Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

canadafreeze says,

You meet the strangest people and have the oddest encounters - from gun flashers to glass borrowers. Gee whiz ...

Bevvie says,

Gee whiz indeed! More stories to come...

L2L3 says,

Without my reading glasses, I've asked many a stranger to read something for me. Glad I live in this country. Other cultures are not always so friendly and willing to help.

Bevvie says,

I told her that I could read the price for her which I did. (Letting her borrow my glasses was not an option.) She lingered a while to discuss prices at different stores. Saw her again in the parking lot. She told me which purse she had bought, etc.

DynamicDbytheC says,

See, you should have had a gun.

Bevvie says,

DDC, you are so bad!

BanjoDan says,

Bev thanks for sharing your strange encounters!

jl333 says,

I think Bevvie should write a book about her strange encounters.

Bevvie says,

"Strange" you should say that, j! My sister and I were just saying the same thing!

Bevvie says,

BD, you are welcome. More to come!

accidentaltourist says,

Bevvie, you must have a sign like the invisible one I seem to wear...one that says "tell me your story."

Bevvie says,

I guess I do. It used to be "I'm available, so try to hit on me." Thankfully (I guess), I don't get that one as much. ;-)

lovelylizard says,

This whole thread is cracking me up!

Steve__Anthony says,

Yikes! --- Nose lice!!!!

MO_Thoughts2 says,

I wear the sign too. :-) Sometimes drives my kids crazy .. they will ask how I know that person and I'll respond, I don't.

Bevvie says,

I can make the book an anthology and include your stories as well.

Staraj says,

"Hi, can I borrow your knife?"

True story:

I often carry a multipurpose tool in a pouch on my belt. Of course, the tool has a knife blade among the various other components.

A few years ago, while I stared at something on a shelf in an aisle of the hardware department of a large store, an unknown woman suddenly appeared from around a corner and made the above request. She explained she needed to remove a tag from an item she was purchasing. Without hesitation, I lent her my tool/knife, watched her disappear back around the corner, and then stood stoically awaiting her return. But as I waited, I had an unpleasant thought: What if she had just spotted her ex-husband arm-in-arm with his new trophy girlfriend, and had decided in a fit of rage to bury MY knife with MY fingerprints on it up to the hilt in this guy's chest?

A few LONG minutes later, she returned and graciously thanked me for the use of the knife. And in my mind, I thanked her for not slaying anyone.

accidentaltourist says,

What if she just used the knife to cut the security tag off the item she was stuffing into her over-sized purse?

Staraj says,

So, I get 5 to 10 instead of life. I'll take the former.

accidentaltourist says,

Aiding and abetting...tsk tsk.

Bevvie says,

Ya never know which way a comment thread will unravel! ;-)

ba_miracle says,

Funny six and especially funny comment Staraj.

Strange encounters are sometimes my favorite, I'm certain I've been the initiator of many.

I'm not especially extroverted but I'll strike up a conversation or randomly thank anyone I see in uniform for serving their country.