A mob of 1000 people is out to lynch you... Run or Hide?

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I will use the time to....

  • Run

  • Hide

  • Beg for mercy


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smackababy

Lifer
Oct 30, 2008
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Anyone who has chosen the 'run' option really means 'run for about 15 second and then gasp for breath for the remaining 4:45' you bunch of fat neckbeard nerds!
 

Humpy

Diamond Member
Mar 3, 2011
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I would do pretty much the same thing the typical ATOTer does when they accidentally bump into a black guy at the mall.

Apologize, piss myself, apologize again, hand over my wallet and girlfriend, then collapse on the floor in a puddle of tears and piss. :)
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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12,559
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www.anyf.ca
Run then hide. Probably up in the ceiling of the mall somewhere but near the exit so that when they listen for my foot steps running they'll just assume I went through the doors.

The natural instinct is to go hide as far as possible, and that's where they'll look. So stay near to trick them.
 

Thebobo

Lifer
Jun 19, 2006
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7,671
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There is no option for attack.

I would construct a rudimentary cannon out of food mart soft drink
storage using pressurized C02 to fire forks and other lethal refuse

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Sattern

Senior member
Jul 20, 2014
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Skylercompany.com
If 1,000 people were after me I would most definitely hide somewhere they can't access because of the fact they can see you running away and eventually catch up to you.
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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Get to my van and leave. If leaving isn't an option, pull my two favorite machetes, and fuck some people up. If they're typical mall-goers, I'll only have to kill a few before the rest back down. If not, I'll either kill them all, or die a good death.
 

Blackjack200

Lifer
May 28, 2007
15,995
1,686
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Why would I run? I own a firearm... I'd shoot the first one that got close to me. Sure, I might not be able to shoot all of them, but I am taking a few out (8, if I happen to have my 1911). You want to risk being one of the 8? Didn't think so.

I would just push other people toward you so they got shot until you ran out of bullets.

My plan: run, but run in a large circle. The crowd will not realize what your are doing and will chase in the direction you started. You will gradually catch up to the back of the mob and can begin picking them off, one by one.
 

sourceninja

Diamond Member
Mar 8, 2005
8,805
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I'd throw a smoke bomb and yell NINJA VANISH. Then when the smoke cleared, I'd still be standing there trying to find a place to hide.
 

mikeford

Diamond Member
Jan 27, 2001
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Things that have worked; disguise, wig and a dress, but five minutes is plenty of time to just leave.
 

T9D

Diamond Member
Dec 1, 2001
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I'd cross dress like a woman, then go hide in the womens bathroom stall and pretend to be peeing. Because well, I do that already, and see, it just might save my life some day. :thumbsup:
 

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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You are at a mall and you accidentally manage to piss off a crowd of 1000 people. You get a five minute headstart before the mob and so will you use the time to run or hide from them?

I'm going to run to my exotic muscle car and drive the hell out of there, but I'm not leaving the scene before blowing up the single bridge that connects the shopping mall to the mainland.

I'm not sure why someone thought that it was a good idea to build this particular mall on an island surrounded by shark infested waters, but that bridge is going down in an epic Michael Bay style movie explosion!
 

cirrrocco

Golden Member
Sep 7, 2004
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I will run to macy's.. change into different clothes and a hat and walk out and join the crowd and search for me
 

irishScott

Lifer
Oct 10, 2006
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The real question is how many ATOTers are fatties who couldn't run to their car in 5 minutes? :p