Going my way?

There are really only two types of people in America today who will stand by the side of the road and get into the car of a stranger. The first are axe murderers. Now, to tell the truth, I don’t really know if axe murderers hitchhike all that much. An axe is a pretty hard thing to hide in your pocket, and they probably have their own cars because their work requires them to travel around a lot.

If you do an internet search for “axe murderers” and “hitchhiking,” you will get many amusing stories, but no actual accounts of axe murderers getting lifts. On the other hand, because of the potential that an axe murderer’s car is in the shop and he needs to get to work, all mothers warn their children not to pick up people by the side of the road.

The other type of person who hitchhikes is a victim. He or she will be victimized by the driver of the car who gives the lift. That is why mothers in America warn their children never, ever to accept lifts from strangers. It may very well be that the axe murderer’s car is fixed, and he is driving around looking for hitchhikers. On the other hand, even axe murderers have mothers who tell them not to pick up strangers.

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