# Something grabbed ahold of my hand! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804 "2011-02-18T14:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/1 "2011-02-18T14:43:26Z")
I didn’t know what had my hand, but that’s when all my troubles began. ---
**Author:** ![corvidae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@corvidae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corvidae)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/2 "2011-02-18T15:06:54Z")
I don’t understand you… ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/3 "2011-02-18T15:10:30Z")
…congratulations? (engagement?) ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/4 "2011-02-18T15:10:50Z")
The boogey man? ---
**Author:** ![Heyoka13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Heyoka13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heyoka13)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/5 "2011-02-18T15:19:10Z")
Incubus or succubus? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/6 "2011-02-18T15:19:20Z")
Was it a giant? Maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/7 "2011-02-18T15:37:06Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > Was it a giant? Maybe? Might Be. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/8 "2011-02-18T15:44:17Z")
Closely examine the thing that is holding your hand. Is it greenish and hairless with a knobby back? Small eyes and very big mouth? Four short legs and a long thick tail? If so, it might be an alligator or crocodile. If that’s the case, it may try to drag you toward a nearby body of water. I suggest _-in the strongest terms possible-_ that you not allow it to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/9 "2011-02-18T15:49:43Z")
Get out of my head! Just a few minutes ago, I was humming, “Please pass the milk, please.” ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/10 "2011-02-18T16:01:12Z")
I don’t understand you . . . ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/11 "2011-02-18T16:04:20Z")
I thought you were Dale. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/12 "2011-02-18T16:14:54Z")
It sounds slightly Seussian to me. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/13 "2011-02-18T17:06:53Z")
I heard a sound, I turned around, I turned around to find the thing that made the sound. Which leads me to… Turn around, turn around, there’s a thing there that can be found. Turn around, turn around, it’s a human skull on the ground! Human skull. On the ground. Turn around! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/14 "2011-02-18T17:20:14Z")
I… Walk along… Darkened corridors… ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/15 "2011-02-18T17:42:43Z")
What’s that blue thing doing here? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/16 "2011-02-18T18:16:41Z")
Still recovering from being refracted into a free-standing prism. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/17 "2011-02-18T18:19:16Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I didn’t know what had my hand… That was you? Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/18 "2011-02-18T19:14:52Z")
I’m having a heart attack! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/19 "2011-02-18T19:21:07Z")
No way I’m turning around! I’m heading for the hills! Running flat out, not looking back and tripping. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-grabbed-ahold-of-my-hand/571804/20 "2011-02-18T19:30:55Z")
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