Comments on: 3 ways to not scare people when you walk past them late at night in a bad neighborhood. http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/ Curious | Cute | Comical | Crazy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:51:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kaye http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-53011 Kaye Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:47:43 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-53011 Thanks for the laugh! This is your best yet, that I've read. Thanks for the laugh! This is your best yet, that I’ve read.

]]> By: Rob http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52987 Rob Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:44:23 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52987 Glad to know you weren't hurt! Glad to know you weren’t hurt!

]]> By: Abraham Piper http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52984 Abraham Piper Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:58:46 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52984 Scary! Scary!

]]> By: jessicamelling http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52976 jessicamelling Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:46:02 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52976 I was getting out of my car one night in front of my house (in not that bad of a neighborhood), and a guy ran up from behind a parked car. I didn't exactly give them up easily, but somehow he ended up with my purse and two Target bags. The whole incident happened in probably 10 seconds or fewer! I was getting out of my car one night in front of my house (in not that bad of a neighborhood), and a guy ran up from behind a parked car. I didn’t exactly give them up easily, but somehow he ended up with my purse and two Target bags. The whole incident happened in probably 10 seconds or fewer!

]]> By: Rob http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52965 Rob Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:02:03 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52965 I'm curious as to where Jessica had all her mugging experiences - and were they as victim or casual observer? I’m curious as to where Jessica had all her mugging experiences – and were they as victim or casual observer?

]]> By: James http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52961 James Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:47:26 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52961 What about a post on how to scare muggers while walking late at night in a bad neighborhood? What about a post on how to scare muggers while walking late at night in a bad neighborhood?

]]> By: jessicamelling http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52960 jessicamelling Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:35:06 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52960 In my experience, muggers are actually more fast than furtive! In my experience, muggers are actually more fast than furtive!

]]> By: tyler http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52958 tyler Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:39:38 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52958 the whistling might make things creepier. the whistling might make things creepier.

]]> By: Matt Van Zee http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52947 Matt Van Zee Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:10:16 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52947 This is a brilliant topic. The night walk is a sticky one to navigate. On my way home tonight, a guy turned around and started talking to me about the slippery terrain and the Vikings game--not sure if he was trying to avoid appearing like a mugger or was trying to disarm the potential mugger he heard behind him. All of this is bringing to mind how I would sometimes run through an especially violent neighborhood when I lived in Milwaukee. No one mugs someone who is running, right? Maybe it could work in reverse. Would a mugger by running full down the street at night? Probably not. You'd freak people out, but you wouldn't make them quiver in fear for very long like you do when you're lurking or walking slowly and deliberately. I apologize for such a long comment on your compendious blog. If I had a blog, it would probably be called 22 pages or less. I enjoy reading this blog. Keep up the great work! -Matt Van Zee This is a brilliant topic. The night walk is a sticky one to navigate. On my way home tonight, a guy turned around and started talking to me about the slippery terrain and the Vikings game–not sure if he was trying to avoid appearing like a mugger or was trying to disarm the potential mugger he heard behind him.

All of this is bringing to mind how I would sometimes run through an especially violent neighborhood when I lived in Milwaukee. No one mugs someone who is running, right? Maybe it could work in reverse. Would a mugger by running full down the street at night? Probably not. You’d freak people out, but you wouldn’t make them quiver in fear for very long like you do when you’re lurking or walking slowly and deliberately.

I apologize for such a long comment on your compendious blog. If I had a blog, it would probably be called 22 pages or less.

I enjoy reading this blog. Keep up the great work!

-Matt Van Zee

]]> By: Bethany http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52918 Bethany Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:38:12 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52918 ha, if i saw someone skipping through my neighborhood at night it might go ahead and incite some sort of fear, just of a slightly different kind... ha, if i saw someone skipping through my neighborhood at night it might go ahead and incite some sort of fear, just of a slightly different kind…

]]> By: bean http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52917 bean Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:46:17 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52917 LOL - this is hilarious. Skipping in particular. LOL – this is hilarious. Skipping in particular.

