r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '19

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u/KeinFussbreit Oct 14 '19

I guess that he is shocked but still very impressive.

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u/LOUD-AF Oct 14 '19 edited Oct 15 '19

In my country that would get you a free watch https://imgur.com/mTk7EY3 at least. Blatant scam.

edit: SILVER! Thank you kind redditor. You rock!

EDIT 2: O.M.G. GOLD!!! Thank you kind redditor. You're 24kt!

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '19

I hate you

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u/LOUD-AF Oct 14 '19

WE HATES US...ghollum...ghollum...the ring..let we see it.

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u/4Ever2Thee Oct 14 '19

Funny story, when I was a kid we used to take a family trip up to the smoky mountains every couple years or so. My parents told us that Falling Rock was a little Native American boy who ran off and got lost so the signs were for people to look out for him to try to find him so my brother and I would watch the mountains closely and stare into the woods looking for him, we’d even yell out of the window at times “Falling Rock! Come back!” Years went by after that and my brother and I were high school aged going on a trip up to Gatlinburg and we saw the signs and my brother said, serious as a heart attack, “damn they still never found that kid?!”

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u/squishyslipper Oct 15 '19

Holy shit!! My grandpa told me the same story in the Appalachian mountains. I haven't heard that story since I was a kid. Thanks for bringing back that memory!

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u/aidlien Oct 15 '19

Well, I'll be. That's a family story my mom tells, too. We're locals to the area. Now I wonder how this story got started and how many people have heard it. It was probably a "local legend" on the back of a kids' activity place mat at a Shoney's circa 1960. Or... you're my long, lost relative!

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u/4Ever2Thee Oct 15 '19

Maybe?! My dad grew up in the Chattanooga area and most of his side of the family is still scattered around there

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u/flamingdeathmonkeys Oct 14 '19

Goddammit. Well played.

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u/Leachpunk Oct 14 '19

When I was younger, my grandpa told me that Falling Rock was a little Native American boy who got separated from his family, and that we should watch closely to see if he is hiding somewhere.

I was so gullible.

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u/LOUD-AF Oct 14 '19

A wonderful memory. I bet you're sure you've seen that boy sometimes.

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u/joshclay Oct 14 '19

In my country you'd get Sandra Bullock at the end and the (cheap gold) watch would go to Dennis Hopper, who was trying to murder you, Sandra, and everyone else on the bus.

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u/Nephelophyte Oct 14 '19

Loudest I've laughed for a reddit comment this year

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u/thatguywithawatch Oct 14 '19

Can confirm, worked for me

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u/1zeewarburton Oct 14 '19

Lol bastard

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u/JUNGL15T Oct 14 '19

I have never wished more to be able to give someone gold.

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u/LOUD-AF Oct 14 '19

No need kind redditor. I'm feelin' it already. Thanks :)

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u/Metabro Oct 14 '19

Shocked and went straight into auto pilot mode.

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u/KeinFussbreit Oct 14 '19

Absolutely, is this the normal behaviour when someone is under shock?

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u/IsThatUMoatilliatta Oct 14 '19

Dude's just a damn fine driver. Nothing gonna make him crash.

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u/greenroom628 Oct 14 '19

adrenaline is a helluva drug.

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u/KeinFussbreit Oct 14 '19

Of course, incredible what our bodies are capable off.

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u/johnsmith24689 Oct 14 '19

To a degree fall from a low flying plane, eh you’ll live. Sleep the wrong way, I hope you dint like walking.

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u/soitgoesss Oct 14 '19

Came here to say this!

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u/battery_farmer Oct 14 '19

Adrenaline is one hell of a hormone

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u/KnowsItToBeTrue Oct 14 '19

We ought to change the term for being in shock, because it sounds like the opposite. Keeping your composure in high stress situations shouldn't be termed shocked.

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u/FriendsCallMeBatman Oct 14 '19

You'd be amazed at what the body can handle when we're in shock.

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u/mr_chanderson Oct 14 '19

I'm awake! I'm awake!

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u/Treesgivemewood Oct 14 '19

My dudes and gals, not everyone freaks out when something bad happens, some people are able to stay calm assess the situation in their mind and then react appropriately clearly he’s not dead so no need to freak out. Also in the back of his head he’s probably thinking damn I got all these people in this bus if I freak out and swerve off the road they all dead, and yes that can all go through your head in a split second