Where Am I?
IllustrationStory★★★★The Kilgore, Texas, News-Herald reports of a motorist removed unconscious from his wrecked car and carried to a nearby gas station. He came to, opened his eyes and began to struggle violently. Eventually he was subdued and taken to a hospital. When asked why he struggled so to get away from his rescuers, he explained—they had taken him to a SHELL station, and somebody was standing in front of the “S.”
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The point
A car accident victim regains consciousness at a Shell station and violently resists rescue, misreading the sign as something personal—a lesson in how easily we misinterpret situations from assumption.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Amusing · Cautionary
To tell aloud
under a minute · 71 words