Ridiculous things you've seen people do (at work, in public etc)

pyro love bird on 14/08/2014 - 02:54
Last edited 14/08/2014 - 15:19

I know there are some pretty crazy people are out there, so I'm curious to see what you've seen people do. Whether it be indecent things, stealing, immoral things, or even things you've overheard.

Some things I've witnessed:

  1. An elderly lady tried to take a dump at the corner of my store

  2. Elderly lady stole a pot lid

  3. Customers walking into an Asian store taking offence that it was run by asians, shouted some racial slurs, threw some things and left.

  4. I've had a durian thrown at me, if you don't know what a durian is here is a picture for reference http://chugyourgreens.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/duriangree…

  5. Neighbours running down the street chasing each other with a bat and knives

  6. A homeless man was offered breakfast and coffee, he shouted at the woman who offered it to him because he didn't like what she bought him, she was crying after.

  7. Had a woman "keep right" down a street and was swearing at me because I was in her lane.

  8. People buying their license permits overseas and don't know how to drive, yet they swap their licenses for an aust one and drive like a maniac.

  9. Horror stories of people who marry for residency but do terrible things to their partners so that they can stay here ie. harm themselves & blame their partners so that they are protected by aust law and automatically gain PR.

  10. Saw a women in the bathroom taking out one of those cordless shavers and shaved her armpits and upper lip hair eww

I can't think of anything else at the moment, but there's a whole bunch of other things, I guess I'll update as I go.

So what sort of things have you seen/heard that you couldn't believe? I think this will be an interesting topic

I hope you are all having a nice day! :)

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  • Pigey on 14/08/2014 - 03:18
    +15

    I hear working at least 40-45 hours per week for no pay is pretty ridiculous :)

  • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2014 - 03:59
    +3

    A better topic would be what are all the spontaneous good deeds and acts of kindness you see people do.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2014 - 09:10
      +13

      As I pulled into a parking space in the local shopping centre yesterday, an old man got out of his car parked in front of mine. As he left the vehicle he glanced at me still sitting in my car, stopped, and asked me to wind down my window. I was a little spooked cos I thought he might be crazy but he looked too clean cut, well dressed and normal to be crazy lol.

      He asked if I drive with my car doors locked. I said sometimes. He then went on to tell me about how a male stranger jumped into the back seat of his daughter's car while she was stopped at traffic lights in the area, and aggressively insisted she give him a lift. Basically the old man just wanted to share the real story as a way of warning people (especially young women like myself) to always have the doors locked. I've also heard about car jackings happening not far from us as well, but s'if you ever think that'd happen to you, right?

      He apologised in case he frightened me with the random approach and lecture and said have a nice day, God bless. I'm atheist but it was still a nice thing to hear. Needless to say, I now lock my doors when alone lol.

      Random acts of kindness (or thoughtfulness?) :)

      • Cheeper on 14/08/2014 - 13:42
        +3

        … or caring for his fellow man. It is a habit from many years ago.

      • Mamajo on 14/08/2014 - 21:44
        +2

        I always lock the doors or tell my passengers to lock the doors while waiting in the car. Also, when driving around at night, I would always lock the doors, just in case you have to come to a stop at traffic intersections.
        And yeah, it's become a habit now! Good advice by the old gentleman.

      • Talonparty on 14/08/2014 - 22:01
        +2

        Yeah it's kind of scary. One day my housemate was getting in the car to go to work in the morning and some junkie (profanity) jumped in the back of the car and demanded he take him to the hospital.

        My housemate came inside and asked me what he should do, he said the guy didn't seem that bad and he wanted me to come in the car while he took him to the hospital. I told my housemate he was an idiot and that he could probably get stabbed and robbed on the way there.

        We called the cops and then told the guy to get the hell out of there. To his credit he said sorry and he left, but he was covered in what I can only assume were sores from smoking meth and he did not look like someone I would like to associate with. The cops came quickly and they looked like they meant business. We never heard anything else about it again.

        So there you have it, turns out you should lock your doors when starting your car in the morning for work too :(

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2014 - 09:27
      +17

      A month or two back at a petrol station, an old lady went to fill up and as she moved the hose towards her car it snagged on the other hoses and she inadvertently squeezed the trigger, spraying a bit of petrol over the side of her car and splashing back on her.

      She immediately grabbed the water can and started cleaning up as a worker rushed out to wash down the forecourt. Everything was under control so everyone else just finished their filling, as did the old lady. When she went to pay, the cashier told her, "A lady just paid for your fuel, she said you probably could do with something good happening today."

      By that time, people had come and gone, so it wasn't clear who the mystery lady was, but it was a really nice anonymous gesture.

    • pyro love bird on 14/08/2014 - 15:19

      Actually was going to post it in another thread. :)

  • ProjectZero on 14/08/2014 - 09:06
    +3

    LOL @ 5

    My suggestion, GTFO of your neighborhood…

  • punter1 on 14/08/2014 - 09:39

    Why did he throw durian at you ?