]]> By: Calvin Brancheau http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52913 Calvin Brancheau Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:16:24 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52913 attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

]]> By: Shannon Archer http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52901 Shannon Archer Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:54:31 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52901 Can you just tell me what furtively means so I don't have to look it up? Can you just tell me what furtively means so I don’t have to look it up?

]]> By: Josh S http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52899 Josh S Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:15:21 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52899 1. whistle 2. skip 3. smoke 1. whistle
2. skip
3. smoke

]]> By: amanda http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52895 amanda Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:19:59 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52895 i think a more informative list for me would be how not to BE scared walking in a bad neighborhood late at night... i think a more informative list for me would be how not to BE scared walking in a bad neighborhood late at night…

]]> By: JoeS http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52893 JoeS Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:04:31 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52893 Whistling often seems like a cover-up for malicious intentions. How about putting an Ipod ear bud into one ear and singing along at a moderate level (enough so others can hear, but not to annoy people in their homes). Whistling often seems like a cover-up for malicious intentions. How about putting an Ipod ear bud into one ear and singing along at a moderate level (enough so others can hear, but not to annoy people in their homes).

]]> By: Mark Waldmann http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52892 Mark Waldmann Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:39:56 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52892 I need to start a personal list of your blog posts and tweets to determine my most frequent response to your posts: A. Laugh B. Consider my own heart / thoughts C. Go look something up that you said D. Click the link E. Wonder *what* kind of a character you are! F. More than one of the above. Hint: they are not listed in the order that I am guessing would be true, but laughing would probably be at the top! I need to start a personal list of your blog posts and tweets to determine my most frequent response to your posts:

A. Laugh
B. Consider my own heart / thoughts
C. Go look something up that you said
D. Click the link
E. Wonder *what* kind of a character you are!
F. More than one of the above.

Hint: they are not listed in the order that I am guessing would be true, but laughing would probably be at the top!

]]> By: Ben Power http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52888 Ben Power Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52888 Nice. Skipping would make it hard to relight, though. Or another alternative: 4) get a treadmill... =D Nice. Skipping would make it hard to relight, though. Or another alternative:

4) get a treadmill… =D

]]> By: ockennedys http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52887 ockennedys Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:42:51 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52887 But do any of these three make one a more inviting target for actual muggers? But do any of these three make one a more inviting target for actual muggers?

]]> By: Dan Sullivan http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52886 Dan Sullivan Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:10:23 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52886 I always found that on a Greyhound bus, if you dress like a crazy person, the crazy people will leave you alone. The middle-class folks are the obvious targets. (I wore a big purple sock hat in July and nobody bothered me from Indiana to D.C.) I always found that on a Greyhound bus, if you dress like a crazy person, the crazy people will leave you alone. The middle-class folks are the obvious targets.

(I wore a big purple sock hat in July and nobody bothered me from Indiana to D.C.)

]]> By: Denita http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52884 Denita Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:40:37 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52884 And don't forget to wear a shirt that says "NOT A MUGGER" in large glow-in-the-dark letters! And don’t forget to wear a shirt that says “NOT A MUGGER” in large glow-in-the-dark letters!

]]> By: jamsco http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52881 jamsco Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:09:03 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52881 4. Bring a kid. 4. Bring a kid.

]]> By: Lindsey http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52879 Lindsey Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:39:18 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52879 lol SKIP!! That's awesome. lol SKIP!! That’s awesome.

]]> By: Andre http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52874 Andre Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:15:28 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52874 How 'bout NOT walking in a bad neighborhood late at night? How ’bout NOT walking in a bad neighborhood late at night?

]]> By: Chelsea Bass http://twentytwowords.com/2010/01/23/3-ways-to-not-scare-people-when-you-walk-past-them-late-at-night-in-a-bad-neighborhood/#comment-52868 Chelsea Bass Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:39:04 +0000 http://twentytwowords.com/?p=5877#comment-52868 Bhahaha! Oh, the glorious mental picture of the whistling, skipping, pipe-smoking AP! Bhahaha! Oh, the glorious mental picture of the whistling, skipping, pipe-smoking AP!

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