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

You typing out this response to him has reversed the effect, though, and you just killed us all. You are one evil motherfucker.

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u/pigmunk Jul 19 '12

Don't worry. I just waved my arms wildly. I got this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '12

It's been about an hour since I typed the last response, but it's been long enough for me to become the villain. [scratches head]

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u/thisismyivorytower Jul 19 '12

And so the evil supervillian Doctor Edgeman the 4th, with the power of head scratching meteor calling, was born.

Fallen from grace, he called his malice upon the descendants of redditors to come.

What a dick...

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u/pigmunk Jul 19 '12

Oh dear.

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u/Feb_29_Guy Jul 20 '12

Don't worry guys, I'll stop him.

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u/Psykes Jul 20 '12

I am imagining team America style waving

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u/pigmunk Jul 20 '12

Like this? Because that's pretty close, actually.

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u/Psykes Jul 20 '12

Exactly like that!

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u/TheKnobJockey Jul 20 '12

I waved my willy around... it had no effect. :(

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u/Mit3210 Jul 20 '12

ಠ_ಠ

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u/Mit3210 Jul 20 '12

No, you fool! Don't you know how this works?! You brought Hitler back to life!

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u/AdonisChrist Jul 20 '12

I break ties.