Haven't ridden for 3 days because of a very scary man

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I think earworms are very personal. When I was in HS, there was a Tears For Fears song that always got stuck in my head. Now, with flick of a memory switch - I can get it stuck again... "everybody wants to rule the world" (crap...why did I do that??)

That song always makes me think of popcorn...

[Zen]

That song always makes me think of popcorn...

Which makes me think of the song Popcorn

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Which makes me think of the song Popcorn

Ha, I never knew the name of that tune...learn something every day!

[mariacycle]

stacey - what became of this situation? this is the first thread i ever actually subscribed to, by the way. what a scary situation... i really appreciated everyone's advice to you, especially from the policewoman! i hope you've been able to ride despite this monster!

[staceysue]

I continued to use the alternate route until I was done cycling for the winter, and I haven't seen him since I started cycling this season.

I asked around town and found someone who knew him and his family pretty well. She said the guy who was following me was often confused with another guy - and apparently I had the two men confused as well. The guy who was following me is mildly mentally handicapped and has extremely poor social skills, but she says he's not dangerous. Because of his size he's very intimidating, though. She said that next time he follows me I should stop and gently point out that it's not appropriate for him to follow behind me. I asked her if she would mind letting him know how much it scares me to be followed, if she sees him. I imagine she mentioned it to her family and somebody might have had a talk with him.

Apparently he also has an active child-like imagination, which would explain his waving the gun at motorists. Hopefully it just looks like a real gun . . .

Thank you very much for asking.

As for the subject of ear worms - nobody else on here gets "The Song That Gets on Everybody's Nerves" stuck in there head? Well . . . . since misery loves company, why I don't I remind you all how it goes!!!

I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
and this is how it goes!

I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves
and this is how it goes!

repeat - infinitely



Or how about this one? I just LOVE this ear worm:

This is the song that never ends
oh it goes on and on, my friends
somebody started singing it, not knowing what it was!
Now they'll continue singing it forever just because . . . . .

This is the song that never ends
oh it goes on and on, my friends
somebody started singing it, not knowing what it was!
Now they'll continue singing it forever just because . . . . .

[Melissa71]

LOLOL I looove that song! "Somebody started singing it not knowing what it was....." It drives my kids crazy.

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Or how about this one? I just LOVE this ear worm:

This is the song that never ends
oh it goes on and on, my friends
somebody started singing it, not knowing what it was!
Now they'll continue singing it forever just because . . . . .

This is the song that never ends
oh it goes on and on, my friends
somebody started singing it, not knowing what it was!
Now they'll continue singing it forever just because . . . . .

Heh, my hubby's younger cousin used to sing that ALL the time! We tease her about it, now. She will be graduating college in a couple of months.

Glad things got semi-resolved with the scary guy. I live in the boonies and think about this on my solo rides.

[Catrin]

We all have our own personal earworms, but not having kids around me I hadn't heard of two of them here - "The Song that Never Ends" and "The Song That Gets on Everybody's Nerves" ...

so of course I had to go to You Tube and check them out I am alone so there was no one to say "step away from the keyboard Catrin, you don't want to know what those songs are"

New earworms

[sundial]

The guy who was following me is mildly mentally handicapped and has extremely poor social skills, but she says he's not dangerous.

Oh that's good news!! Now you know what you are working with and hopefully you'll feel like riding your old circuit again.