03-03-2019, 12:05 AM
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Re: Let's have a laugh
This story happened a while ago in Dublin, and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, its said to be true!John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm.
The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped. John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door.. only to realise there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on
The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and saw a bend approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life. Then, just before the car hit the bend, a hand appeared out of nowhere through the window and turned the wheel. John, paralysed with terror, watched as the hand came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it. Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had.
A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realised he was crying and.... wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the dark and stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other...
'Look Paddy.....there's that frigging idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it!'
04-03-2019, 02:02 PM
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Re: Let's have a laugh
We've just returned from a few days in Vienna, and I must mention a true event that had me laughing for the rest of the day.We were in a supermarket picking up some food for the week (we were staying in an apartment), when Marge picked up a packet of meat and exclaimed that it was ostrich meat.
"Ostrich meat?", I queried. I couldn't believe it, and had a look at the packet.
Having examined the printed description, in small letters, I fell about laughing. I just couldn't help it.
The words I read described (in German, of course) that the meat was produced in Österreich.
Marge wouldn't speak to me for some time afterwards.
04-03-2019, 02:17 PM
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Re: Let's have a laugh
Originally Posted by JBR
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We've just returned from a few days in Vienna, and I must mention a true event that had me laughing for the rest of the day.We were in a supermarket picking up some food for the week (we were staying in an apartment), when Marge picked up a packet of meat and exclaimed that it was ostrich meat.
"Ostrich meat?", I queried. I couldn't believe it, and had a look at the packet.
Having examined the printed description, in small letters, I fell about laughing. I just couldn't help it.
The words I read described (in German, of course) that the meat was produced in Österreich.
Marge wouldn't speak to me for some time afterwards.
04-03-2019, 02:39 PM
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Re: Let's have a laugh
Originally Posted by JBR
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We've just returned from a few days in Vienna, and I must mention a true event that had me laughing for the rest of the day.We were in a supermarket picking up some food for the week (we were staying in an apartment), when Marge picked up a packet of meat and exclaimed that it was ostrich meat.
"Ostrich meat?", I queried. I couldn't believe it, and had a look at the packet.
Having examined the printed description, in small letters, I fell about laughing. I just couldn't help it.
The words I read described (in German, of course) that the meat was produced in Österreich.
Marge wouldn't speak to me for some time afterwards.
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