What was the strangest thing you saw today?

[D-fence]

I was just travelling down memory lane, and found this ancient thread. It's great fun to read, since allot of people that posted in this thing have long since left our great community. Thought it might be fun to put this back up here for those who are interested!

D.





As a sequel to my post "what are you thinking right now" here's a more interesting one..

Post here ANYTHING unusual or strange you SAW today, whether it really WAS unusual or it made you think back to something that was weird in the past..

Once again, i'll start:

On my way back from the bookstore where i just bought my copy of "Harry potter and philosopher’s stone" (finally gave in to the hype) i saw something that reminded me of the scene from "American beauty" with the plastic bag dancing in the wind..
i was almost at my bike when i noticed an old woman in a wheelchair. Now i don't think she saw me, she was too busy performing in one of the most beautiful things i ever saw: In front of the woman flew a butterfly. Come to think of it "danced a butterfly" is a better way of putting it, because that's what the butterfly and the wheelchair lady were doing. The lady held her hands in the air, smiling like a little kid that just found a candy bar the size of Mount Everest. The butterfly landed on her hands and took of again, never scared it seemed. The woman spinned her wheelchair round and round and she really had the time of her life. I must have stood there five minutes or something, just looking at these two performing the weirdest ballet act i've ever seen. then the butterfly flew away, with the woman waving him goodbye. The old lady picked up her purse and continued on her way (probably to do groceries or something) with the biggest smile on her face.

i know it might not seem as much to you all, but today THAT was the moment i wanted to tell you about. Ah well. Your turn. Might be fun (?)

[ 05-24-2001: Message edited by: JBond ]

[Doomsday]

This is a "just for the hell of it" forum. These are getting old.

By the way, I saw a lady walking a pig and I said "That's a cute pig" and she said "That's my dog" and I said "Well it looks like a pig" and she said "Well it isn't a pig" and I said "It looks like a canine mated with swine and made your dog/pig" and she said "My dog is a child of God" and I started laughing because it was a dog that looked like a pig and she said it was a child of God!

[JBond]

I think the strangest thing I've seen today is Doomsday's post.

[dubloth]

i saw this 2 old ladys hold there hands up on a pair of stairs and say uhh uhh you have to pay the toll to my friend, i mean these ladys were old as sin, i could of felt a breeze and dust would of fell off them, anyways it was funny he was harassed by two old ladys, and like, he doesnt want to go where we were ever again.

[Fubar]

I saw my arse today in the mirror...

[David]

I saw three little boys (9-12 years old, I guess) in the bus, talking of the best porn movie each one has seen.

[rObix]

we got lectured by cops on isurance costs, and citations at the skatepark today. the unusual part about this is, i think we have the only skatepark in the united states where the pigs aren't *******s.

[D-fence]

Originally posted by Fubar:
I saw my arse today in the mirror...

what was so strange about it?.. uuuhm, on second thought..Don't tell me!

[Superman]

I saw a guy dressed in a green suit and hat today, its not even f--king St. Patricks day but I almost asked the guy for a pot of gold.

[D-fence]

I saw two drunk guys playing with dog ***** last night.. They were picking it up and throwing it at each other, laughing their sick asses of.. wonder what THEY were thinking at that moment (or the morning after)

[Madness]

Well, I work in an operating room so I saw a group of people crack open some guys rib cage a fiddle around with his heart, but nothing TOO unusual.

[Superman]

I seriously saw a car today that resembled the batmobile. I was driving down this street where it was a residential area and then just an open area and I saw the thing just parked to the side. Windows were tinted so I couldn't see if anyone was in, maybe Batman had to pull over because Robin had to pee or something.

[Olorin]

