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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Life / Teh Internets "The Different Kinds of Strangers"

Posted by David Schmader on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 1:08 PM

Good to know.

Also, what the fuck?

Thank you, Videogum (where Gabe offers a few hee-larious stranger-traps of his own...)

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What do you mean "what the fuck?"

Safety has to be taught....over and over again.

Posted by hartiepie on September 24, 2009 at 1:43 PM

There's a part of me that wants to get kidnapped by the blond woman with the video game.

Posted by mao on September 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM

I would have a hard time saying "no" to the lady with the gameboy. And not because of the gameboy if you catch my drift.

Oh, and I am an adult and am not a law enforcement officer.

Posted by mortimer on September 24, 2009 at 1:57 PM

I too would like to engage in sexual intercourse with the blond female.

Posted by Sir Learnsalot

on September 24, 2009 at 2:01 PM

I'm unclear -- how was the famous trap different than the hero trap? I have to say, he does look like a lot of professional photographers I know...

Posted by Cracker Jack on September 24, 2009 at 2:15 PM

I'd put my batteries in her gameboy.

Posted by T on September 24, 2009 at 2:17 PM

She's hot and likes video games? Clearly a trap.

Posted by Trouble on September 24, 2009 at 2:25 PM

We should avoid:

helping
bribing
being famous
having fun
getting a job
being a playmate
emergency
affection
authority
hero
threats

sooo.... how is anyone supposed to get sex?

Posted by DK on September 24, 2009 at 2:41 PM

A pizza delivery guy represents authority?

And yes, sex with the blond woman would be desirable.

Posted by heywhatsit!? on September 24, 2009 at 2:49 PM

i was ok up until I'LL KILL YOUR DOG! jaysus!! RUN KID RUN!

Posted by spoiler alert on September 24, 2009 at 3:02 PM

Completely wrong actress to use for the gameboy bit. I'd go to her car, no questions asked.

Posted by chorizo on September 24, 2009 at 3:20 PM

How did they get actual child molesters to play the child molesters?

Posted by Queen Vidor on September 24, 2009 at 3:35 PM

@12 - Child molesters aren't very smart.

Posted by oh, THAT on September 24, 2009 at 4:20 PM

has anyone mentioned the blond with the video games yet? yowza! i'd take the battery out of her car, if you get my drift.

do you?

sincerely,
diggum

Posted by diggum on September 24, 2009 at 4:33 PM

I would have had a hard time resisting the cute blonde guy who wanted to go play "arcade games." He could toggle my joystick anytime!

Posted by lalatata on September 24, 2009 at 4:47 PM

I like the skeezy bald dude with the mullett in the car. Mama always said when you see trash - pick it up!

Posted by montex on September 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

Good thread!

Also, to the blonde: We don't have to go all they way to your car, see, this game boy has fresh batteries. Good to go!

Posted by Whack on September 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM

The "I'll kill your dog" threat is especially scary since the guy appears to be wearing a dead dog on his head.

Also, shouldn't the celebrity trap be called the Michael Jackson rule?

Posted by Renton Mike on September 25, 2009 at 7:20 AM

Even though the stranger stuff is completely misdirected (stranger kidnapping/harm is incredibly rare compared to harm from people a kid knows), the interspersed comments are actually really good -- "your safety is more important than being polite" "follow your feelings" and "you can say no, even to an adult." I'm a med student and during my pediatrics rotation I asked a 4yo to take off his shirt. He said no, and his mom said, "you don't say no to an adult!" What a great message to send! A grown man you've just met is asking you to take off your clothes and you can't say no! Fuck that. Gavin de Becker has great books (The Gift of Fear, and Protecting the Gift) about helping kids develop and follow their intuition to keep themselves safe instead of relying on a stupid list of techniques a stranger might use.

Posted by NST on September 25, 2009 at 8:19 AM

Kill your dog guy made me laugh out loud (at work), and @12, that was my thought exactly especially the "You're cute let me take your photo" guy. Could they have found any creepier actors?

Posted by conor23 on September 25, 2009 at 9:09 AM