    • Peace Maker on 14/08/2014 - 09:43
      +2

      The oranges were too far away?

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2014 - 09:49

      He chose the right fruit as a weapon, whatever his reason was lol. Those spikes aren't very forgiving.

      • Stopback on 14/08/2014 - 09:59
        +1

        i feel you can only drop a durian on someone, not throw. Given its weight and size.

        • ynot1985 on 14/08/2014 - 10:45
          +1

          you can get small ones here from Malaysia that are just over a kg. Only the thai ones are 3-4 kg

          you can definitely throw a same one …

        • pyro love bird on 14/08/2014 - 15:23

          It was not a very large one, 2 kg tops

      • ProjectZero on 14/08/2014 - 10:59

        Lol there really is no point in using the durian as a weapon… as you're throwing it, those spikes will hurt you as well =\

        • scrimshaw on 14/08/2014 - 12:37

          Wear chain mail gloves.

    • pyro love bird on 14/08/2014 - 15:22

      I can't remember. But next thing I know this spiky thing was coming at me

  • MegaSuperUltraTight on 14/08/2014 - 14:03
    +2
    1. Seen a young female taking a dump naked next to a car… 7 am and I just looked at her… Then I said I've seen too much.
    2. At bunnings an homeless guy took a dump at the paint section.
    3. I made a mistake catching a bus to Parramatta last year, bus 545. So many bogans, one was playing ACDC on loudspeaker, a 40year old man said he had to go to centrelink and was shirtless and had his leg across the middle, people swearing out loud on mobiles.
    4. Had coffee thrown at my car, racist and abusive, because someone else on the other side honked and it wasn't even me.
    5. Seen this guy in a brand new Porsche go to Centrelink and ask why his payment have stopped.
    6. Seen people shoplift worthless items that are not even worth getting caught.
    • scrimshaw on 14/08/2014 - 14:30
      +1

      545.ugh. Had to take that bus to go to uni. There was a guy wearing adult diapers who always caught the bus at pretty much the same times that I do.

      The smell of urine and ammonia was so overpowering that even Beelzebub himself would find it unpleasant. Imagine dunking your head into a lavatory in rural India.

      Also, some weird looking bogan on board the bus who had an iPhone was smiling and laughing while watching streaming porn on loudspeaker - the video was sped up and it sounded like chipmunks going at it.

      • ProjectZero on 14/08/2014 - 14:49

        I assume you're a………………FELLOW MACQUARIE STUDENT/ALUMNI!!!!

  • ProjectZero on 14/08/2014 - 14:21

    I just remembered one…

    At Blacktown Westpoint carpark, a female drivers was clearly in the wrong when entering the carpark. Her male friend started yelling at a driver with his family in the back, who had the right of way, because he didn't let the female driver through. The male friend then got out of the car, took his jacket off and threw it on the ground, started yelling abuse. Took about a minute or two, after all this, he picked up his jacket and got back in the car and they drove off.

    This happened all while i was waiting behind the driver with the right of way.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2014 - 22:23
      +1

      Blacktown, man. I had a car full of young men pull out right in front of me when I had the right of way, and THEY proceeded to beep and swear at me. lol wut.

  • juventino on 14/08/2014 - 15:49
    +2

    Female customer brought few tops and undies into the fitting room.

    Shat on the floor, wrapped it with tops. Stole undies, left worn undies intact with menstrual pad and blood.

    Shiiiiiiiieeeeeettttttt

    • ProjectZero on 14/08/2014 - 16:09
      +1

      That shit's nasty…

    • pyro love bird on 15/08/2014 - 13:28

      Oh good lord, there's a terrible image in my head

    • mooboy on 19/08/2014 - 10:51

      "intact with … blood'

      They should do a CSI episode on this!

  • Talonparty on 14/08/2014 - 22:06
    +1

    People buying their license permits overseas and don't know how to drive, yet they swap their licenses for an aust one and drive like a maniac

    A Chinese friend from uni got himself a fake Chinese licence from somewhere and then used that to get a real Australian drivers licence.

    Friggin crazy man, the guy had more than a few accidents. It's insane to think that we share the road with people who think that this sort of thing is ok :(

    • [Deactivated] on 14/08/2014 - 22:24
      +4

      and you didn't dob him in? Even if he was a friend, I'd dob him in. He's a danger to countless people on the road.

      • Talonparty on 15/08/2014 - 12:01
        +1

        I probably should have. It's moot now anyway because he is gone, but I only heard about it second hand and I never really spoke to him again after hearing it. I suppose I don't really know why I didn't dob him in. He didn't hurt anyone thankfully.

        When he asked me about it before he did it I told him it was the dumbest idea ever and that he could hurt someone. Didn't phase him though.

