "normal" queue with one item, instead of going to the 'sad singles'... er I mean '10 items or less' queue). So I opened the bag and showed her what I was doing and explained why I was doing it.
Result? A pleasant 10 minute chat while we waited to get to the front of the queue.
Never had a coolbag turn into a reason for a chat before!
Anyone else had conversations with complete strangers start up for some really odd reason?
You forgot the most important part.
Was she hot? :shifty:
Paul in NZ
9th August 2004, 13:04
Thats funny... When I do odd stuff, people just talk about me....
;-)
Deano
9th August 2004, 13:38
You forgot the most important part.
Was she hot? :shifty:
and did you score ? :love2:
Bob
9th August 2004, 23:57
and did you score ? :love2:
Guys, PLEASE!!!!! I am a (genuinely) happily married man of just over two years (celebrating first 'getting together' this weekend in fact - it'll be six years to the day on Saturday since we went from being friends to becoming an item).
Interesting way of getting to meet someone though...
wari
10th August 2004, 00:05
I dont think she was hot ...
I see a HIlda OGden lookalike ... :spudwave:
Butt with thicke rimmed glasses
wari
10th August 2004, 00:08
HEy I cant helpit ... itsa gifte ... :spudwave:
Devil
10th August 2004, 08:35
Guys, PLEASE!!!!! I am a (genuinely) happily married man of just over two years (celebrating first 'getting together' this weekend in fact - it'll be six years to the day on Saturday since we went from being friends to becoming an item).
Interesting way of getting to meet someone though...
But...if we know it picks up hot chicks then we have a new tactic at the supermarket!
hah
j/k
:shifty:
pete376403
10th August 2004, 13:52
I dont think she was hot ...
I see a HIlda OGden lookalike ... :spudwave:
Butt with thicke rimmed glasses
Why would she wear thick(e) rimmed glasses on her butt?
Mongoose
10th August 2004, 14:21
Why would she wear thick(e) rimmed glasses on her butt?
To confuse you into not knowing if she was coming or going :doobey:
White trash
10th August 2004, 14:26
Thats funny... When I do odd stuff, people just talk about me....
;-)
.....constantly.
FzerozeroT
10th August 2004, 17:58
I struck up a conversation with a four year old girl in the supermarket the other day, she asked me if i was an alien :D (in my green leathers)
Bob
11th August 2004, 00:14
I struck up a conversation with a four year old girl in the supermarket the other day, she asked me if i was an alien :D (in my green leathers)
You've just reminded me of another story - walking round supermarket, in two-piece leathers (ah, those were the days). Suddenly, a little girl had a giggling fit. So her mother asks her what was so funny and she replied "I didn't know shopping was so dangerous - look, that man is wearing armour"!
I just had to laugh. Either that or creep out of the shop before I went too red...
Eurodave
1st May 2005, 16:30
When Im out & about in my open topped '36 Morris 8 or in the 3 wheeler Morgan replica , complete strangers toot & wave & generally carry on, talk when were stopped at the lights ,in carparks etc
Ive learnt that they are tooting/waving at the car, not me.
I often get old guys coming up to me & waxing lyrical about the good old days
An offshoot of this is that motorists seem to give way/let me in more & are generally a little more tolerant than usual
I once went to the checkout in a supermarket with a typical bachelor’s weekly shopping - you know - microwave dinners, beer and king size cigarette papers.
A cute chick was serving at the checkout. She asked me, "Single are you?". I said, "Actually yes. Can you tell by my pathetic attempt at shopping?". She said, "No, it's because you're fkin ugly."
Bitch.
Slipstream
1st May 2005, 17:56
These guys in blue uniforms keep wanting to talk to me, but I'm shy so I run away.
Blue uniforms? I thought it was the white jackets .... :whistle:
Sutage
1st May 2005, 22:13
I once went to the checkout in a supermarket with a typical bachelor’s weekly shopping - you know - microwave dinners, beer and king size cigarette papers.
A cute chick was serving at the checkout. She asked me, "Single are you?". I said, "Actually yes. Can you tell by my pathetic attempt at shopping?". She said, "No, it's because you're fkin ugly."
Bitch.
hahahahah
shit that made me laugh :P
:killingme
Skyryder
1st May 2005, 22:49
Sometimes I talk to complete strangers. Most don't want to know you. However those that do usually are intersting people. Sorta got into the habit in the states where someplaces it is common.
Skyryder
scumdog
1st May 2005, 23:33
Lately most strangers say " sorry, I didn't know I was going that fast"
BTW My wedding anniversary is coming up soon, anybody care to remind me when???
By Jeeze, 57% whisky is a handicap to rational posting!!
Lou Girardin
2nd May 2005, 15:29
I get total strangers come up and talk to me all day long.
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