Funny joke from Ria

This incident took place in Dublin awhile ago and although it sounds like an
Alfred Hitchcock take, it's true according to local townspeople.

John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was walking on the side of the
road hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night. The rain and fog was so severe
he could only see a few feet ahead of him. There were no cars in sight and
John was beginning to panic. Suddenly, he saw headlights approaching. The
car was traveling very slowly and came to a stop in front of him.


Desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, John got into the car
and closed the door. Only then did he realize there was nobody behind the
wheel and the engine wasn't running.

The car started moving forward slowly. John looked at the road ahead and
knew the car was approaching a sharp curve. Scared that the car would go
over the embankment, John started to pray for his life. Just before the car
hit the curve a hand appeared through the drivers side window and turned the
wheel. John was paralyzed with fear and terror as he watched the hand
repeatedly come through the window though it never touched or harmed him.

Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a Pub ahead. Gathering all his
strength, he opened the car door, jumped out, and ran towards the Pub.
Soaking wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everyone
about the horrible experience he just had. A silence enveloped the Pub when
everyone realized he was crying and wasn't drunk.

Suddenly, the Pub door opened and two other people walked in to escape the
stormy night. They, like John, were soaking wet and out of breath.

Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the
other, "Look Paddy, there's that fooking idiot that got in our car while we
were pushing it."