# Strangest thing you've seen **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842 "2009-03-26T07:14:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/41 "2009-03-27T17:55:55Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Hey! That looks an awful lot like it, but it’s not a fruit tree. It’s a bush that gets little berries on it (maybe that counts??). Mulberry or something? I’ll try to get a picture of it. It totally looks like a dog turd. Speaking of which, that’s another reason Starbucks has to enforce the “no dogs” policy: the real possibility that a customer might mistake Rover’s leavings for one of their once-fresh scones. Not that they’re worried about the customer’s well-being… they just don’t want to lose the revenue. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/42 "2009-03-27T18:01:36Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Oh, shut the hell up! I’m not afraid of anything “slightly different”, you’re just trying to start a fight. I see it as putting a little child in an ANIMAL CARRIER on wheels. You can’t talk to the kid, or see how it’s doing, or point out things like flowers and clouds. The neighbors see a conveyance hauled behind a bike, not a child. What’s the fucking point??? A change of air from the McMansion? Get Dad away from the HDTV to get some exercise AND get the kid out of the house? > > It looks as ridiculous as those stupid, I don’t know what you call them, racing strollers? some years ago. The ones that enable the yuppie moms in sports bras and cooter cutter shorts to go running like coked out idiots pushing their kid ahead of them. Dude, that kind of snobby elitism just doesn’t fly around here. You need to learn to be a little more accepting towards others. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/43 "2009-03-27T18:04:46Z")
I once saw a man riding a tandem bike with a kid trailer attached to the back of it and a pet trailer attached to the back of that. Perhaps not the oddest thing I’ve seen ever, but it was worth a double take. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/44 "2009-03-27T18:06:14Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Oh, shut the hell up! I’m not afraid of anything “slightly different”, you’re just trying to start a fight. I see it as putting a little child in an ANIMAL CARRIER on wheels. You can’t talk to the kid, or see how it’s doing, or point out things like flowers and clouds. The neighbors see a conveyance hauled behind a bike, not a child. What’s the fucking point??? A change of air from the McMansion? Get Dad away from the HDTV to get some exercise AND get the kid out of the house? > > It looks as ridiculous as those stupid, I don’t know what you call them, racing strollers? some years ago. The ones that enable the yuppie moms in sports bras and cooter cutter shorts to go running like coked out idiots pushing their kid ahead of them. Wow, ignorant much? I don’t have kids yet, nor do I have a child bike carrier or a running stroller, but I sure plan on getting one of each when I do have kids. You see, I am very active, and my plan as a future parent includes teaching my kids early on, even before they can bike or run themselves, that an active lifestyle is good for you, and should be part of your daily routine. The way I will do this is by INCLUDING them in my physical activities rather then leaving them with a sitter, or not doing the activity myself. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/45 "2009-03-27T18:13:26Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Wow, ignorant much? > > I don’t have kids yet, nor do I have a child bike carrier or a running stroller, but I sure plan on getting one of each when I do have kids. > > You see, I am very active, and my plan as a future parent includes teaching my kids early on, even before they can bike or run themselves, that an active lifestyle is good for you, and should be part of your daily routine. The way I will do this is by INCLUDING them in my physical activities rather then leaving them with a sitter, or not doing the activity myself. What, you don’t want to expend money and energy trying to locate a sitter who will watch your kids while you take a 45 minute jog? 4 to 5 times a week? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/46 "2009-03-27T18:16:15Z")
I was in DC last week and I saw presidential motorcade - the full monty with a couple of dozen police motorbikes with empty sidecars, snipers etc. It’s probably a normal thing to see in Washington, but I thought it was pretty strange. When I landed back in Austin, there was a B-17 and a B-24 sitting at the airport. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/47 "2009-03-27T18:18:16Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > What, you don’t want to expend money and energy trying to locate a sitter who will watch your kids while you take a 45 minute jog? 4 to 5 times a week? Did you even read what I wrote? Let me rephrase: I want to INCLUDE my kids in my physical activity so I can set a healthy example. Got it? ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/48 "2009-03-27T18:21:35Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Wow, ignorant much? > > I don’t have kids yet, nor do I have a child bike carrier or a running stroller, but I sure plan on getting one of each when I do have kids. > > You see, I am very active, and my plan as a future parent includes teaching my kids early on, even before they can bike or run themselves, that an active lifestyle is good for you, and should be part of your daily routine. The way I will do this is by INCLUDING them in my physical activities rather then leaving them with a sitter, or not doing the activity myself. Yeah, it’s quite sad to have a device that helps people be able to take young children exercising with them, apparently, with the added benefit of keeping them safe from tipping over or rolling away. And og forbid someone dare to wear a SPORTS BRA while