Today, I was taking a group shot with my friends when I asked a stranger to take the picture for us. He backed up and told us to squish closer together, and when he was at least 20 feet away, he turned and ran off with my camera. FML
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On 10/02/2009 at 7:32pm - money - by jacked (woman) - United States (California)
So you handed your camera to a complete stranger? I don't get why people do this and don't expect it to get stolen.
#1 - On 10/03/2009 at 3:53am by dedcircuit
Never ask someone who's on their own or without kids!
#11 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:19am by DuhthatsObvious
Judgmental much? There could be some nice people who simply don't have anyone to walk around with.
#38 - On 10/03/2009 at 11:00am by Sun_Kissed18
so anytime someone need a picture we will just wait for a prego mom
#78 - On 03/14/2010 at 8:28pm by ffmmllyaya
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I would've done the same thing. If you had a nice camera, I wouldn't have hesitated to take it, either.
FHisLife though if all he got was something like a shitty little EasyShare.
#4 - On 10/03/2009 at 3:58am by allmidnighteyes
i live in vegas and i've been tempted to do it on a couple times...
#5 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:00am by michael_Hardman
so you and your "group of friends" couldn't cahse him down and get it back?
#8 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:12am by Maxbigwood
Well, he did have a 20 foot head start... and the element of surprise... likely knows the area better, too...
See, that's why you look for strangers will chubby little kids to take your pictures.
1- They'll be slowed down by carrying the chubby kids in their arms or
2- The chubby kids will be too slow to keep up with their family and you can use as a trade to get your camera back. Unless the family wants the camera more than their kid. Then you have a problem.
#9 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:13am by Amysbodybetrayal
Not if they're going downhill!
The kid would probably try and eat the camera or something...
#10 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:15am by allmidnighteyes
That just brought up a mental image of little chubby kids rolling downhill while curled up in a ball while eating a camera. xD
#13 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:21am by Amysbodybetrayal
like this? http://i36.tinypic.com/24269f6.png (minus the downhill rolly)
#17 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:32am by allmidnighteyes
And including a clothed kid, but yes. That's exactly it. :P
#21 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:36am by Amysbodybetrayal
I'm confused as to why everyone is saying they deserve it for giving their camera to a stranger, since about 80 or 90 percent of the people I know are willing to give the camera to a stranger.
Although they DO usually pick someone with a family or in a couple at least. But still. -shrug-
#15 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:27am by caticaticati
But where are they willing to do this? I mean, I live near Niagara Falls, in Canada. You can give your camera to pretty much anyone there without them running off. Hell, I've been handed one a couple times and gave it back.
But this FML is from California, which is a completely different story.
I live in California too, and people do this all the time without it getting stolen.. well it depends what area you are in. DON'T DO THIS IN OAKLAND PEOPLE!
Yup, I always go for someone who already has a camera on them, or looks like they're rich enough to have a better camera than me.
Null, people don't run off in Niagara Falls with your camera, because most of them (well in the summer) are tourists anyways and have their own cameras. =)
But don't give your camera to someone in Hamilton, or Toronto. THEY'LL take it for sure (especially if it's a homeless guy).
#45 - On 10/03/2009 at 12:19pm by XOfiestypixie
Yeah, there's that, but it's a pretty rich area so even the locals won't steal a camera. Plus, every time I've been, there's usually at least one cop car stationed with a view of the whole boardwalk.
I had a t-shirt stolen from me in Toronto though. And I DIDN'T even hand it to someone!
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AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You totally deserve it you stupid idiot!
Do you not know that America is in one of the biggest financial crisis's since the Depression of the 1920's?
Of course some needy person is going to run off with your camera you stupid ass!
#16 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:28am by King_of_Kings
Also, thieves and stupid people never existed before the financial crisis.
#18 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:32am by riplikethat
Either you're trying to garner sympathy or you're a helpless retard. WHO gives a camera to a RANDOM PERSON? I mean, some friends and I have taken PICTURES WITH random cool people, only 'cause they agreed. We didn't give them or 100-dollar cameras so we could get JACKED. You deserve it, and if really knew you, I'd only make you feel bad for making such a retarded chain of mistakes, anyways. Let's see, A. giving the camera to some random person, B. WATCHING him move back 20 feet- no one needs to take a shot from that distance unless you're a group of maybe 100+ friends, and C. Being so helpless as to not chase him. My God you really DID deserve this.
Apparantly Canadians do. When I was on holiday there a stranger at the Falls asked if I could take his photo, handing me an extremely expensive-looking professional camera. It certainly cost far more than $100.
They only do that in Niagara Falls because it's a heavily populated with tourist area. Don't try giving a camera to one of the non-business looking people in Toronto, though, they'll probably run away with your camera. =)
#46 - On 10/03/2009 at 12:23pm by XOfiestypixie
Of course, he could have been on holiday just like me and not been Canadian at all. Maybe he was just rich and wouldn't care if it got stolen.
mate YDI lol
u and you 'group of frends' couldve taken turns in taking the pic so that in the end, everyone was in it
DUH. sigh...dont just trust strangers...
#27 - On 10/03/2009 at 8:07am by shanisdaman
LOL! Thats a classic. Have you never seen Mr. Bean????
#28 - On 10/03/2009 at 8:14am by up4thebadguys
That's a big fear of mine. Especially since I have a $700 Nikon. That's very unfortunate, but hopefully you learned from it. In other words; don't trust strangers.
That sucks. :/ Shit like this is the reason that no one trusts anyone else nowadays. Hell, I was in New York City and handed people my camera to take photos of my group. Guess what? I got it back.
#43 - On 10/03/2009 at 11:39am by zuli
EXACTLY....How could you not remember National Lampoon's European Vacation? CLASSIC. There is nothing new under the sun. YTDI.
real easy fix here, hand it to a fat guy next time. just make sure you can out-run anyone you hand it to, so you can get it back!
#48 - On 10/03/2009 at 12:38pm by bugmenotmofo
Ooohahhagagajajaja lmao that was hillarious when that guy did it in European Vacation. he made them take their shoes n socks off and stand in the middle of this big fountain so he could "take a good pisture" and when they all got in, the ran away LMAO
when he got far away like 10 ft then you should have did something
\and if it was a group of a friends then all of yall sshould have chased him their should be atleast one fast one their
#55 - On 10/03/2009 at 4:51pm by bre_zip_it_up13
And you decided to pose barefoot and with your feet in a fountain, and you had naked pics with your girlfriend on there... jeez, it's like 80's movie trivia night in here.
Oh, but just because this is similar to what happens in that movie doesn't for sure mean it's fake. That's why you don't give your camera to a random person unless you know they couldn't run off. I'm sure situations like this have happened plenty of times.
#59 - On 10/03/2009 at 6:29pm by israelnotjacob
bahahahahahahhahahahhaha! epic win for this guy. oh yeah, fyl.
#63 - On 10/03/2009 at 11:13pm by hello_marie
Oh my God! Chevy Chase? I remember that scene. I'm a huge fan of yours!
#74 - On 10/05/2009 at 12:32pm by GodsOfWrath
