Things That Amuse You

[skaredshtles]

Way back when (before remote entry) I borrowed by Grandpa's car to go on a road trip. I came out of a travel plaza and realized I had no idea what I was driving or really where I parked. Well I had a bit of an idea but you get the picture. It probably took an hour of looking in the windows to find my stuff before I figured it out.

Shouldn't this be in the stoner thread??

[riser4]

I spent probably 5 mins trying to get into a Subaru in a city market parking lot before realizing that my dog wasn't in it, then realizing that my Subaru was two cars over and that was where the beeping was coming from.

My wife has a few good stories in this vein. Toyota Sienna in both colors we have owned were really popular in our town. But; instead of a dog not in the vehicle, picture someone else's terrified kids wondering who the crazy lady was who was madly pushing the button, hearing the beep, and frustrated that the door wouldn't unlock and that the kids wouldn't open it. Or the time she whipped open the door and began commenting on my parking job and it wasn't me in the driver's seat of not her van. Hilarious.

[bagtagley]

You don’t realize how many Silver Honda Odysseys are out there until your wife and kids regularly try to get in the wrong one.

[m2711c]

I’ll take “shit that’ll get your ass shot in today’s America“ for $200 please, Alex.

[Ted Striker]

Late 00s / early 10s, I'm sitting in our green 2nd gen Outback in front of the pet food store. Parked next to me are two other 2nd gen Outbacks - one white, and one dark blue.

Woman walks up, hits the unlock button on her key, and attempts to get in the blue one. When the door won't open, she pushes it again, looks at the key, looks at the car, and just kinda stands there in a moment of confusion. Pushing it a third time she notices that the lights are flashing on the white one, walks over, gets in and drives away.

[PB]

Colors are hard.

[riser4]

I’ll take “shit that’ll get your ass shot in today’s America“ for $200 please, Alex.

My wife made that connection when the cheerleaders got shot for trying to get in the wrong car. It was a sobering moment. I have her a hug.

[gravitylover]

My wife had a 94 Jeep GC when we met. One night we came out of a bar and she pushed the button, 3 Jeeps beeped and unlocked. The ignition key worked in two of them. I wanted to take the one that wasn't hers and move it around the block.

[riser4]

My wife had a 94 Jeep GC when we met. One night we came out of a bar and she pushed the button, 3 Jeeps beeped and unlocked. The ignition key worked in two of them. I wanted to take the one that wasn't hers and move it around the block.

How do you know you took the right one home? Or for that matter, the right jeep?

[gravitylover]

Hers had a permanently mounted cellphone. It was this big thing with a coiled cord to the handset mounted to the console.

[gravitylover]

I guess that's like, in High School my buddy had a 71 Dart (best $300 car ever!) and his door key opened about half the Chrysler cars we tried it in and his ignition key worked in most of those. We moved cars around NYC a few times just because we could.

[BCMtnHound]

Hah. Late 70’s/early 80’s Volkswagens were similar. My scirocco key worked for my folk’s vanagon. Simpler times.

[Danno]

My buddy's dorm key allowed us to start one of our college facilities department's golf carts. That got us into some trouble at 2am after a bender.

[EWG]

My buddy's dorm key allowed us to start one of our college facilities department's golf carts. That got us into some trouble at 2am after a bender.

That, in college, is like hitting the lottery.

[riser4]

My buddy's dorm key allowed us to start one of our college facilities department's golf carts. That got us into some trouble at 2am after a bender.

I think I can relate to the thought process that led to saying hmmm, I wonder if my dorm key can start this golf cart.

[Jax]

[J. Barron DeJong]

My buddy's dorm key allowed us to start one of our college facilities department's golf carts. That got us into some trouble at 2am after a bender.

Our university had underground tunnels that would get you anywhere on campus, which was great in winter.

Friend of mine walked out of the campus bar into the tunnels after a night of drinking and there was a maintenance golf cart with the key in it, so he decided he’d just drive back to the dorms.

But the campus cops saw him, and a low-speed chase ensued.

He made it to the dorms, up to his floor, and thought he had a good lead… so he decided to do a cartwheel.

Cops tackled him, cuffed him, and took him to the campus station.

Don’t remember what the punishment ended up being exactly, but I know there was some serious discussion about whether he should be kicked out of school. (He wasn’t.)

[Danno]

Yeah, we took the golf cart to Wawa, got caught by the cops, I got cuffed and stuffed and a chase ensued for my buddies (they got caught too). The college didn't press charges.

[oldnew_guy]

Oh look. The two state license plates that usually identify an insane/shitty driver.

[Jax]

I hypothesize the Texan parked like shit first, then the Floridian pulled a dick move and squeezed in anyway and exited the passenger door. But maybe the Floridian parked first and then the Texan still parked like shit.

[Danno]

I think the Texan was second, and they parked that way to make it easier for them to get out (those spaces are small). Doubt they even thought about the other car, because Texas.

[oldnew_guy]

Doesn't matter. They deserve each other.

[rideit]

Colors are hard.

A few days ago at Albie's. It took me 1/2 a second when the car didn't open, but we never lock Wifey's car, so it was obvious.

[boltonoutlaw]

When I was a resident one of the attendings, an older guy who should have retired years before, died on the shitter in the surgery clinic. Getting CPR by people I worked with with my pants around my ankles--no thanks.

Reminds me:
Went to a bud's to get a sack and their non-English speaking neighbor came frantically knocking on the door. Her husband was unresponsive in the bog and she could not open the door more than a crack. I went over to help and discovered him lifeless, undies warming his ankles.
FYI, I was not amused.

[Mustonen]

A friend of a friend’s 16yo got her randomly assigned license plate: 4PEN13