        • Timocracy on 20/08/2014 - 00:01

          He then converted his real Australian Licence for a real Chinese one.

    • juventino on 14/08/2014 - 22:46

      you can even get the license permits from the proper official channel few years before you're supposed to. Plus in some countries, there is speed limit but no camera, so pretty useless.

      10 years old riding motorbike is a common sight

    • dealman on 19/08/2014 - 16:40
      +1

      A Chinese friend from uni got himself a fake Chinese licence from somewhere and then used that to get a real Australian drivers licence.

      Sounds completely like a fake made up story.

      Everyone from Suss countries9read South Asia, India Africa etc) even with a Full license have to do a full Standard Australian knowledge and Driving test so your friend's friend should have cleared all those tests to get an Aussie license.

      • Talonparty on 21/08/2014 - 14:11

        What do I care if you believe me or not? Your choice. Don't really see what's to gain by lying about it.

        • dealman on 22/08/2014 - 09:18

          It was not a personal attack, just letting you know the rules since it is not possible to get an Aussie license without the test.
          Just making you aware of facts.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2014 - 07:08
    +5

    Bogans at the supermarket peeling off reduced to clear stickers from sale items and pasting them onto other stuff like T-bone steaks

  • djones145 on 15/08/2014 - 08:48
    +1

    10.Saw a women in the bathroom taking out one of those cordless shavers and shaved her armpits and upper lip hair eww

    seen worst!
    was at a hong kong electronics store and someone went to a demo shaver model (actual model that works) and started to shave….. then used it on his arm pits…..

    o.O

  • ozb-442 on 15/08/2014 - 17:08
    +4

    I was at work (fast food place) quite early in the morning on a sunday, maybe 530 - 6am. Just doing my thing, and i had a glance out towards front counter, and saw two particuarly dodgy looking guys. Just the type of guys you look at and go, shit, better not cross his path. Really messed up. Anyways, fast forward to me leaving work, maybe 6 or so hours later, and my bike had been stolen.

    We managed to get footage of them stealing my bike, and whilst they were talking to my manager (the same time I saw them in the morning) they had threatened to steal his motorbike, parked right out front. He laughed, and said "I don't care, I've got insurance mate"

    So obviously provoked and being the dodgy as mofo's they were, they went around back and took my bike.

    We talked to some employees who were working at the servo next door, the two dudes had bought some sort of cough pills and other various items, who knows what drugs they were on.

    tldr - saw two really dodgy looking dudes at work, 6 hours later, bike missing, same guys had stolen it

    also, i got my bike back a few days later, and the guys were put in jali. They had been pulled over with my bike in there trailer, and had a really dodgy story, cops didn't buy it, and it went from there. pretty lucky really.

  • Ughhh on 15/08/2014 - 21:18
    +2

    I once knew a 'blonde' who came to Australia to study. Somehow, she managed to carry a prepacked half roast chicken from China in her carryon handbag, passing through all the airport security measures and the Aussie customs. She didn't know it wasn't allowed and that all foods had to be declared… and probably though Australia lacked chickens??

    • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2014 - 22:45
      +8

      Stories like that infuriate me. What an idiot. It's ignorant, selfish people like that that could introduce serious problems over here that threaten our health or environment.

      ugh

      • [Deactivated] on 17/08/2014 - 16:40
        +10

        lol @ the neg. I guess bringing in foods illegally from other countries is completely fine for someone else on OzB lol. Maybe they need some educating…

  • 2ndeffort on 19/08/2014 - 23:34
    +4

    I used to be an officer in the Army. A few years ago, during a military exercise in Shoalwater Bay (just Nth of Rockhampton Qld) I was with an Infantry patrol for a couple of days. We had been patrolling through the Jungle all day and we stopped to get our bearings. The soldiers all took up fire positions around the perimeter. I was with another officer in the middle when we became aware of a commotion and we looked across. The Platoon Sergeant was hooking in to a couple of diggers, when we got over there he told us that these 2 numbskulls, bored after carrying their packs all day had flopped down in their fire positions. Instead of covering their arcs they decided instead to use a 4 ft stick to poke a nearby Taipan snake….yes, think about that for a while…the deadliest snake in the world, just to stir it up.

    For those that have never enjoyed the wonders of an Army exercise in Shoalwater Bay, we were probably 3 days walk into the bush, no roads, no infrastructure, definitely no ambulances or hospitals. We had a radio that worked sometimes if we could get the antenna up high enough. If one of these morons was bitten we would have been lucky to get the call in before they died much less get a Helicopter or ambulance anywhere near them. We had a medic with us but I don't know if he had anti-venine etc.

    • pyro love bird on 21/08/2014 - 03:52

      Were they reassessed after? I mean surely that wasn't the smartest thing to do and I'd question if having someone like that in the army is a good choice if they don't know how to be responsible?

