>>>an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true.John Bradford, a Dublin University
>>>student, was on the side of theroad hitchhiking on a very dark night and
>>>in the midst of a storm. Thenight was rolling on and no car went by. The
>>>storm was so strong he couldhardly see a few feet ahead of him.Suddenly,
>>>he saw a car slowly coming towards him and then it stopped.John,
>>>desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got intothe car and
>>>closed the door, only to realize there was nobody behindthe wheel and the
>>>engine wasn't on!!The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road
>>>ahead and sawa curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for
>>>his life.
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>>>Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared through
>>>thewindow and turned the wheel. John, paralyzed with terror, watchedas
>>>the hand repeatedly came through the window, but never touched orharmed
>>>him.Shortly thereafter John saw the lights of a pub appear down theroad,
>>>so, gathering strength he jumped out of the car and ran to it.Wet and
>>>out of breath, he rushed inside and started tellingeverybody about the
>>>horrible experience he had just had.A silence enveloped the pub when
>>>everybody realized he was cryingand....wasn't drunk.Suddenly, the door
>>>opened, and two other people walked in from thestormy night. They, like
>>>John, were also soaked and out of breath.Looking around, and seeing John
>>>Bradford sobbing at the bar, onesaid to the other...'Look Paddy...there's
>>>that freakin'idiot that got in the car while we were pushin' it.' !!
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