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Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA: To The Charming Fellow In The SUV

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NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

The Pittsburgh MC is kind of a crazy place – sure, it has its share of love letters and sad poems but it also has an above average amount of “rant and rave” type messages.  In reality, most of us have had to deal with idiots like the ones described below – however, our responses are rarely so elegant and well directed. Today, we feature a sampling of what Pittsburgh’s finest has to offer.

To The Charming Fellow In The SUV
Missed Connections in Pittsburgh. PA

Me: Short hair, wearing jeans and a plaid button-down shirt, carrying
DVD racks to my Mum’s car.

You: Young man in an SUV, driving down Forbes Avenue, who screamed “Nice ass, wh0re.”

#1- I don’t know you. What sort of reaction did you expect to receive?
#2- Why?
#3- I have had the worst day and your comment was not desired or necessary. Truly.
#4- You have no idea how much it hurt to have that yelled at me in front of my Mother.
#5- Yeah, I do have a nice bum. I also have a nice husband and a nice can of pepper spray.
#6- I believe in karma. So despite the fact that I have your plate number, a good description
of your face and one of the driver’s face- I’m going to refrain from pursuing this.

I firmly believe that one of these days your nonsense will catch up with you.

Missed Connection in Pittsburgh, PA: Thanks For Feeding My Meter!

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Parking Ticket! by Jesper

Thanks For Feeding My Meter!
Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA

On Friday I left a note begging someone to use the quarters with it to feed my meter so that I could go to my interview and not worry about getting a parking ticket. I knew it was a long shot but not only had someone fed my meter, but left the other quarters with the note, and no ticket! My interview went really well and it was a relief (especially since I’m jobless at the moment) not to come back to another $15 owed! Cheers and thanks to you!

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Her Two Cents on Thanks For Feeding My Meter!

The photo by Jesper perfectly captures the sentiment of most people upon receiving a parking ticket (especially one where it seems as if the meter-person was counting down the minutes to expiration). However, this refreshing note of appreciation from Pittsburgh shows that every once in awhile pennies (or quarters) from heaven do appear.

Gentle Readers: We often hear talk about “random acts of kindness” – filling meters, paying forward tolls, buying coffees… Have you ever been the recipient of such an act? What about anonymously doing a good deed for a stranger? How did either one make you feel?

Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA: Language

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100100101 chair by annshi

Language..
Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA

I’ve been learning your language,
its not as easy as you make it seem…
Me: I hate technology…
You: Look at all that is possible…

Note from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle Finder:

Human language is the root of all our interpersonal communication and often rife with subtleties, vagaries, and emotional inconsistencies.  Makes the humble 1s and 0s of computer language look simple in comparison.

Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA: Now (Earth Day)

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Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA

Dreaming the Eye by Ade McO-Campbell

Note from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle Finder:

As today is Earth Day, I’ve tried to feature messages referencing nature and the environment. While most of the MCs I publish from Pittsburgh are on the humorous side, I thought this one had a strong, positive sentiment to it – and the illustration by Ade McO-Campbell reminded me of the interconnectedness of all life.

Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA
Now

Now the real work begins.
Quietly. Elegantly. Stoically.
In full on over drive.

Missed Connection in Pittsburgh, PA: My Life Is Agony

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Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA

gewitterwolke wide by addy1969

Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA
My life IS Agony

I saw an old man in the clouds today.
Then he disappeared.
I freaking love you.
Forever.

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Her Two Cents on My Life Is Agony

Our Pittsburgh poet is a tortured soul looking heavenwards for a solution.  This amazing image by addy1968 may not contain the answers, but there’s something in its rich detail (is a photograph? is it a painting?) that brings to mind the work of the Hudson River School artists – and those folks certainly proved that nature can be enlightening and mysterious.

Gentle Readers: At one time or another we’ve played the game of finding images in the clouds. And like our poet, we may have even seen something that made us sad or even cry. Has this ever happened to you? What did you see and what did it remind you of?

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