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Lionel Mandrake

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23. I once got a ride from Professor Hu,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 08:24 PM

Feb 2012

the worst driver in the Pacific Southwest. She played chicken with other cars that she didn't even know were there. I expected a collision at any moment.

When she stopped in a NO STOPPING zone to let me off, I didn't hesitate to make my escape - traffic or no traffic.

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What is the scariest ride you have ever been on. I've been white water canoeing but [View all] applegrove Feb 2012 OP

The Flume Ride. femmocrat Feb 2012 #1

6 hours strapped to Romney's car roof Renew Deal Feb 2012 #2

That is such a sad story. I wonder what the Canadian Custom agents said when the Romney applegrove Feb 2012 #3

too bad it wasn't "give that guy the full cavity search for contraband alcohol and cigarrettes" n/t Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #4

When my horse ran away and his bridle came apart csziggy Feb 2012 #5

That would be scary. I got blown off the highway one time by a logging truck. Somebody applegrove Feb 2012 #6

Car scares can be scary but nothing was as scary as that horse with no bridle! csziggy Feb 2012 #11

Glad you are okay too. applegrove Feb 2012 #14

My daughter, when she was learning to drive. BiggJawn Feb 2012 #7

When I was in college Capn Sunshine Feb 2012 #8

My first thought too MorningGlow Feb 2012 #9

Oh Yeah! Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2012 #21

So many to choose from. bluedigger Feb 2012 #10

Ride in a full aerobatic airplane Populist_Prole Feb 2012 #12

The Great Flume Ride of 1875 Brother Buzz Feb 2012 #13

I've seen a flume run around a dam in Canada. But mostly we used rivers and lakes to transport applegrove Feb 2012 #15

Getting a ride home from a friend in high school. Not a good driver. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #16

Jumping from an airplane. RebelOne Feb 2012 #17

This is going to sound totally stupid, but it was the Howlin' Tornado at the Great Wolf Lodge in the Brickbat Feb 2012 #18

Ground-to-elevation zip. Chan790 Feb 2012 #19

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane at 5000 feet pokerfan Feb 2012 #20

Been there, done that. My first jump was the greatest thrill. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #22

Yeah, subsequent jumps were not as exciting pokerfan Feb 2012 #24

I once got a ride from Professor Hu, Lionel Mandrake Feb 2012 #23

Mediocore Skier Texasgal Feb 2012 #25

I remember skiing at Lake Louise just a week after the women's downhilll had been there. They left applegrove Feb 2012 #27

Riding an elevator to a 50th floor treestar Feb 2012 #26

1) Riding in a twin-prop 29-passenger commuter plane Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #28

The ride home from one awesome Estonian summer party in NJ LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #29

My ex Glassunion Feb 2012 #30

The ride from San Cristobal to Palenque XemaSab Feb 2012 #31

You've just described every driving experience I've ever had with a South American. Chan790 Feb 2012 #32

I crashed at night in a Huey helicopter once -- "something" about the cabin ambient noise changed... MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #33

Oh my god. That sounds so scarry. applegrove Feb 2012 #34