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Last winter, I came home from a trip and was carrying a big duffel bag down the street. A guy walking the other way bumped into me and dropped a plastic bag, shattering something inside. It looked like a bottle of liquor and he said he just bought it. We argued for a second and he wanted me to go buy him another $40 bottle. I was exhausted from traveling all day so I just gave him $20 and walked away.
This morning, I was crossing the street and a guy bumped into me and dropped a bag and glass shattered inside. I looked back and waved sorry and kept walking. He yelled, so I turned back and realized it was the same mf! I laughed and argued with him before finally telling him to GTFO.
I googled his schtick to see if it's a common thing and realized it must be a version of a scam called PèngcÃ. I'm kind of impressed because it takes some skill to pull off the actual bump, but navigating the argument afterwards also requires a delicate balance of outrage and "hey man, let's make peace" convincing and negotiation. Scammers are dedicated to the craft.
So since I've lived out a version of "fool me once...," now you all know what the deal is when someone bumps into you and you're 85% sure it wasn't your fault. It's probably an artist at work.
Nov 25, 2024
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5 mins in he took a piss in the street, got to the bar to meet my friend and her bf and we immediately noticed he was acting weird, he wasn’t making any sense, kept getting up to go to the bathroom, eventually realized he fell asleep at the table mid convo. ditched him and woke up the next morning to a pic of him on his story with his chin busted open because he slammed his face into a curb
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