Alternatively, maybe the young lady in the car was called Candy and her gentleman friend was 'pimping his ho', as I believe the parlance is.
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If it was a bigger city, I coulda been shotI don't feel safe anymore..
WHAT????
This is bugging the hell out of me. What does this mean? 1. Why would they shoot you?
2. Why would they only shoot you in a bigger city? If someone wants to shoot someone, they shoot them.
3. What????
WHAT????
1. Why would they shoot you?
2. Why would they only shoot you in a bigger city? If someone wants to shoot someone, they shoot them.
3. What????
I think you sum up everyone's feelings nicely here.
You've got it all wrong OP. Your missing some key elements that once explained will help you better navigate life in the "big city"
"Do you wanna buy some candy?" = I've got chocolates and other sweets for sale if you're interested?
"Hey, you lookin' to score some candy?" = I've got some drugs if you're interested?
"Want some candy little girl?" = Just come a little closer to the car sweetheart... c'mon, you can do it, that's it... *van doors slam followed by screeching tires*
Though only slightly different in vocabulary, inflection, and tone, knowing the key differences when faced with these salutations can mean the difference in you enjoying a tasty treat, chasing the tail of the dragon, or ending up on a milk carton. I hope you have found this public service announcement to be both helpful and informative. Have a nice day.
You sir, deserve a medal for that post
Or some candy? But what kind of candy? Don't worry, I wont shoot if you say no...WHAT????
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2. Why would they only shoot you in a bigger city? If someone wants to shoot someone, they shoot them.
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What he said, and with a citation...
"Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds." CBS News, May 2010
Shooting potential customers is counter productive. Even the most elementary type of street pharmacist understands this.
LOL I could have been shot!
Really? Really? Are people that deathly afraid of contact with strangers?
I went to the store this morning, I could have been shot!
I went to the east side of town. There was a Mexican. I could have been shot!
And I love the fear of big cities. Just wow.
You must not understand. There's nothing scarier than drug dealers! Other than large dogs and forest fires.
Really? Really? Are people that deathly afraid of contact with strangers?
I went to the store this morning, I could have been shot!
I went to the east side of town. There was a Mexican. I could have been shot!
And I love the fear of big cities. Just wow.
You must not understand. There's nothing scarier than drug dealers! Other than large dogs and forest fires.
I thought that rapists were meant to offer the sweets for free?
Guess that's the recession for ya.
Guess that's the recession for ya.
I remember a few years back (3-4), I was in the parking lot and this white fan drives by, stops and a dude was in the middle of the van with the door opened wondering if I wanted to buy some stereo equipment. I say no and he sped off
Was quite weird. I think I even made a thread about it shortly after it happened
Was quite weird. I think I even made a thread about it shortly after it happened
Yeah, the white van scam is pretty common. I've been asked a few times before too.
Stolen Candy?? Thieves in training. Do well with Candy and work your way up to .... loaves of bread, eh?
Addendum: I remember reading a decade or 3 ago about a fellow in NYC who would spot an out-of-towner on the side-walk and offer to sell him a brand new, in the box, stereo out of the trunk of his car. For cheap. Selling it for friend who had hit hardtimes, or whatever.
Turned out he was selling brand new stereos he was legitimately buying from a stereo shop.... for a profit. He was paying his taxes, he had plugged the parking meter, etc etc... the police couldn't find anything he was doing illegally. He was just counting on visitors having a stereotype (no pun intended) about the value of a stereo bought out of the trunk of a car.
I was playing on general irrational fears. Like the OP's fear of people in big cities.
I think this guy had some SKITTLES from those people you described: note, NSFW outbursts (as seen on CNN, etc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI
Speaker scam is done with white vans, but also done with SUV.
They are selling speakers worth like $50 but looks great on the outside, but shows you a "magazine" that shows it's worth a few thousand dollars.
The scam is to fool you into thinking you are getting a steal, and asks you what you would offer. Some people paid hundreds of dollars for something that's pretty much worthless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI
Speaker scam is done with white vans, but also done with SUV.
They are selling speakers worth like $50 but looks great on the outside, but shows you a "magazine" that shows it's worth a few thousand dollars.
The scam is to fool you into thinking you are getting a steal, and asks you what you would offer. Some people paid hundreds of dollars for something that's pretty much worthless.
You know, that's a great straight line... but I must be tired, 'cause I can't think of anything witty... can I get a rain-check?
