10 things I've done that you probably haven't...

Well, this seems to be going around, so I'll play along:

1. Gotten a ride in a Lada to a youth hostel in Halle, Germany from a family I asked directions from.
2. Gone rappelling at dusk and then taken refuge in a junked vehicle as guard dogs blocked the way back to the car.
3. Gotten left behind at the Kremlin by the tour bus when I went to buy a Soviet calendar (which I still have somewhere, unopened).
4. Been held by a cop (gun pointed at me, "hands on your head!", "on the ground!") for suspicion of assault on my way to buy a Prince CD.
5. Been nearly pick-pocketed by a group of Gypsy girls in Rome, then later wished that they had been successful when I ran out of money.
6. Nearly pocked my eye out with a pencil, and instead gave myself a tiny tattoo.
7. Had an accordion player at my wedding play "Fly Me to the Moon."
8. Run for class president in the fourth grade and lost by one vote, only to be later named president when the winner got in trouble with the principal.
9. Fallen over the edge of a dock in a rocking chair and had my parents in hysterics while I bawled.
10. Met someone who was the spitting image of Santa Claus at the World Series.