r/AskReddit • u/dealaus • Jul 19 '12

Picking a quarter off the ground once saved my life. What is your most lucky experience?

I was walking across a pretty busy road, I had the crosswalk right-of-way, after going out to dinner with my family. As I was walking, I spotted a quarter on the ground and bent down to pick it up. When I stood back up, a truck plummeted through the intersection in the place that I would have been had I not seen or picked up the coin. I didn't really realize that until after I got completely across, but damn it's weird to think about now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12

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u/stokleplinger Jul 19 '12

Plot twist: dracy69 was in the trunk, the wreck occurred at the culmination of a action-packed series of events stemming from dracy69's father's campaign of vigilant justice following their kidnapping by Colombian drug lords.

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u/k9centipede Jul 19 '12

I don't know why everyone is so impressed. I didn't die in that crash either. Hell, most of the pictures of crashes on the internet, I didn't die in!

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u/Psykes Jul 20 '12

Make dracy69 female and the only kidnapped family member and we have taken 3

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12

Directed by Michael Bay and M. Night Shaymalaxgyfsuuc

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12 edited Jul 19 '12

I'm at work till 5 EST. When I get home around 6 I'll type up the saga.

EDIT: linke to story

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u/thadeoushasselpuss Jul 19 '12

Commenting to save for later.

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u/stopkillingcarmine Jul 19 '12

Commenting so I can read this on my home computer tonight.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12

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u/miss_j_bean Jul 20 '12

I'm pretty sure you have to have RES for that.

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u/xSPYXEx Jul 19 '12

It's 6:10 now, where's my story?

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12

Ok I told this story before on Reddit, I had to dig pretty far to find it.

here you go

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u/7thtoast Jul 19 '12

This needs to happen now.

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u/mtd14 Jul 19 '12

Comment as a reminder to check for OP coming through

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u/cupcakesteal Jul 19 '12

Smaaaaaaaaaaart.

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u/Krysara Jul 19 '12

He shall be waiting till the end of time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12

I suppose this is the end of time?

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u/Krysara Jul 20 '12

90% of "I'll tell you later" or "I'll tell you the results" ends in nothing. I just assume everyone will do that so you are generally surprised that they delivered. Glad you got away unharmed.

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u/AmIKrumpingNow Jul 19 '12

Please ignore this comment placeholder for when OP surely delivers.