#hitchhikers

[longreads]

In today's new Longreads essay, Elizabeth Friend examines the vanishing hitchhiker tale, and one spooky North Carolina story in particular: the tale of a young woman named Lydia. 

There are countless variations on Lydia’s story. Sometimes her dress is a specific color. Sometimes a different family member opens the door. Sometimes the young man drapes his jacket over the girl’s shoulders, only to find it later on her grave.

Elizabeth explores how folklore passed down over generations reveals our anxieties during times of change. The ghost story of Lydia reflects the shifting expectations of American women in the first half of the 20th century. 

Read “The Lessons of Lore” on Longreads.

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‘Hitchhikers’ Series Shows Seeds and Burrs In Huge Macro Detail

South African photographer Dillon Marsh 

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[imintheairconditioning]

The Vogon Bible

[tumbling-dyce]

Paul Wolff, Hitchhikers, 1936

[askundeadbluelesbians]

Did you guys run into any hitchhikers yet?

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Written by @segasister Art by @hey-haven

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

I hitched a ride from church’s hostel. It’s safe. Thanks God! 😊

[littletroubledgrrrl]

Since "The Benny Hill Show" was a show that was on in the late 1970's and early 1980's and used to parody current pop culture at the time like "The A Team" and "Charlie's Angels", Benny Hill should've parodied "Three's Company" on his show.

Or even "Man About the House"--a British sitcom that was the inspiration for "Three's Company".

[remixingreality]

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‘Hitchhikers’ Series Shows Seeds and Burrs In Huge Macro Detail

South African photographer Dillon Marsh 

[vintage-tigre]

A girl is photographed hitchhiking in Florida, 1976

[hidingmurklins]

I got to be a plot device in someone else's story today. As I was on my way out of the Sault to Wawa, I saw a woman hitchhiking with a sign saying she was going to White River. I picked her up since Wawa is about halfway there, and I didn't want her falling prey to some creep. Turns out she's an addict in recovery, escaping Chattham (Murder City) to meet her boyfriend (who cut her down 5 years ago when she tried to hang herself) in British Columbia. I don't necessarily have to be in Michipicoten til tomorrow, and I have relatives in White River with spare room for me to stay overnight, so I took her to White River. She planned to hitchhike from the gas station, but I asked my uncle if she could crash on his couch for the night and start fresh tomorrow. Having secured a place to sleep, she went to buy a fishing pole from the neighbour's and secured herself a ride with two teenagers and their grandpa all the way to Kamloops! I feel pretty good that me picking her up when I did got her a straight shot to BC so we don't have to worry about her getting trafficked in Thunder Bay or something.

[jesron]

Monster Roadtrip Hitchhiker Speculation/Wish List

I’ve been playing A LOT of Monster Roadtrip lately, and one of my favourite aspects about it are the hitchhikers and the conversations you can have with them While this series is usually so focused on its meta-aware humour and just sheer ridiculousness (and awfulness) of its characters, it’s honestly really interesting when they decide to shift focus on more down to earth and geniune moments for those characters. It’s honestly made me appreciate characters like Stu and Moss who I just thought of as nothing more than jokes, and showed that even they have more layers than one might have thought That’s not even mentioning all the things these convos do for the character that we already knew had a lot going on already. It’s just such a fun way to learn more about these insane characters (And also the lore? Which, I gotta be honest, I was not expecting this series to get into its own lore but I am eating it all up). The only problem is I wish there more hitchhikers to interact with... And so they’ve been releasing more of them! Via either free updates or paid DLCs, we’ve gotten even more of these guys to interact! We’ve got classics like Hope, entirely new characters like Adrien, and even Amira and Oz as hitchhikers  (At the time of me posting this, we’ll soon even be getting Brian and Vicky! My favourites of the original PCs so yay!) So, seeing as the team seems keen on giving us more hitchhikers via updates, I thought it’d be fun to speculate(dream out loud possible hitchikers we could meet on the road in the future 1: Faith 

The first Hitchhiker I immedaitely thought should be added was Faith. Can’t have the Coven with just two witches after all. Gotta complete the trio! Plus, since I feel Faith is the most down to earth member of the Coven, I’d love to hear her perspective on all the crazy magic stuff, foiling evil plans (and her evil alternate), and just in general all the weird stuff this group has gone through 2: The Interdimensional Prince

WE STILL DON’T EVEN KNOW THIS GUYS ACTUAL NAME! Like, we know just as the Interdimensional Prince. The hitchhiker convos are a great way to learn about the characters in this series, and oh boy do I want to learn the deal with this guy Also it’d be fun to learn if his goals of “Marry the first person he sees” have changed ever since the first game, especially seeing as character’s futures is a prevelent theme in Roadtrip 3: Batniss

