stranger

It's weird that we're surrounded by people all the time, but it's against social convention to have a meaningful relationship with any of them. As rare as it is, people will take time out of their lives to make more of an impact than being just a face in the crowd. Some of these interactions are strange encounters, others are wholesome, but the one thing they all are is memorable.

Back in the good old days, you could get a random text about a newborn baby and just decide to go support the mom and laugh over the wholesome randomness of it all. Wrong number text exchanges have the tendency to get weird and hilarious, and sometimes an encounter with a total stranger just has some magic in it.

Every so often, someone makes the assumption that they can talk mad shit about someone else to their face just because they look like they they're not fluent in their language. It happened in this case where a rude customer didn't realize their cashier was fluent in Mandarin. The look on someone's face when they realize they've been insanely rude must be priceless.

The world as we know it operates under some guidelines, with an expectation that folks are maintaining social decency. Choosing beggars would seem to operate under a different set of self-encouraged rules. They approach otherwise peaceful negotiations and sales, with belligerence and irrational demands. Take this lazy roommate who morphed into one giant excuse whenever the utility bill showed up. Now that's infuriating. 

Don't get us wrong, we like meeting new people. It's just that after you've met enough new people, you get a sense of when someone might be dishonest, or potentially meaner than they seem. Here are some dating red flags that made people lose interest immediately.

Definitely still a better love story than Twilight. 

When this guy got looped into a baby birthing that he wasn't a part of, he still went down to see the new baby. Because why not? It makes you feel good to see random strangers making connections, especially with good humor involved, like this understanding customer who got a messed up pizza order.

Recently a mysterious figure using an old TV set as a mask delivered a bunch of old TVs to 50 people's doorsteps. Here's the full Washington Post story, but mostly people were intrigued by the strange nature of the act. The police weren't even sure if any crimes were actually being committed. Is the TV Head Guy just someone who needs to get rid of a bunch of TVs? Is this performance art? Apparently a similar TV doorstep thing has happened in that area in the past, so maybe people will just have to get used to it. Perhaps the creepiness of it is worthy of a cursed image? Either way, anything can happen out there, people see weird and creepy stuff at night.

Sometimes the most unexpected, yet intimate interaction with a total stranger can leave us utterly blown away with just how amazing humans are. This guy's story will give you the feels. 

Anyone who's put in a full day's work in the wrong shoes can attest to this one. The idea of not having enough money to go to work is completely absurd and stupid, and it's awesome that this stranger helped out this guy on principle. For another act of generosity, here's a  random act of kindness from a total stranger using a Redbox rental.

Our minds word vomit all kinds of crazy stuff when we're sleeping. If someone else is around to report back to you on what you might've said out loud, while in the middle of a dream, you will likely find yourself very confused. 

Just seeing someone out there isn't the creepiest thing. It's the ones where someone is looking back. Those are the creepiest.

Just cannot seem to take no for an answer.

Big shoutout is in accordance for our Troll of the Hour, seizing a particularly awkward situation brought on by a pregnant stranger lady with an affinity for not spelling words correctly. You could say this troll has a supernatural ability to poke sarcastic fun at an otherwise shit-coated scenario.