So what did the cops say?
Inigo_Montoya:
Apropos of nothin I have an image now of a new super hero/villain: Strange Man
I reckon Strange Man would have a battered black leather cape, maybe tie-dyed jeans and a white dress shirt with a loud purple tie. Not sure what his superpowers would be…maybe he exudes a level of creepiness that subdues his foes with heebie jeebies?
Or maybe his specializes in getting some strange with random ladies in the hood?
Sounds like a superhero Steve Ditko would come up with:
Mr. A is a fictional comic book hero created by Steve Ditko. Unlike most of Ditko's work, the character of Mr. A remained the property of Ditko, who wrote and illustrated the stories in which the character appeared entirely himself. The character first appeared in Wally Wood's witzend #3 (1967).
Mr. A was inspired by Objectivism, the belief system and moral absolutism of the philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand. Ditko has been quoted as saying that his creation The Question was intended as a version of...
my mom is 58.
the cops didn’t say much. they didn’t file a report or anything since there was no visible weapon and the guy took off. they just told her to talk to the neighbors so they’d be aware in case he came around again, and to call them back if he showed up for some reason. that was pretty much it.
On the Oakland streets, “You kickin’ it?” and “You like to party?” are non-cop slang for…
“Are you a hooker and available?”
Normal responses would be either “No.” or “Yeah- business or pleasure?” Meaning, “Just sex to hang out and get high, or are you gonna pay me?”
And no, this wasn’t my normal crowd I was hanging out with when I learned this stuff.