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An Irish Ghost Story<br>
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This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though it sounds
like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, its true.<br>
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John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road
hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a storm. The night<br>
Was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could
hardly
see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming
towards him and stopped. John, desperate for shelter and without
thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door, only to
realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on!!<br>
<br>
The
car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and saw a
curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life.<br>
Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared through The
window
and turned the wheel. John, paralyzed with terror, watched as the hand
repeatedly came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.<br>
<br>
Shortly thereafter John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road,
so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it. Wet and<br>
Out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the
horrible experience he had just had. A silence enveloped the pub when
everybody realized he was crying and....wasn't drunk.<br>
<br>
Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the
stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of breath.<br>
Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said
to the other.."Look Paddy.....there's that stupid idiot that got in the
car while we were pushing it!!!!"
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"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
Thomas Jefferson
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