Miscellaneous: Today, I was walking back to my home in the city in the dark.... - FML

By Eyesore - 16/04/2009 21:27 - United States

Today, I was walking back to my home in the city in the dark. I'm paranoid, so when I saw movement behind me I clutched my mace. The faster I walked, the closer the person seemed to be. I spun around and sprayed my attacker with mace. It was my shadow and the wind blew the mace back into eyes. FML

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_Chocoholic_ 0

Friday 17 April 2009 1:24

What is mace? Like pepper spray? I'm assuming it's not the spiky club I'm thinking of, lol.

SarahB0184 0

Friday 17 April 2009 1:21

Well, I guess you showed your "attacker" lol. I hope the mace was not too bad though. =)

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Cyrus00 41

Friday 2 January 2015 22:00

You spray before even looking? What if it was just someone trying to overtake you?

Urpoppy 21

Sunday 25 September 2016 16:16

Paranoid much? I'm glad you don't own a gun.

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