>    Some times I did as well, but one can't legally walk along a interstate.
 > Once at an exit one is pretty much stuck there.

Same here, on the on-ramps to the Trans-Canada, but far from towns, nobody
cared as nobody saw, & if they did pull over to give me awarning & I explained
Iu'd rather get there slowly than not at all, as people who pick up hitchhikers
are rare, they generally told me to freely continue as I was. . . :) 

 >    There are stretches of nothingness in WV were I could safely walk along
 > the interstate, unless "Smokey" showed up.  When one passed on the other
 > side he would smile and wave and keep on going.  That happened only once.

Yup, same in the Prairiers up here -- big empty space.

If you ever travel through, always carry a canof tuna with you, as if you get
lost, you can eat it for sustenance, then stand on the can to see where
Calgary(big space needle in the middle) & Winnipeg(no needle) are.

 >    The reason for the nothingness is the terrain where isn't much room for
 > anything due to the mountains.  The interstate here goes between and around
 > them.  
 >   Plus the interstate was built around towns, bypassing them. 

Normal for our larger freeways, outside of the commuter routes near the cities,
too.

My luck, my rides were going to some obscure turnoff far from civiulizatuion, &
I always ghot off where they turned off, so Iu wouldn't be lost (just keep
going east out, & west back, with no turns & I knew I was solid at all times,
even with no can of tuna)

 > > My best semi ride (those were rare, asd the laws were tight up here, & the
 > > companies had computers in the truclks that noted every unauthorised(i.e.
 > > pickup or dropoff stop)

 >   The one time I was picked up in semi was the driver having a meal and saw
 > me get out of one car and walk toward the on ramp and knew I was hitching.

Yup, they need a long runout to get back up to speed & back onto the highway, &
when still going slow to pick up.

I was advised by an off-duty trucker in his car, to make conversations at a
truck stop, & try to get a ride there, to the end of the trucker's run, as
there'll be no extra stops on his compter log, & I'm not slowing him down in
any way. 

I never did that as it felt too much like panhandling to me.

 > > described a person we knew in detail (personality, especially) the other
 > > could usually guerss their first name in one or two tries!

 > > Fits my theory of personality thesis I'm working on. Needs more data,
 > > though.

 >    Hmm.  Does "Doofuss" fall into that area?  That is one of my nicknames
 > with the chief of police at work.  :)

I'm pretty sure that nicjkmame is universally understood & based more on
behaviour & personality than looks.

It's the concept that led to the creation of the term "Karen" as Dane Cook was
saying there was that ONE person at every workplace he'd had & everyone knew
her: KAREN! 

That started off as mainly based on behaviour & attitude, but a picture of her
slowly developed (crowdsourced, I guess you'd call it)

Your friend,

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Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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