Last week I was mowing my grandparents lawn, and when I stopped to empty the bag, I heard some loud clacking. I looked around searched a while, trying to find where the noises were coming from. I mowed some more, and came back to empty the bag again. I heard the same clacking, but this time more of it. I just sat for a few minutes and listened, eventually figuring out that the clacking was coming from the gutter 15 feet above me. It was closed off, so when I climbed up, I couldn't see inside. Instead, I got to the bottom of the gutter (it was the part where the gutter spills out into a drain), and opened it up. I spent the next 15 minutes unclogging the stupid thing, it was completely blocked off by leaves, dirt, and other nasty wet things (it rained that day). Eventually, the scurring grew very very close to where I was digging, so I stood back and kicked the gutter. Two birds and a squirrel fell out, and the squirrel ran away. The birds tried, but seeing as they were soaking wet and gasping for air, they couldn't fly. I picked them up and for a few minutes had fun throwing them up into the air and watching them try to take flight, only to slowly fall back to the ground. I laughed with glee, and went on for some 20 more minutes. I noted that each time I threw them, it took them progressively longer to fall back down... they were drying. Eventually, one of them flew off, and I was left with the other one. I wanted to keep it long enough to show the two african kids living with us (Anyone remember that story, besides Bond and Dub?). I put it under a basket and put a bunch of towels on top of the basket, to keep it planted on the ground. I went back to mowing, and half an hour later, there were about two dozen birds surrounding the makeshift cage, trying to free the bird. I chased them off twice, but they kept coming back, and in larger numbers each time. I had watched 'The Birds' a few days before, so I didn't want to piss the things off too much. So, in order to free the thing, I stood from 20 feet (I'm too pansy to bumrush 200 birds) and threw big rocks at the 'cage'. I killed two birds on accident, and a couple make charges at me. Eventually, however, I did get the cage turned over and the bird flew off. However, the cage continued rolling and caught three other birds. I shrieked like the freakish idiot I am. The birds were more pissed off than they had been before, and by this time the yard was half full of birds. After going back inside of my grandparents house (Who were out of town on a Carribean Cruise), I got some gloves and my grandper's catchers mask and chest guard. Fully decked out, I ran outside in an attempt to overturn the 'cage'. While running out, the birds parted before me, but then turned to swoop again. It was the most fun I had ever had, until I reached the freshly cut grass. You see, the cage was out in the middle of the yard. The grass was wet from the rain, and covered with bird poops. I slipped and slid for about 10 feet then stopped. The birds piled on top of me, and I freaked out. My backside was covered with crap, and I started beating at the flying pests with my gloved hands. After about 10 minutes of hand to hand combat, I was pooped and went back inside. After several minutes of catching my breath, my brother came up in his car, he was coming back from work. He was supposed to be my ride home. He got out of his car, and saw all of the birds. He got back in his car, and the birds slowly advanced on it. He honked a few times, and I waved at him from inside. Either he thought I was telling him to run for his life, or he really didn't want me to survive to see the nest day. That doesn't matter, the point is that he left. I was stuck at my grandparents house, and there were a thousand bloodthirsty birds outside. Luckily, my grandparents had a twelve pack of cream soda in the refridgerator, so I knew I could at least hold out a few days. I watched a couple hours of TV, and then checked up on the birds situation. By now, there were birds not only in my grandparent's lawn, but the neighboring lawns and the street as well. The cage had long since been overturned, but the birds apparently felt like staying anyways. After several minutes of brainstorming, I got the brilliant idea of turning the hose on them. After beating myself over the head for not thinking of it earlier, I took action. I geared up again in the poop coated armor, and took up hose. With thumb over nozzle, I stepped out of the garage and unleashed my awesome fury. Birds flew in every direction, and many got soaked to the point of losing the ability to fly. I thought of still trying to keep a few to show the african kids, but decided against it. Instead, when my ride finally arrived, they were greeted with a short cut, and very white, lawn. I had told my mom to bring the kids along, so we all had a good laugh, and I told them the story as we rode home.

Thank you.

[JBond]

Interesting...did you eat any mushrooms today!

[Olorin]

Yes! Delicious!

... Why do you ask?

[D-fence]

the EXACT same thing happened to me once!

[Superman]

Originally posted by D-fence:
the EXACT same thing happened to me once!

Me too, except I was naked and in public. There were no birds.

[Greengoblin]

post here ANYTHING unusual or strange you SAW today, whether it really WAS unusual or it made you think back to something that was weird in the past..

[D-fence]

Originally posted by Greengoblin:
post here ANYTHING unusual or strange you SAW today, whether it really WAS unusual or it made you think back to something that was weird in the past..

nows THAT'S the strangest thing I saw today! (but it's still morning here..so i'll get back to ya tonight)

[Jawatrader]

The bird story is not only the weirdest thing ive seen tody but well probably ever, Oolorin you are one weird guy, but its good to hear youre stories and opinions...i guess

[EmpireOfDust]

...I saw Rosie O'donnal today...

[JBond]

Originally posted by EmpireOfDust:
...I saw Rosie O'donnal today...

Ouch, and I thought MY day was bad!!

[Olorin]

Originally posted by Jawatrader:
The bird story is not only the weirdest thing ive seen tody but well probably ever, Oolorin you are one weird guy, but its good to hear youre stories and opinions...i guess

You thought that was weird? WHOOWEE! Have I got stories for you!

1. I swear it's true, and everyone laughs at me when I say it, but when I was 7 years old, I saw a flying gorrila go past my bedroom window. It had orange hair, so it was probably an orangotan, and it was in a sort of Superman pose. WHOOSH, and it was gone. Nobody saw it, but to this day, I swear it's true! Anyone else remember me sharing about this a while ago?

2. I was private school for middle-school, and there was a creek running by the playground. Actually, it was more like a shallow river. It was 4 feet deep, and 30 feet wide. One day, I noticed a rock moving slowly upstream. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that it was not a rock, but a BATTLESTATION! Actually, it was a huge turtle, about 5 feet wide. There was a little bridge a bit more upstream, and I met the turtle there and jumped onto it's back. I struggled for a while to hold on, and eventually got a good hold on it's back. I rode it for about 10 minutes, and then the creek reached a dam. I had to jump off, and the turtle turned to go back, but it looked like the thing was charging me. My friends were up on the bank, and I was freaked out. The turtle was slow, but seeing as I was only 12 years old, I was too. We had a 3-4 minute chase scene going, and we covered about 50 feet. Pretty freaky at the time, but friggin' hilarious lookin' back on it.

3. This isn't really a story, but when I was 8 or 9, I used to dress up in nothing but underwear, 30 or 40 pairs of it. I'd have it around my head, Make a shirt of of the bigger pairs, gloves, shoes, the list goes on. I called myself underwear man, and I would assault my mom and dad on poker nights. I'd throw all the spare pairs of underwear at them, because they'd need some clean dry underwear, after seeing how stupid I looked. My costume never failed to make my dad's guests blush and soil their own underwear.

I've got more, but I'll save them for later.

OLORIN = CRAZY, LOONEY, AND ... CRAP, I FORGOT!

[D-fence]

olorin... your my new best friend.

[Superman]

Originally posted by Greengoblin:
post here ANYTHING unusual or strange you SAW today, whether it really WAS unusual or it made you think back to something that was weird in the past..

Okay now I've seen everything!