If you were a Hitch Hiker?
Alot of strange people pick up hitch hikers these days but in rural Washington and rural California its a way of life to "thumb a ride".
And if there is a hippie commune around or some hippie like music festival you can bet cars will be stopping to pick you up. Careful though about a Drum Circle in the area... its likely to be gay guys that stop to pick you up.
We got one of those "cash cab" things one time. He asked us confusing questions, I got a decent amount of them correct. I asked him one, him and no one else could answer it correctly. [Use spoiler if you answer this.] "What was the highest/tallest mountain before Mt. Everest was discovered?"
Quote: RS"What was the highest/tallest mountain before Mt. Everest was discovered?"
I interpret this to mean what was believed to be the tallest before Mt. Everest was discovered? That said,
Good question.
It was a different time then. Only got a couple of creepy rides that I remember and never really was afraid. My parents knew I was doing it while in high school and didn't seem to mind. My dad even gave me rides to prime places to catch a ride from.
That being said, my son was in high school in the late 80s and graduated in 91. I would have never condoned this. It was already a different time.
Quote: WizardI interpret this to mean what was believed to be the tallest before Mt. Everest was discovered? That said,
Mt. Killemenjaro
Good question.
Dude thought it was clever. Don't remember what we got for it, but we ended up getting some sort of discount, like 50% off I think.
I didn't know. Please put your own answers in spoiler tags.
Wait what.... were you on an episode of Cash Cab?Quote: RSI guess my dad, when he was in his early 20's, with some friends, got a taxi ride. They were all pretty big (200+, 6'+). Anyway, one of them kept asking the taxi driver if he'd ever been robbed or someone try to do anything to him. Dude got so freaked out, he pulled over the next available spot and told 'em all to get out. Lol.
We got one of those "cash cab" things one time. He asked us confusing questions, I got a decent amount of them correct. I asked him one, him and no one else could answer it correctly. [Use spoiler if you answer this.] "What was the highest/tallest mountain before Mt. Everest was discovered?"
Quote: RSI guess my dad, when he was in his early 20's, with some friends, got a taxi ride. They were all pretty big (200+, 6'+). Anyway, one of them kept asking the taxi driver if he'd ever been robbed or someone try to do anything to him. Dude got so freaked out, he pulled over the next available spot and told 'em all to get out. Lol.
We got one of those "cash cab" things one time. He asked us confusing questions, I got a decent amount of them correct. I asked him one, him and no one else could answer it correctly. [Use spoiler if you answer this.] "What was the highest/tallest mountain before Mt. Everest was discovered?"
Quote: WizardIn the end, he didn't win any extra money. However, he gave me a chance for a free ride based on a question of his, which was, "Why is poop brown?"
I didn't know. Please put your own answers in spoiler tags.
I have spent many years contemplating the questions that matter most.
Digestion is no different. It is the purposeful breaking down by way of acids and enzymes and bacterias. The matter you eat, the processes that enable it (stomach juices, bile, etc), the parts of you that die and need expelling (old blood, etc) all get sent to the same spot, get broken down, and mix. Mix all the colors and you get brown.
Quote: FaceLife is order. A place for everything and everything in its place. When you die, order collapses. Things decompose. Without life function to keep everything in its place, everything mixes. Whether it's the tans and reds and whites and blues of animal, or the greens and yellows and reds of plants, all these pigments mix. And what do you get when you mix all the colors?
Digestion is no different. It is the purposeful breaking down by way of acids and enzymes and bacterias. The matter you eat, the processes that enable it (stomach juices, bile, etc), the parts of you that die and need expelling (old blood, etc) all get sent to the same spot, get broken down, and mix. Mix all the colors and you get brown.
Most of that is basically correct, as far as I know, but there is one reason in particular that causes the brown color that you didn't mention.
Quote: Zviking17Thanks for stopping!!
Bingo! Thanks for stopping was always the first words out of my mouth. Then I would question them about how far they are going and what kind of services are at the interstate exit they are taking. If there are no services at the exit they are taking I get them to drop me off at an exit that does have services like fast food restaurants, truck stops, etc.
Break yourself fool, this is Crips/Bloods ish now (gang affiliation depending on regional location
I woke up for work one morning and my car didn't start. Work was about 30 miles a way so I started walking in hopes would see a friend or neighneighbor that would pick me up.
About an hr later I desided to thumb it. Sure enough a junker screeches to a halt on the side of the road. I caught a glimpse of 3 chick's in the car. I sprinted to the car. The door opened and someone yelled get in. Once I got a look I noticed it was 3 scanky druggi lookinge girl's in their late 20s.
They offered to take me to work, so off we headed.
There wad a strange silance for 5 minutes when one of themasked me if I had a cigarettes. I said, no sorry. A few minutes later they asked me if I had any drugs, I said, no. And finally they asked me if I had any money, I said no.
