Sometimes I really do like people.

[kitanzi]

This? This rocks. Improv Everywhere is marvelous, and they keep getting better.

http://improveverywhere.com/2008/11/17/welcome-back/

What would you do if a mob of twenty strangers was waiting to enthusiastically welcome you home, by name, when you got off of your plane?

Comments

[hawklady.livejournal.com]

Actually, unless I was expecting someone to greet me, I'd ignore it assuming it was for someone else with the same first name.

If they used my first+last name, and I wasn't expecting anyone, I'd be very suspicious.

And after finding out that they had just picked me at random, I'd be really disappointed. It isn't "me", after all, it's just a convenient body at the right time. Sort of like mugging, only your name was short enough to fit on a sign :)

[stevemb.livejournal.com]

I'd wonder how they found out my name.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

That was so cool, and yes, they do great stuff!

And I loved that the waiting parents, seeing what was happening, hijacked the "random mob" to mob their returning honeymooners, those parents *rock* and subverted a subversion meme!

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I probably sound like a wet blanket, but I think I might run the other way; what if they were there with, for instance, my parents?

I'm sure this delights some people, though, and it's really cool that they do these random happymaking things.

[onmeadmountain.livejournal.com]

I'd probably be completely nervewracked, introvert that I am. But I'd still appreciate the gesture, especially if I were one of the lucky ones to get the chocolates, lol :)

I really liked the hijacking of the team by the parents of the honeymooners. What a memorable way to be welcomed home!