  • nubzy on 20/08/2014 - 18:26
    +2

    Saw a Chinese woman out the front of Westfield the other day with one of those long superslim cigarettes in her mouth, she just stood there for about 5 minutes holding the lighter flame under it without ever letting it ignite the tobacco. I did not watch her the whole time as I went into a shop, but just thought it was bizarre. Not sure what the point of that is…

  • ankor on 20/08/2014 - 22:25

    Person started chasing her baby's nappy on a cafe table. Staff went nuts and a crowd of people watched grotty mole mum get chastised for trying to poison everyone. It was glorious!

  • Mon Gol on 21/08/2014 - 00:05
    +2

    Saw an old lady in the bus cutting her nailes with a clipper. And dropping cut offs on the floor… Yuck!

    A couple of bogans eating spagetty in the bus and trowing bits and pieces they did not like on the bus floor. And wiping their hands on seats.

    Both cases - in 545 bus

    • pyro love bird on 21/08/2014 - 03:53

      I've actually seen the nail clipping thing in a restaurant before & a takeaway shop, just casually takes the clippers out and clips his toes. they were flying everywhere!

    • scrimshaw on 21/08/2014 - 15:33
      +1

      We need more 545 bus tales..

      • pyro love bird on 22/08/2014 - 00:26

        What state does this seemingly infamous 545 bus reside in?

        • Mon Gol on 22/08/2014 - 23:52

          NSW

  • johnno07 on 21/08/2014 - 13:28
    +1

    A couple of years ago a guy come into the store where I work and asked about the music we had playing. I told him it was Creedence and that we had the CD behind the counter if he was interested. He asked how much and I told him it would be $12.

    Him: “Would you do me a deal?”
    Me: “Yeah – alright. I’ll knock a couple of bucks off. How about $10? Pretty good deal for 20 tracks.”
    Him: “20 tracks! Wow! How about… 20 tracks – 20 bucks??”
    Me: “Uhh, sure.”

    He pays his $20 and leaves, thanking me profusely as he goes. Wut.

    • pyro love bird on 21/08/2014 - 14:08

      Hmm, sounds like a bit of a weird one, are you sure he didn't just want to tip you? I've actually had people do that at the store I work at.

      "so it's $2 for one of these, how about you do 5 for $15" uhh, okay.

      • johnno07 on 21/08/2014 - 14:32

        Haha a tip? Never. Occasionally a person will leave their 5c of change behind because they CBF carrying it around - but never a tip. Especially not when they have asked for a discount in the first place.

        • pyro love bird on 21/08/2014 - 15:20

          hmm, well did you pocket it? :D

        • johnno07 on 21/08/2014 - 15:34

          @pyro love bird: Haha no it's the family business. Just went down as a $20 sale instead of $12 :)

        • pyro love bird on 22/08/2014 - 00:26

          @johnno07: It's your family business right? Just pocket it! Say you worked for it lol, do you at least get paid?

        • johnno07 on 22/08/2014 - 10:53

          @pyro love bird: Yeah I get paid. I read your post about your family business predicament and count myself lucky!

        • pyro love bird on 22/08/2014 - 15:17

          @johnno07: Ah, but I can't do anything about it unfortunately. I'm glad you get paid though :)

  • CrushJelly on 23/08/2014 - 16:52

    A u-turn…

    Only kidding! :)

  • love2buy on 26/08/2014 - 20:42
    +1

    In language class high school many years ago my cousin shot a rubber band straight into the mouth of a talking teacher. Ican tell u it was bloody amusing. Lucky he was the pretty harmless type.

    Also in science class, a class mate broke a thermometer and started playing with liquid mecury. It was very cool. The liquid metal can roll and join together and be split apart. Teacher found out and immediately confiscate it and told them that it was poisonous and they would not have long to live. Don't know if teacher was being serious or not.

    • pyro love bird on 26/08/2014 - 23:46

      Ican tell u it was bloody amusing

      Was that meant to be a pun?

      I think mercury is dangerous in the sense that it builds up in your body over time, ie. you can't get rid of it so you can eventually get mercury poisoning (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). My lab partner broke a thermometer in class and I thought they were ball bearings on the table and poked them. He didn't bother to tell me until after I played with them for 5 mins…

  • Natt on 27/08/2014 - 10:25

    You can get both acute (immediate) and chronic (long term) mercury poisoning. But I would not worry too much about a thermometer.

    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/854.aspx?CategoryID=87

    Not a good idea but!

  • yabree17 on 01/09/2014 - 13:28

    I live in Broadmeadows Victoria. I have no specific stories but have pretty much learnt NOT to get road rage. Even when the other person is in the wrong (as they usually are, I am a efficient / attentive driver) I am usually one who gets abused even if they are in the wrong… its just the people who live around here man… ugh.

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