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John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was walking on the side
  of the road hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night. The rain and fog
  was so severe he could only see a few feet ahead of him. There were
  no cars in sight and John was beginning to panic.

  Suddenly, he saw headlights approaching. The car was traveling very
  slowly and came to a stop in front of him. Desperate for shelter and
  without thinking about it, John got into the car and closed the door.

  Only then did he realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the
  engine wasn’t running. The car started moving forward slowly. John
  looked at the road ahead and knew the car was approaching a sharp
  curve. Scared that the car would go over the embankment, John
  started to pray for his life.

  Just before the car hit the curve a hand appeared through the
  driver’s side window and turned the wheel. John was paralyzed with
  fear and terror as he watched the hand repeatedly come through the
  window though it never touched or harmed him.

  Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub ahead. Gathering
  all his strength, he opened the car door, jumped out, and ran
  towards the pub. Soaking wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and
  started telling everyone about the horrible experience he just had.
  A silence enveloped the pub when everyone realized he was
  crying……and wasn’t drunk.

  Suddenly, the pub door opened and two men walked in to escape the
  stormy night. They, like John, were soaking wet and out of breath.
  Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one
  said to the other, ‘Look Paddy, there’s that fooking idiot that got
  in our car while we were pushin it.’