(I did not realize her picture would be so small that’s adorable) Let’s move on over to Monster Camp! While Batniss was a bit of a joke character meant to take some jabs at common YA novel tropes in Camp, I think she could work spectacularly in Roadtrip Especially with the convos! Like, I’d love to learn what actually inspires this flying gremlin, it could easily turn a pretty obvious joke (just look at the name) into something a bit more interesting to dissect Also I bet her date ending polaroid would be really cute 4: Jerry 

(Okay so I guess these pictures I took were just smaller in general, go figure) I am honestly shocked Jerry wasn’t a hitchhiker in the base game Like, “dangerous hitchhiker” is a trope that fits this guy perfectly and I’d love to see how the team would play with that, mechanics wise anyways And yes he may be a bit antagonistic with a the threats od murder... and the actual murders... and everything that went on in that basement But still, he’s not... not a nice guy? So having convos with him could be a fun(?) way to learn what’s the deal with... you know, the murders

5: Jacqueline

Let’s round this wish list with some of the new characters introduced in Roadtrip! Jacqueline I’d say is definitively one of the break out stars of the new side characters, getting some pretty cool art shown off in the buildup of the game’s release and even getting her own Merkingdom style portrait Plus, with the convos we could learn a little more about the farm life in the Monster realm, since I can’t imagine that being easy at all... and I also really want to learn about her messed up side like that face made her infinitely scarier than Jerry in my book ye gods 6: Whiskey

While there were a lot of other characters I’d love to see explored more (Nu, Mamimi, and the Human from WTF comes to mind) I just love Whiskey so much you don’t even know The expression they gave him are amazing, his personality is magnificent, and just the general idea of him and his design make me love him I would love to get a date ending with this guy (could you imagine him and Juan getting together. That alone picture in my head justifies him in my eyes as a future hitchhiker) But yeah, those were some mons I’d love to see in the future of Roadtrip. I know some of them don’t have that high a chance of getting in as hitchhikers, but it’s fun to speculate still Would love to hear if there are any other suggestions for hitchhikers from the community

[evilhorse]

Sometimes it feels like we’re the hitchhikers, relying on the power and guidance of the Rider.

(Ghost Rider #16)

[zeydaan-isabella]

Furcation's Guide

Ponk Energy: While the best drink in the universe is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster- the drink defined for its ability to speedrun one through the many stages of drunkedness, hangover, inevitable decline, sobriety, rebound and then moving on and forgetting about the sodding drink. It's widely well known that many companies would simply seek to create their own rather than using the similar level of Quantum Fermentology to cure world hunger or finally giving a conclusive answer to a much debated subject on woodchucking woodchucks. Ponk energy was the result of such endeavours, created by two ferrets after one was instructed to create a drink of the colour, having mistyped it due to having small paws. The resulting drink has been described by the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as 'Unquestionably Ponk'- and when asked what Ponk actually means, the guide immediately tells you a list of the universes greatest Philosophers, how to contact them, and a list of equally renowned Therapists and Rehabilitation centers for after you two would have loosened up. - Piece made for Furcation 2023, based on the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy and the Ponk Meme from various furcations. Frankie taking a swig of the infamous drink and Clive describing the situation very succinctly. 

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"SUSPECTS ARE RELEASED," Montreal Gazette. June 1, 1933. Page 4. ---- Youths Believed to Be Wandering Montreal Boys ---- (Special to The Gazette.) St. Jerome, May 31. - Two suspicious youths found loitering near the local railway station at five o'clock last night, and at first believed to be the two bandits who are being sought in connection with the St. Jovite bank hold-up, were arrested and taken to the local police station by Chief R. Latour. They were questioned and spoke little English, and the police stated, refused to give much information about themselves. Chief Latour communicated with the provincial police and Detective Merineau arrived here and questioned them.

This morning at 10.30 orders were received from the provincial police by Chief Latour to release the pair. The descriptions of the lads did not correspond with that of the two gunmen. When arrested the men were exhausted and said that they had come from Mont Laurier and were on their way to Montreal. The pair were first seen by M. Lapointe who called the police. They were between 19 and 23 years of age.

The Gazette learned that, according to the description, the two men, arrested and later released in St. Jerome, Que., when they were at first thought to be the two St. Jovite bank bandits, are believed to be Roger Laurin, 16 years of age, of 4586 Fabre street, and Jean Paul Gauvin, 18 years of age, of 5820 Second avenue, Rosemount, who disappeared from their homes on Monday last.

Upon learning that the two had been arrested and finding that the description corresponded with that of her missing son, Mrs. Laurin telephoned Chief Latour and asked him to detain them until she went for them yesterday morning. By the time that the call reached the police of St. Jerome the two youths had already been released.

Last night Mrs. Laurin left Montreal in an automobile in search of the pair. She hoped to pick them up somewhere along the highway between Montreal and St. Jerome.