2.5 hours each way car journey with someone you don't know

[The Artist]

What do?

I have to travel to Worksop tomorrow, 5 hours total driving with a guy I don't know. Gimme some ideas of what to do on the journey. He is a colleague but I have spoken to him for about 5 minutes.

[covent.gardens]

I Spy

[.....]

Do what any other adult would do and make polite conversation.

[The Artist]

[BigGeeking]

Eat chilly the night before don’t have a dump in the morning and see how long it takes for him to say something.

Or

Every now and them do something silly like keep winking at you self in the mirror and say you keep getting random erections

you will be pissing your self half way there.
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honda CG 125 2001 SOLD-- current Bandit 400--SOLD. current SV650s 2000
MOD 1 ON 20/7/2011**passed** MOD 2 ON 17/10/2011***passed***,,

[Flatbadger]

Make sure you're driving with this cardboard wheel - you'll be too busy concentrating on the road to speak to them

https://www.imagechunk.com/images/noah_wheel.jpg
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[Pete.]

Play handbrake-gearstick at every junction
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Matt-]

Play spot the boobs

[Nexus Icon]

Pretend to fall asleep.

Unless you're the passenger, in which case actually go to sleep.
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[Wave2k]

Sleep dude
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[The Artist]

Would be weird just sleeping. We are going in a company car but he is driving.

I would get blazed before the journey but don't really want him noticing.

[Clanger]

Insist on loud music and stare out of the window.
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[JonB]

Just confirms what I think about people who post relentless rubbish on forums generally lack in real world social skills.

Thanks.
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[The Artist]

[MarJay]

No, I have to agree with Jon B. I'm not a super massive social animal. In fact I'm probably quite high on the autistic scale.

However, I read your post and thought "What kind of freakin' nutbar can't sit in a car for 2.5hrs with someone they don't know and make polite conversation?"

Even if you end up somehow offending one another, sitting there in silence is surely possible... But that is considering the absolute worst case scenario.

Jeez, I've had to travel abroad with people that I don't know and people I don't even like for a week at a time, and I coped. If you can't cope in a car for 5hrs then you need to examine yourself in detail, as I suspect there is something wrong in there somewhere.
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[Llama-Farmer]

Are you driving?

If so, wait til they're not looking, then rest your head on the window, close your left eye (but keep your right one open and looking where you're going, unless you're foolish/brave) and carefully drift onto the rumble strip.

Wait for them to say something.

[Wave2k]

Jon was more fun when he was the Somerset_Scratcher
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[The Artist]

[Bendy]

[Nexus Icon]

Open the conversation with, "When was the last time you considered the words of our saviour, Jesus Christ?"

If you listen carefully you might even hear his heart hit his stomach.
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[Ariel Badger]

It is a work gig, talk work and keep it professional.
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[Drake]

wank?
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[karoshi]

sing showtunes, loud as you can, complete with Jazzhand gestures at appropriate moments?
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[bazza]

Tell him about your collection of claw hammers and all the names you've given them. Urge him to play "Let's pick up a hitch-hiker" and "Guess the name of the hammer in my bag".

Make hissing noises and say things like "Oh no - it's happening again mummy." and "Silence is golden, but gaffa tape is silver."

Take a bible and read out random quotes from Revelations.

That lot should cut the total journey time to about 3 hours maximum.
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[Ariel Badger]

It will take a lot of research but learn every fact about a boy band and become obsessed with them for the entire trip.
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