What Drivers Won’t Do is this week’s Mystery Question. I know, I said I was going to do more jury duty excuses, but I came across these really good stupid things that drivers do. 🙂 Next week maybe I’ll go back to the excuses.
First the Scripture and photo. I love night photos! This one was taken with my phone because I didn’t have the Canon camera I have now. And the verse from Amos is a favorite verse about God’s power.
Now for last week’s Mystery Question: More Jury Duty Excuses. Lawyers ask potential jurors a lot of questions — and get some awkward answers. Here are three I found when I googled the question and one I made up. Can you guess the made-up one?
- A woman juror in a big drug case stands up and tells the judge her job prohibits her from being a juror in this case. When asked what her profession was, she replied that she was a fortune teller, and the judge asks how that prohibits her from serving. “I already know how the case turns out.”
- When a woman’s name was called to be questioned for jury duty in a murder trial, the defendant stood up. The computer had randomly picked her as a juror for her own trial. She was quickly dismissed…as a juror. She remained as a defendant.
- Then there was this potential juror who had a unique scheduling issue: When the judge told him to report to court on the following Monday, he replied, “I would, but I have to report to prison next week.”
- And last of all, a potential juror asked to be excused because he was expecting an important phone call from his mother. When the judge asked the last time he’d talked to her, he mumbled, “Today.” He wasn’t dismissed.
And the answer is… #4. Congrats to all who guessed correctly.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question: What Drivers Won’t Do. This is from a longtime police officer who sometimes worked patrol. He didn’t like it, mostly because of the following incidents.
- The officer saw a woman painting her toenails as she drove eastbound on the freeway. She had her left foot up on the dashboard in front of the A/C vent so the cool, dry air would blow across her toes. This was during the afternoon commute.
- Another day he saw a woman pouring milk and cereal into a bowl and then eating it while driving in heavy traffic. All while driving beside his marked police car.
- Then there was the woman applying full face makeup with one hand while holding a large mirror in the other.
- And then there was the ten-year-old boy driving his daddy’s small pickup with the daddy passed out drunk in the passenger seat.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a drawing for a book from my library!
What Drivers Won't Do is this week's Mystery Question. As usual, three true stories and one I made up. Can you guess which one? Responders will be entered in a May drawing for a book from my library! Click To TweetAnd the winner of the April drawing is Alicia Haney!
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I’ll go with #1. Who can get their legs/feet in that position let alone drive like that? Lol I guess it didn’t say she was the driver but I’m going with it’s implied she is. Otherwise, it shouldn’t have been a big deal. I can only imagine what officers have seen and heard for excuses!
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Hi Andrea! I can only imagine, too. We’ll see if it’s #1 next week.
1. thanks for the chance.
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We’ll see, Lynn!
I can actually believe all 4. I say #2 . The milk pouring would make such a mess I think.
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Hi Mary! Can’t you just see milk going everywhere!
I suppose the woman painting her toenails could drive with her left foot, so that rules out number 1. Um…I’m going with number 4 because how could a 10-year-old see over the dash even if it is a “small” pickup?
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Love your logic, Priscilla! We’ll see.
#1. I think it would be difficult to drive in that position.
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Hi Suzanne. I agree it’d be hard! We’ll see next week.
I can see all of these happening, but I think the milk sealed it for me so #2! Years ago my dear Aunt Dot who is an avid reader could not put her current book down. In traffic a patrolman pulled up beside her and rolled his window down and said, “Dorothy put down your book”. Embarrassed, she said she smiled, put her book away and he smiled and then they both went their separate ways. She says apparently he was a reader too.
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Hi, Debra! I’ve actually seen people with books propped on their steering wheel. lol And maps, but that one I can understand. We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
Oh dear, I can see all of these happening…because I’ve done many of them and worse. But I’m reformed now and a very defensive driver. 🙂
Going with #2 because I think pouring the milk, holding the bowl and eating it would be the hardest.
Loved the photo and verse. My imagination went into overdrive as I remembered tons of night hikes we took in the state park as a teenager. It was so dark, but finally there was light from the campfire, or in this case the moon. I wish I had known this verse back then. It wouldn’t have been so scary.
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Verses give us so much comfort, Barbara! We’ll see next week if it’s #2
Great photo. The Lord also turns our own dark times into light as He wills.