The chick driving pulled over slamming on the breaks and said get out.
the entire thing was creepy at the time.
Quote: AxelWolfBack in Washington when I was 17-18 year's old.
I woke up for work one morning and my car didn't start. Work was about 30 miles a way so I started walking in hopes would see a friend or neighneighbor that would pick me up.
About an hr later I desided to thumb it. Sure enough a junker screeches to a halt on the side of the road. I caught a glimpse of 3 chick's in the car. I sprinted to the car. The door opened and someone yelled get in. Once I got a look I noticed it was 3 scanky druggi lookinge girl's in their late 20s.
They offered to take me to work, so off we headed.
There wad a strange silance for 5 minutes when one of themasked me if I had a cigarettes. I said, no sorry. A few minutes later they asked me if I had any drugs, I said, no. And finally they asked me if I had any money, I said no.
The chick driving pulled over slamming on the breaks and said get out.
the entire thing was creepy at the time.
I bet you if you had 10 bucks you could've gotten something more than a ride from them.
Quote: Wizard
Most of that is basically correct, as far as I know, but there is one reason in particular that causes the brown color that you didn't mention.
I hope this is not a blue dress / black dress perception thing =p
Quote: AxelWolfBack in Washington when I was 17-18 year's old.
I woke up for work one morning and my car didn't start. Work was about 30 miles a way so I started walking in hopes would see a friend or neighneighbor that would pick me up.
About an hr later I desided to thumb it. Sure enough a junker screeches to a halt on the side of the road. I caught a glimpse of 3 chick's in the car. I sprinted to the car. The door opened and someone yelled get in. Once I got a look I noticed it was 3 scanky druggi lookinge girl's in their late 20s.
They offered to take me to work, so off we headed.
There wad a strange silance for 5 minutes when one of themasked me if I had a cigarettes. I said, no sorry. A few minutes later they asked me if I had any drugs, I said, no. And finally they asked me if I had any money, I said no.
The chick driving pulled over slamming on the breaks and said get out.
the entire thing was creepy at the time.
Shouldn't the fact that someone is hitch hiking, imply a certain lack of monetary funds on behalf of the hitch hiker?
I haven't seen a hitcher is 15 years or
more, they just don't do it around here.
In the classic movie The Hitcher, Jim
says to Rutger Hauer when he gets
in the car, "My mother told me to
never do this." That movie will cause
you never to pick up another hitcher.
Quote: AxelWolfWait what.... were you on an episode of Cash Cab?
Nope. But the dude started asking us questions and saying he'd knock down the price for each we got correct. Maybe we were on an episode, but I don't think so.. I was high as hell.
Quote: EvenBobPoop is brown?
I haven't seen a hitcher is 15 years or
more, they just don't do it around here.
In the classic movie The Hitcher, Jim
says to Rutger Hauer when he gets
in the car, "My mother told me to
never do this." That movie will cause
you never to pick up another hitcher.
There has never been a true movie about a true hitch hiker.
probably but not something I could've easily gotten ride of. Honesty not many things spook me but in that moment I was not to comfortable. They certainly seemed likely candidates to be possessing a gun. Ill never forget it.Quote: sc15I bet you if you had 10 bucks you could've gotten something more than a ride from them.
It didn't deter me, when I first got to Vegas I hitched a few times, it didn't take long to find a ride, it was always older men in their 30's looking for a date.
I started hitching rides in Washington when I was 13 fishing the nooksack river http://kalinbooks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/nooksack_river02.jpg
I was common for fishermen to pick each other up.
Quote: odiousgambitI have heard that it is the bacteria that is brown
I don't know if this is true, just what the cab driver told me...
Quote: linkCall immediately if you see any of these symptoms:
Severe abdominal or rectal pain
Blood in your stool
Black, tarry stools
Fever
Signs of dehydration
(emphasis mine)
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/diarrhea-10/symptoms-serious
Them out? No wonder I kept getting picked up quickly by older males who acted funny... I was doing it wrong.Quote: mickeycrimm. Don't waste your time sticking your thumb out to RV's. You don't need to stick your thumb out to truckers either
Quote: odiousgambitblack diarrhea means internal bleeding. I don't know that any other than tiny amount of blood getting into the bowels is normal. I wonder if the guy was confused by knowing someone who had a disease. Maybe soopoo will respondQuote: linkCall immediately if you see any of these symptoms:
Severe abdominal or rectal pain
Blood in your stool
Black, tarry stools
Fever
Signs of dehydration
(emphasis mine)
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/diarrhea-10/symptoms-serious
In reference to the black and tarry an exception is made for new borns. That's how it's supposed to look the first couple of days.
Quote: WizardMt. Killemenjaro
Holy butchery!
roadside............
