Kids: Running gag

Running gag

By TheJoker - 12/05/2009 05:25 - United States

Today, I was jogging in my neighborhood when I saw a kid's ball roll over to where I was jogging. I stopped, grabbed the ball for the kid and went to hand it to him. He then yelled, "Stranger danger!" and his parents came sprinting out. I had to explain the story to the police for 30 minutes. FML

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By imnotastranger - 09/05/2014 03:01

Today, I was teaching my 4 year old daughter how to use "stranger danger". Later that day, we went out and since I didn't buy her a ice cream, she kept screaming "STRANGER DANGER!" A total stranger tackled me until the cops arrived. FML

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By bet a woman would've been thanked - 07/05/2013 20:21 - United Kingdom - Redditch

Today, I was out jogging, when I saw a girl fall off her bike and start crying. I ran over to see if she was hurt. Apparently her neighbour thought I was trying to kidnap her, because he ran out with a baseball bat and threatened to beat me to death if I didn't get lost. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/08/2011 17:06 - Canada

Today, I noticed a young child wandering out onto a busy street. I managed to grab his arm just as he stepped off the sidewalk and yank him away from almost certain death. My reward was his mother, who was on her cell phone the whole time, screaming at me for touching her child. FML

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By bcoper - 25/06/2012 16:09 - Switzerland - Luzern

Today, my neighborhood had its annual summer barbecue, and I ended up showing a little boy who lives down the street how to hit a baseball. When I gave him back his bat so he could try for himself, he swung it into my shin and yelled, "Tag! You're it!" FML

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By Anonymous - 07/11/2010 11:14 - Netherlands

Today, I was jogging, and I saw a little boy walking. Crying and all alone. Thinking that he was probably lost, I asked to him with my sweetest voice: 'Hi there, did you lose somebody?' He screamed terrified and ran away. This is the second time this has happened to me. FML

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Freaked

By paranoid - 06/06/2009 04:43 - United States

Today, I was walking on a path through a park by myself. I glanced at the ground and saw a shadow behind me. Thinking of an attacker, I screamed as loud as I could and began flailing my arms to ward him off. Turns out, it was a jogger. He had to stop due to his uncontrollable laughter. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/10/2011 07:41 - United States

Today, as I was driving to work, I witnessed a kid apparently getting jumped. Being a good citizen, I got out and started yelling at them. I ended up alongside the kid in the hospital. FML

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By foreveryoung - 30/04/2016 16:23 - France

Today, a weird guy approached me and started asking me many questions. I didn't know how to get out of this situation, so I suddenly ran away shouting, "Stranger danger! " I'm 21. FML

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Free kick

By steph - 01/06/2009 04:50 - Canada

Today, I was in the park for a walk when a ball rolled to my feet. Figuring it belonged to the kids not far off, I wound back and kicked. The ball had actually been kicked by someone else for their dog to chase and I ended up punting it in the head. FML

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Opportunist

By Tmo - 12/08/2023 08:00

Today, I saw a toddler bolt in a parking lot. Since he was running towards the road behind me, I scooped him up to hand off to his mother. She shrieked, snatched him from my hands, and sprayed me with mace. While I was writhing in pain, some punk kid lifted my wallet and phone. FML

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ForestFire0 1

Tuesday 12 May 2009 12:12

Well, he's safe at least. What a brat. I blame the parents for giving him fear without intelligence.

immafiremylaser 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 12:12

That's what you get for being a considerate person.

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bbq45 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 23:17

That's what you get for trying to help people.

dracomalfoy 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 23:20

What the hell? What idiotic parents would call the police over that.

coffeennicotine 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 23:43

Haha, that sucks. Def. FYL. At least the kid's safe, but the parents really should have known you weren't a threat.

ryanmac2764 1

Tuesday 12 May 2009 23:47

STRANGERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIENDS! AND IF YOU DONT TALK TO STRANGERS YOU WONT HAVE ANY FRIENDS

bennerman 0

Tuesday 12 May 2009 23:53

66: Thats because they are getting too fat for the kidnappers to carry away!

Weil 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 0:01

lol America.

SuperSpore 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 0:13

I would have kicked the ball through his window and yell, "Hey kid! Don't kick balls through people's windows!" Then run off.

_Requi3m 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 0:30

You should've just kicked the ball back to him and jogged off...Kids these days.

InTheAyer 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 0:32

ha ha i saw something like that on http://www.notalwaysright.com and a little girl wanted to get the table for her family and the hostess was like ok and what's your name? and she yells STRANGER DANGER! and the mom was like umm sweety thats so she can call you when your table's ready...

WitchCirce 0

Wednesday 13 May 2009 0:38

I'm guessing the reason you didn't just take a minute to explain yourself and jog away was because the father was losing his shit and threatening to beat you into a pulp and maybe even holding you there while the mom hysterically called the cops. Damn dim-headed overprotected parents. Why don't they just put Junior in a plastic bubble for the rest of his life if they're so worried about him? Better yet, if they were so worried about him, why weren't they outside spending some quality time with their kid and getting his ball for him?