“It still gives me chills thinking about it.”
and the replies quickly filled with an array of unsettling and surprising interactions.
Here’s what people shared:
1.
I told him, he said thanks, crossed the street, and I continued on my way.
A few seconds later, I heard a noise, like something whizzing past me.
I turned around, and he was shooting at me with a BB gun from across the street."
u/Dizzy_Store_760
2.
“I was working a service counter in retail in 1998 and expecting my first baby.
I greeted him a few times, and he didn’t react.
The dad’s not around, but that’s okay; you’ve got this.
The baby’s coming very soon, early, but don’t worry, he’ll do good.'
Before I could say anything, he left the store.
He was right about everything.”
u/SundayMorningTrisha
3.
His lips were stained.
He was clearly drunk, but not to the point of being a problem or anything.
I was uncomfortable at first, but we discussed some interesting things and shared our philosophies."
“After a while, his stop came up.
There was no devious intention.
He looked at me and said, ‘I know the pain you are feeling.
You lost your mother.
Do not despair; she is with you.’
Then, he exclaimed, ‘I am a Seraphim of the highest order!’
and did a sort of theatrical curtsy and walked off the bus.
I was left dumbfounded.
It was the darkest time in my life.
How this random homeless man knew this about me, Ill never know.
He was like a character from the movieDogma.
Maybe he really was a Seraphim of the highest order.
It still gives me chills thinking about it.”
u/AlligatorBiscuit
4.
“I was 14 at a Metallica/Guns N' Roses joint concert.
Metallica had already done their show, and we were waiting for GNR to come on.
It was a bit of a wait because, well, GNR.
I was standing there feeling alright because my section didn’t seem too rowdy.
Suddenly, I’m grabbed from behind.
The guy behind me throws one arm across my upper body and pulls me right up into his chest.
“A second later, someone’s nachos with gooey cheese sauce comes raining down on us.
Then, he let me go.
I check it out, and there’s not a drop of cheese sauce on me.
Thank you, kind stranger, if you’re out there.”
u/Oil-Executive
5.
“I was in a grocery store in Cape May, New Jersey with my ex-MIL.
I am adopted, and I was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
I heard this older lady call out a name.
It wasn’t my name, so I really didn’t pay much attention.
Welp, that didn’t work.
I looked at this lady and she goes, ‘OMG, you’re not Kelly!
You look just like Kelly, but she has blue eyes!’
Now this was 1988, so she pulled out her wallet and showed me Kelly’s picture.
It was ME with blue eyes.
I mean, it was like a picture of me, but with blue eyes.
Even my ex-MIL was like, ‘WTH?!’
The lady apologized and walked away before I could even think!
All these years I’ve wondered, am I twin?
Do I have a sibling that I didn’t know about?”
u/jersey8894
6.
She looked at me and said, ‘Youre a Virgo.
Am I right?’
Before I could answer, she added, ‘Of course Im right.
Im never wrong.’
She just smiled and got off at West 4th street.
I am a Virgo.”
u/ChovkaPasha
7.
“I went to visit Roanoke, Virginia once.
I went into this little restaurant, and the staff was all super friendly ‘How you been?
‘, ‘So nice you dropped by!
‘, and so on.
I told them they had me mixed up with someone else, really!
Never went back, and never had an experience like that again.”
u/The_Patriot
8.
I didn’t reply.
I shouted that I’d be five minutes.
u/rainbowroobear
9. u/Xenovitz
10.
“I used to work in a food truck called ‘Dem Boys Seafood.’
I’d been working with them for about two years.
I met many bizarre customers during my time working there.
There was this one time this guy and his two kids didn’t have any money on them.
He told me he’d pay me back somehow, and I told him it was fine.
A few days later, this guy came back and gave me a box full of pants.
It was weird at first, but I took it anyway.
I didn’t want to be mean or anything, so I took it.”
“Anyway, when I got home, I checked out the pants.
Some were my size, so I wanted to clean them before I wore them.
I’m not joking.
IN EVERY SINGLE POKET.
It was about $1,000.
A lucky day in my life.
I never saw the guy and his kids ever again.
I think of them sometimes, and I hope they’re doing alright out there somewhere.”
u/Be1Dreamer
11.
“I once delivered food to a dude’s house.
I said no, I was just delivering food, and then asked why his door was open.
He said, ‘The Irish.’
Didn’t even elaborate, but I gave him his food.
All it was was a $5 piece of garlic bread and I screwed off.
I’m forever stuck with that memory.”
u/StarCode5000
12.
One of them went inside, and the rest remained in the gas-filling zone.
Suddenly, a car parked, and a guy comes out of it crying for help.
He was saying that his girlfriend was possessed and pointed to the car.
In the passenger seat was this girl who was trembling and seemed to be in a trance.
We tried to ignore him, then he went over to her and screamed ‘kindly come back!’
and other things like that.
He asked us for help again.
Us and the gas station guy were speechless.
u/triple_demiga
13. u/Imaginary_Office7660
14.
A handsome man about my age approached, and he was speaking English with a thick Italian accent.
‘Excuse me,’ he said.
‘Are you married?’
‘Oh I’m sorry,’ he said.
‘Your face is my favorite.'"
u/dont_disturb_the_cat
15.
We run up to Baltimore and hit a dance club.
I sit/stand around waiting for my group to go.
u/Mike7676
16.
“I met the self-proclaimed devil once.
I was going through some stuff, and there he was at the mall.
He knew my name and the name of the guy I was with.
I shook his hand, and it felt electric.
I strongly believe it was actually him.”
u/plindsay
17.
It was in the middle of a very cold winter.
I can’t remember what I said, but he never moved an inch, nor said a word.
So, we just walked by and went to the car."
IDK, it was bizarre."
u/Qemyst
18.
I went in and bought groceries with the cash."
u/cautiousBabygirl
19.
Noped out of that one pretty fast."
A customer heard the conversation.
The customer came back into the store a few minutes later with a condolence card.
I was touched by their compassion."
u/PineappleExcellent90
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