I hope it's okay to tell this story Jake- It still makes me laugh a lot.
Friday, September 24, 2010
driving mr. jake
Back in high school Jake and I used to drive everywhere together. This particular time we were taking his blue explorer into the burg with Kate (Jake's sister) in the back seat. We were just by the Texaco when the blue lights started flashing behind us. Jake was obviously shaken up. The cop pulled us over right in the Texaco and told jake he was going 50 in a 40 zone. He talked to Jake a bit then asked for his license and registration. I think Jake thought he would just get off with a warning because when the cop started walking back to his car Jake threw his head out of the window and begged the cop to just give a warning. As he came back into the car I could see tears running down his face. Now being a good friend I tried my hardest to not laugh. I mean what if they roles were reversed? But, when I get uncomfortable I crack up and this time was no different. I sat there in the front of the car laughing incredibly hard while my friend was having a pretty rough day- crying "because acutane makes you emotional."
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ah, "Jim Cracking Up in Uncomfortable Moments" should be a series in itself. I can add my own in here way back when we went to Kings Dominion with our sisters' soccer team. I had never really ridden a roller coaster and was shaking when we were in line for my first. Although note that this wasn't exactly a roller coaster (which I actually had a great time on my first go-round), but it was a big rocking boat type ride that swings in increasingly higher swings until it's literally upside down (it actually went all the way around I believe). Now Jim, of course, was a weathered vet of all these rides from repeat visits or visits to other theme parks, and he was coaxing me along telling me everything would be fine. When we went up I just started feeling my heart skip some beats and prayed that I wouldn't somehow slip out of the boat (this begins to seem incredibly possible as you start swinging). Once we got up to where we were facing the ground I think I started to close my eyes and heard Jim starting snort and crack up. When we got so we were completely upside down, I refused to open my eyes despite the screams from Jim to do so, and he just burst out in full-on, searing laughter, while tears starting pouring out my face. It was a fine time had by all, and I'll admit I've ridden a crap ton of roller coasters since, but ne'er a rocking boat. I will say that Jim has one of the most contagious laughs ever (Greg has a pretty close second), because not only the fact that whatever he's laughing at is indeed funny, but just the fact that he can't control himself in the midst of a situation where laughing makes everything ten times more uncomfortable (and funny).
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of being pulled over in high school while a certain girl was driving, and a similar scene happened, except I think she got off with the warning. I used this as evidence that if I acted freaked out enough every time I got pulled over, I would always get away with warnings (although, I think the key here is to not specfically beg for the warning--come on now).
ReplyDeleteThis worked for a long time. I've been pulled over many a time and never gotten a ticket, but one fateful June day my luck ran out...
Rollercoasters FTL! I actually don't think I'd mind a rocking boat thing. I mostly just hate the rollercoasters that have that first really big hill, because I fucking hate heights (hence my hesitation to climb trees as high as Daniel when we were growing up...honestly I find it weird that he was nervous about rollercoasters but he was willing to do some of the stuff I saw him doing). I don't mind doing flips or anything like that--in fact you could say that I like that. But I'm def. not a big fan of heights...yo.
ReplyDeletei think i blacked out crying, cause to this day i dont remember it...i barely remember getting out of the car
ReplyDeleteThey made you get out of the car for a speeding ticket? Hard-ass cop. "Have you seen this boy?"
ReplyDeletebut yeah, not your best decision to post
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to post embarassing stories about me.
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ReplyDeleteeh whatever. laugh at yourself- it was a long time ago and nobody cares
ReplyDeletei mean, yeah, that would be reasonable. That's not really the way it works usually.
ReplyDeleteEdward, I can't really think of ones that embarrassing for you (maybe because you're shameless?, nah not really), but what about when you fell asleep during our final game at the first Virginia Beach tournament (soccer)? I guess I kind of doubt that was embarrassing for you otherwise you wouldn't have dozed off, but who knows.
ReplyDeleteWhat was more embarassing was just that he wasn't going to play me. I think I went to sleep in anger/shame against that. Ahhh, Greg and my time on the Fury.
ReplyDelete@Jake, comment of the blog.
ReplyDeleteJake said...
ReplyDeletebut yeah, not your best decision to post
September 27, 2010 2:59 PM
QFT