"My husband and I have three pets, a lizard (a leopard geco) that we call, "Stupid Fruit," a tortoise who we call, "Lettuce," and a dog we call, "Salsa," since she was born on Cinco de Mayo."
She: "My friend was a dentist for 37 years and then she became a lawyer, and she defends clients against dentists. Her hobby is hunting alligators, she skins them and makes things for her house."
The woman from Afghanistan explained her car sickness, "If I don't sit up front, I will vomit." (She sat up front)
After a few drinks celebrating her birthday, she said of her boyfriend Bob sitting next to her, "Bob stands for battery operated boyfriend."
The big Boston Celtics fan told me, "My first word when I was one was Larry Bird."
The young woman said, "You get more out of life with positivity."
From Toronto, Canada, he told me, "The new Canadian $50 bill actually smells like maple syrup."
The former marine explained why he frequently still carries a gun on him, "The military paid a lot of money to train me well and I feel I have an obligation to carry. It's not comfortable or easy to do it, but if I can protect someone I will. (He was not carrying during a robbery once and he believes he could have made a difference)
The older woman told me, "I've been sick my whole life. When I was nine months old the doctor gave my mother a death certificate to sign due to a serious infection I had."
She: "I don't understand why people are not joyful in the morning, or the afternoon, or at night, or every day."
The couple told me that the husband was a stay-at-home dad for many years raising their kids. I asked her, "How did he do?" She said, "He probably did a better job than I would have."
They got in my car with a very large gift wrapped. I asked him, "What's inside?" He said, "A picture of her naked." Then he said, "It's actually me naked."(It was a picture for a friend, no one naked in it)
A big Buffalo Bill's fan, she said, "Tom Brady made my life miserable for the last twenty years."
She: "I used to be an insurance broker and now I'm a Chief Stewardess on a yacht."
When I told the woman about the lawyer from Minnesota who was a Danish Night, she said, "How hard up were they?"
The woman from Pennsylvania said, "You're not on vacation until you make five U-turns."
I asked the former professional football player who played with the Buffalo Bills, "What do you miss the most from playing football?" He half jokingly answered, "The paycheck."
I asked her, "Where are you from?" She said, "Alaska," but she wasn't from there. Her: "It's a lot better than saying I'm from Memphis."
He: "I'm doing research to help firefighters who have a 10-24% better chance of getting cancer than most people."
Explaining her optimism, she said, "When I was born the doctor said, 'This is a happy baby.'"
He: "I was an executive chef and I toured with country singer George Strait (60 number one hits) for three years."
He said, "You don't get an alligator mulligan, they can move up to 35 miles per hour."
The female project manager in manufacturing said, "We're the beauty behind the beauty."
Looking it up he educated me, "There are 161 golf courses in South Carolina. The top five states are: Florida, California, Texas, New York, and Michigan, who has 650 golf courses."
He: "My friend and I have wanted for 25 years to take my sailboat from Chicago to Florida and now we're doing it."
My friend, Neal, an Uber driver, must have thought he was with Regis Philbin on the show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" With a former professional baseball player in the car, NEAL CALLED A FRIEND and I talked baseball with his rider. The guy told me, "I'm cousins with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and his daughter Liv Tyler, but I don't know them." (Neal did not win the money, but the guy is buying my book)
MORE COMMENTS
After telling him that I just published a book, he asked me, "Have you ever considered being a ghost rider? I'd like to have someone write a book about my life."
The New England Patriot fan told me that my New York Giants beat his New England Patriot team once in The Super Bowl. Holding up two fingers I said, "They beat them twice." He said, "I don't remember them beating them twice."
Big sports fan: "Keep telling that story about Roberto Clemente to everyone."
If you ever wondered how long a plane ride from New York to Cape Town, South Africa is, the woman told me, "It's fifteen to sixteen hours."
The woman in human resources said, "One of my former employees told me that I put the "human" in HR."
"My dad took me to see a Celtics game and lost our tickets and had to buy nose bleed seats, but couldn't get one for my grandfather. At the game, he found the tickets and left me when I was 7 to sit alone when he went to find my grandfather outside at a restaurant watching the game."
He said, "You get back the energy you give."
The 84-year-old woman said, "I'm very sick, but God is still good to me."
The executive chef said, "Jimmy Buffet was the funniest celebrity I ever cooked for."
COMMENTS ABOUT LILY MY FEMALE MANNEQUIN
Getting out of the car she said, "What's her name again?"
Seeing Lily before entering my car she said to me with a smile, "Are you a weirdo?" I replied with a big smile, "Do I look like I'm a weirdo?"
She said, "She's cute."
COMMENTS ABOUT ME AND MY CAR
He told me that by bill from Cuba was not Fidel Castro, but intsead, "Camilo Cienfugos, who worked for Castro and was killed by him."
Explaining to her that I start very early in the morning to help people get to the airport, she said, "You're everyone's blessing today."
Getting out of my car, the woman from Cape Town, South Africa said, "You're the best."
Telling the large man that my bill museum has gotten out of hand, he surprised me by saying, "Out of hand? It's lovely."
When I told him that a woman from the Kansas City Chiefs showed me her Super Bowl ring, he asked, "What position did she play?"
Getting out of the car she said, "Thank you, this was very enjoyable."
Telling her that I was going to be on the local news she said, "Maybe you'll be on "The Today" show."
She: "This really is like a museum."
She: "I wish you much laughter and blessings. You made my day and I hope you make someone else's day too."
She: "That was entertaining, you were awesome."
He: "That's the most unique ride I've ever had."
The young woman said, "Keep being the you you are, you're the best person next to my dad."
He: "This is a wonderful environment."
I showed the three singer/songwriters from Nashville the Uber song I published in my book and they said, "That's good, I like it."
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