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RL_Mutt t1_j9qafn6 wrote

Had a kid in a shiesty ask me no less than 4 times via hand signals for my phone today, at stop light at 8am.

I get it, you need to make a phone call, but go to a gas station, a rite aid, a CVS, or anywhere else. I’m not handing you my phone when I’m in a car and you’re on foot. I laughed about it the rest of the way to work.

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thelovelylydz t1_j9qku3h wrote

Lol last week, I had a middle schooler walking down the street ask to finish my cig. I was like, absolutely not, but I will definitely be saying "Can I cop that fugg" next time I need to bum one.

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lasthorizon25 t1_j9rd2ru wrote

HAHA amazing. Reminds me of a time I was biking to work and a middle school kid waved me down on my bike and asked me if I'd go to the vape store nearby and buy him a vape pen with the $10 he had in his hand. Along with the fact that that was definitely not enough money my first instinct was to just go "absolutely not." He just stares at me for a second and then goes, ".......fuuuuuuuuck." I biked away.

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rhinestone_indian t1_j9rzo23 wrote

All of y’all say that but people do that because Baltimore is literally a “you never know, fuck it” type of city. Growing up there kinda warped me.

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RL_Mutt t1_j9s0l6s wrote

Oh I 100% agree. He kept asking other people in stopped traffic and I can guarantee that there are one or two people gullible enough to just hand over their phone to a random person.

I was on my lunch break in Times Square in like 2014 and a German family came up to me out of nowhere on the street. The Mother handed me her phone with one of those cases where they had their credit cards and other things in a pocket and asked me if I knew the number for a cab to Rockefeller Center.

I was dumbfounded. Just gave me an $800 iPhone with zero hesitation. Those folks are definitely out there.

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HamiltonCis t1_j9th6t1 wrote

they just aren't used to the crime we have in our cities.

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No-Success7693 t1_j9ujkmi wrote

A while back, I was driving up MLK and a younger white guy was on the median strip, presumably to panhandle. When I stopped in traffic and looked at him, I realized he was pointing to his wrist, holding his arms up, then waving a middle finger at all the cars. Did this whole cycle three or four times.

I rolled down my window and asked him what was up. He said "Can you tell me what time it is?"

I told him, and he politely thanked me and told me to have a good one.

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