After a long day at work, a man was finally ready to head home. To his irritation, his regular bus route wasn’t running that evening. Wanting to get home quickly, he ordered a taxi — a choice that would lead to a surprisingly dramatic (and hilarious) adventure.
Once he settled into the back seat, he expected nothing more than a quiet, uneventful ride. But as they drove through a busy part of the city, he noticed something strange: the driver cruised straight past a major turn they absolutely needed to take.
Trying to help before they ended up completely lost, the passenger leaned forward. He wasn’t trying to startle the driver — just politely get his attention. He tapped the driver on the shoulder and began, “Excuse me, Sir, but—”
What happened next was nothing he could have predicted.
The driver let out a loud, terrified scream — “AAAAAHHHH!” — and yanked the steering wheel in shock. The cab went wildly out of control, zigzagging down the street. They just barely missed hitting a bus, jumped the curb, nearly clipped a passing cyclist, then scraped along a fire hydrant before finally screeching to a stop just inches from a storefront window.
For a moment, everything went completely quiet. Both men sat frozen, processing the chaos that had just unfolded.
At last, the trembling cabbie turned around and muttered, “Please… never do that again. You almost scared me to death.”
The passenger stammered out an apology. “I’m really sorry. I didn’t think a little tap would frighten you like that.”
The driver let out a shaky breath. “No, honestly — it wasn’t your fault,” he said. Then he explained the part that made everything make sense… and delivered the punchline:
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