# I don't know what the hell to tell my buddy---- **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 22, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309 "2003-03-22T06:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BigToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigToad)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/1 "2003-03-22T06:25:59Z")
Ok, I don’t know if this is the right place to say this. This is more of an “I don’t know what the hell to do or say to my buddy.” Right. Lately my buddy has been damn depressed about something that happened in his area, he lives in Chicago, you know where the protesters were, and he was bitchin about his “god damn piece of shit Ford” because he accidentally hit the accellerator instead of the brake when he tried to screech to a halt to avoid hitting some of the protestors, and instead he rammed into a couple of them and now feels like shit. He said no one died because of it, but he still feels bad they were hurt. I ain’t big on counseling, anyone got any Idea what I can say? ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/2 "2003-03-22T06:50:08Z")
Well, you can reassure him that no one died, keep tellin’ 'em that. And more than likely they were probably just pissed for a while. If he wasn’t arrested, he probably didn’t hurt them too bad, or you would figure the cops would have tracked him down. As well, he probably couldn’t have been going fast at all. but I thought they closed down the area where they were protesting to traffic? 😕 I know for sure LSD was closed completely. /Shadez ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/3 "2003-03-22T10:53:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BigToad \* > \*\*… anyone got any Idea what I can say? \*\* I’d say, “Get a good lawyer.” Why do I feel the OP is a joke? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/4 "2003-03-22T14:42:25Z")
I’m with **Violet** … a lawyer, and go for professional counselling. But don’t go for the counsellling until AFTER you’ve talked to a lawyer, that might be construed as evidence of guilt or something. Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board, **BigToad**. We’re glad to have you here, assuming that you’re a legit poster and that this isn’t just a put-on. Since this topic isn’t really a “Great Debate”, I’m moving it to a more appropriate forum. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/5 "2003-03-22T14:44:39Z")
Yeah that’s weird, I was on LSD and I would have had to run over several police barricades (with police behind them) to even get to the protesters. Was this somewhere else? ---
**Author:** ![MercyStreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@MercyStreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MercyStreet)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/6 "2003-03-22T15:24:31Z")
“Gas on the right; brake on the left” strikes me as a good opener. I never understood how anyone could pull such a maneuver until it happened to me – minus the soft targets, fortunately. I was pulling out of the driveway, my foot was hovering above one pedal. When I needed to brake abruptly, I slammed down my foot – which had been hovering above the GAS. Duh. Thank goodness the other driver was in the mood to show off his finely honed steering skills. No collision. ---
**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/7 "2003-03-22T15:35:42Z")
I don’t think this sounds like a joke at all. I’m not very good with advice, but I think you should just tell him to go see a lawyer, then go talk to a therapist or something, all the while letting him know that he did nothing wrong, and it was an _accident_, and everyone’s okay. Although I am curious as to how he got that close. I know not _all_ the streets were barricaded, but I would think there would be sufficient protection— exactly to prevent something like this from happening. And why didn’t we hear about it on the news? They’re broadcasting _everything_ while nothing new comes in from Iraq. (I swear, my house has been like a press room in and of itself— the news is on constantly!) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/8 "2003-03-22T21:03:54Z")
It has to be a joke. Right? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/9 "2003-03-22T21:16:58Z")
**BigToad** claims his friend lives in Chicago. Have there been any news reports of a runaway Ford striking Chicago anti-war protestors? It should be fairly simple to check. ---
**Author:** ![Elvis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Elvis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvis)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/10 "2003-03-22T22:15:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MikeG \* > \*\*Yeah that’s weird, I was on LSD and I would have had to run over several police barricades (with police behind them) to even get to the protesters. Was this somewhere else? \*\* Yeah, I was on LSD and the protesters looked like gigantic two headed multi-colored rats to me… ---
**Author:** ![BigToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BigToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigToad)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/11 "2003-03-22T22:21:42Z")
I haven’t known the guy for very long, so maybe he is screwy in the head. I chatted with him on irc in the computer channels, so we talked about mostly computers. Maybe I should steer clear of this guy? He might be a nutcase then. ---
**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/12 "2003-03-22T23:06:19Z")
You mean _you don’t know?_ Jeez… I don’t think he quite qualifies as your “buddy”, then, does he? ---
**Author:** ![BigToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BigToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigToad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/13 "2003-03-23T00:05:16Z")
Ok, whats your point? ---
**Author:** ![Shadez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Shadez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadez)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/14 "2003-03-23T02:11:24Z")
The boards have had a lot of people with 1 post come on and make up stuff just to “get attention.” Actually, it’s not limited to a low post count. And some of us are probably weary why you’re posting a thread for a guy you barely know. /Shadez ---
**Author:** ![BigToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BigToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigToad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/15 "2003-03-23T03:55:32Z")
Oh. Ok. Well thanks. Have fun. G’bye 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/16 "2003-03-23T04:16:33Z")
Did “your buddy” stop and help them? Get a ticket? Arrested? Spend a night in jail? What do you mean by “ **lately** my buddy has been damn depressed”? How long ago did this supposedly happen? ---
**Author:** ![IThinkNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@IThinkNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IThinkNot)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-what-the-hell-to-tell-my-buddy/163309/17 "2003-03-23T22:07:35Z")
“ **Have fun. G’Bye 🙂** ” What do you mean? Where are you skipping off to, **BigToad?** …psst… ladies and gentlemen, I think we have been duped.