Well, I can certainly believe that all of these could be true. People do the dumbest things while driving, thinking I’m such a good driver, I would never be distracted. Right. I do think you made up #2. It seems to be an afterthought, though perhaps a reasonable one, to #1. How’s that for squishy logic?
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Still love your logic, Tim! We’ll see next week if it’s #2. As for never being distracted…guilty as charged. lol Thank goodness God was protecting those I met!
I’ll guess you made up #3 but I remember once near Toronto a policeman observed a lady contortionist pulling on her pantyhose during heavy traffic on a major hwy and MANY eat various meals while driving!
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Delores, I wish I could’ve seen the Toronto policeman’s face…We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I’ve never been good at guessing anything. That’s why I don’t always guess on these things every week. My guess today though is # 1. I just can’t picture anyone getting their legs up that far.
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I know what you mean, Beverly. There are some exercises in Pilates that I couldn’t do when I was a baby! And don’t feel bad about not getting them right–it just means you don’t have a criminal mind. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
I would say you didn’t make up any of these Patricia, lol! Stupid things drivers do while behind the wheel. It’s a wonder why there are so many accidents on the road, too many drivers distracted with other things to pay attention to what’s the most important thing….DRIVING! 🙂
So maybe #2 or #3 this week just because you’d think a driver would know they need BOTH hands on the wheel to drive. Especially in heavy traffic *D’oh* Unless the female was holding onto the wheel with one hand while also having the mirror or make-up in the same hand. Either way spells disaster in my mind!
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Me, too, Trixi! Love your logic…we’ll see next week which one it is.
#4, I hope! Unfortunately I have seen people eating their breakfasts, and others applying their make up while driving!
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I’ve seen it, too, MS Barb. What scares me the most is to see someone texting! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
#2 it would really have to be some dumb woman pouring milk and eating cereal while next to a Policemans car.
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Ain’t that the truth, Alicia! We’ll see next week.
I’m going with #3. The eating cereal I can see in slow moving traffic. Also the young boy driving while daddy is drunk I’ve experienced unfortunately many years ago.
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Happy Birthday, Gail!! Love your reasoning! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I’m going with #2. I can see someone eating a bowl of cereal, but not pouring milk in the bowl.
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Mary…that would be difficult! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’ll go with #3. If she’s applying makeup with one hand and holding a mirror with the other, who’s driving the car? (Love the photo and verse.)
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Very good question, Kay. We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I am going with #3. I think with cars having mirrors in the visor, she wouldn’t need a handheld mirror.
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Good logic, Gloria. We’ll see next week if the one I made up is #3. 🙂
These all sound terrible, but oh-too-real possibilities! 🙁 I’m going with #3.
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Unfortunately, Rosalyn! We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
I’ll guess #3 this time.
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Number 3 is very popular…We’ll see.
I’m going to go with #1.
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Hi Diana! We’ll see next week if it’s #1. It’s pretty popular, too.
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Hey BN. We’ll see if it’s #4 next Tuesday.
I like the picture and verse. I took a few pictures a month or two ago that remind me of this one.
Whether or not that police officer has seen all of these, they have all probably taken place somewhere. I am choosing #2. If really true, I doubt she ever saw the marked police car beside her. How can you pour cereal and milk in a bowl and know what other vehicles are around? I know I said I suspected all of these happened somewhere, but this one is most questionable. I can’t handle an open cup of coffee while driving without sloshing it on me and the vehicle. I even have trouble with a bowl of cereal while sitting at the table sometimes (of course, that could be because I try to pile the cereal too high). I can’t see someone handling a bowl, a box of cereal, and a container of milk while driving unless there were some extra hands helping. Pat, if you have done this one, send us a video of it. LOL!
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Edward, as always, I love your logic…I personally don’t see how any of them could do what’s on the blog. lol We’ll see how it works out next week! Good to ‘see’ you here.
Really neat picture! I’m going to guess #4. I was driving in town and saw one like #3. A woman was putting on makeup and looking in her rearview mirror. She was driving with her knees. I see many people eating and talking on the phone. Dogs in a person’s lap too.
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Thank you, Erika! And I had a friend who could drive with her knees while she was eating. We’ll see if it’s #4 next week.
#1
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We’ll see if it’s #1 next week, Sheila! 🙂
Love the night photo!
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Thanks, Sally Jo.
I’m going to guess #1 just because I can’t picture how that would be physically possible without having an accident.
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Love your logic, Megan. 🙂 We’ll see next week.
#3
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We’ll see, Patricia. 😉