04-18-2010, 01:54 AM | #1 |
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It was a dark and stormy night...
1979. Every teen in my neighborhood was talking about the movie "When A Stranger Calls". Including my sister's extremely annoying friend, 'Vicki'. She had just gotten a babysitting job, and was bragging about how nothing scared her.
That night, as a storm rolled into the city, I called the house that Vicki was babysitting at and whispered "Have you checked the children?". All I heard was "recluse, you're an..." right before the lights went out. Then I heard a scream, followed by dead air. Naturally, I was concerned. So I grabbed a flashlight and went to the house, where I found the front door wide open, the kids in bed, but no Vicki! Being a decent guy, I watched over the children until their parents arrived. I learned then that the entire city was blacked out. I came up with a quick B.S. story to explain Vicki's absence, got paid, and went home. I found out the next day that Vicki ran straight home and locked herself in her room. She never spoke to me again. I think about her sometimes, on dark and stormy nights. She's got kids now. Maybe I'll give her a call. Just wanted to share. |
04-18-2010, 07:21 AM | #2 |
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did you really? that's awesome!
you know I was thinking the other day that today's kids are missing out on an entire part of fun because of today's telecommunications advances. no more annonymous queries about prince albert in a can, running refrigerators and so on. no more angtsy hot and sweaty crank calls. poor kids! |
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you two are something else!
If you pay me the fare I can come up and scare you both! |
04-18-2010, 09:26 AM | #4 |
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a wicked pair ....
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04-18-2010, 02:00 PM | #5 |
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I just thought it was cool that he stayed with the kids after the sitter bolted
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04-18-2010, 02:44 PM | #6 |
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04-18-2010, 02:56 PM | #7 |
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Oops, deleted, misread post I replied to.
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recluse does not babysit, as per his own request.
I would never allow harm to come to a child. I prefer not to be around them. The children in my story were asleep the entire time I was there. I suspect sedation. They were 8, 6, and 5 at the time. |
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A colleague once asked me if I was willing to babysit his 2 rugrats. I said sure - we'll have a picnic on Interstate 40! And play race the truck to the median. I was never asked again.
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For about three years, I would pick up my nephews from daycare once a week and spend the day with them.
Every time, I woke up the next day sick with something. Just another reason why I don't babysit. And why I refer to some children as "Creeplets". |
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Just reading some old threads catching up. LOL at this one.
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I called a department store once and asked if they had prince albert in a can, the guy that answered said "We sure do, but we let him out every night." To which I mumbled something about that being good and hung up in.
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Could somebody please explain the Prince Albert in a can thing for a confused Brit?
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