RUNNING. That’s just the height of yuppie-ism. Great googly moogly… ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/49 "2009-03-27T18:24:47Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Did you even read what I wrote? Let me rephrase: I want to INCLUDE my kids in my physical activity so I can set a healthy example. > > Got it? You’ve been whooshed, my friend. You may want to re-read my contributions to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/50 "2009-03-27T18:24:47Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Speaking of which, that’s another reason Starbucks has to enforce the “no dogs” policy: the real possibility that a customer might mistake Rover’s leavings for one of their once-fresh scones. > > Not that they’re worried about the customer’s well-being… they just don’t want to lose the revenue. Mmmm…Scooby Scones… ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/51 "2009-03-27T18:27:11Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Did you even read what I wrote? Let me rephrase: I want to INCLUDE my kids in my physical activity so I can set a healthy example. > > Got it? uhh…whoosh? if I am not mistaken \*\*Labrador Reciever \*\* was agreeing with you and making a joke. At least that is how I read the response. Especially in light of the earlier response by them. I never used one of these kid trailers, but I thought about it. It isn’t like you are going 50 miles an hour. The kid can enjoy the outdoors and you can point things out to them AND they do see that being active is an important part of life. Not seeing the problem with them myself. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/52 "2009-03-27T18:41:03Z")
Whoops, you’re right! Sorry **Labrador Receiver** , I take it back. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/53 "2009-03-27T18:43:02Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Whoops, you’re right! Sorry **Labrador Receiver** , I take it back. No problem at all. The ridiculousness of my hypothetical babysitting scenario will become more apparent when the children arrive. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/54 "2009-03-27T19:14:09Z")
A couple of years ago, near San Francisco, I was attending a party at a small winery. The owners had a tasting room / bar and we were all in there with the vino freely flowing. At around midnight a horse walked into the room with a chicken on it’s back. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/55 "2009-03-27T19:24:32Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Oh, shut the hell up! I’m not afraid of anything “slightly different”, you’re just trying to start a fight. I see it as putting a little child in an ANIMAL CARRIER on wheels. You can’t talk to the kid, or see how it’s doing, or point out things like flowers and clouds. The neighbors see a conveyance hauled behind a bike, not a child. What’s the fucking point??? A change of air from the McMansion? Get Dad away from the HDTV to get some exercise AND get the kid out of the house? They’re a great way for a whole family to ride the 17 miles from East Providence to Bristol on the East Bay Bike Path, even the smallest members. That’s one of the fucking points. Toddlers, both yuppie and non, can and even do take naps in them or just chill and the rest of the family gets fresh air and exercise. They really are mostly for kids who can’t take a real bike ride themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/56 "2009-03-27T20:18:54Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > I was in DC last week and I saw presidential motorcade - the full monty with a couple of dozen police motorbikes with empty sidecars, snipers etc. It’s probably a normal thing to see in Washington, but I thought it was pretty strange. > > When I landed back in Austin, there was a B-17 and a B-24 sitting at the airport. The Confederate Air Force must have been in town! ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/57 "2009-03-27T20:42:01Z")
In college, sitting with some chums on their front porch. Across the street, out of an apartment building, comes a leggy blonde. She gets into a sports car and drives away. Seconds later, out of the same apartment building comes a scruffy gentleman - completely naked and swaying drunkenly. Carrying a handgun. Yells, to no-one in particular, “SHE’S SO PURTY, I’D EAT THE PEANUTS OUTTA HER SH\*T! WHOO!” Staggers back indoors, and that’s it. I watch this, slack-jawed, and then turn to my friends to get their reaction. They both just kind of grunt. “Oh, that’s just something he does from time to time. At least he didn’t shoot the gun in the air – again.” ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/58 "2009-03-27T20:48:02Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > It wasn’t recently, but I saw a woman walk into a Duane Reade with a cat on her shoulder. She also had a dog (on the ground). The cat was walking around on her back, letting the store employees pet him, while she explained that he liked to go out shopping. I saw a guy in Times Square once walking around with a leashed cat sitting on top of his head. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/59 "2009-03-27T21:50:52Z")
> [@bartleby](#): > > Was it a [GEM](http://www.gemcar.com/)? I’m not sure…do they make an optional door? The thing I saw seemed to have doors, and none of the ones in the pictures did. It wouldn’t surprise me if they did, though, or they wouldn’t be selling many in colder climes. Edit: wait, [this picture](http://www.gemcar.com/gem-pop.asp?DID=246) has doors, and there’s a dealership about 45 minutes from here. So yeah, this probably is what it was. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842/60 "2009-03-27T22:14:29Z")
A few years ago, while in Puerto Rico my wife ad I saw these [conjoined twins](http://www.incrediblefeatures.com/story/?p=3456058) at a hotel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-thing-youve-seen/490842.md?page=4)