"Run, Forest! Run!" comebacks challange

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This happens to me all the time: I'm running downtown, and as I pass people, they shout, "Run! Forest! Run!" Usually, it's men in their early 20s with their friends.
This annoys me. I don't know why.
I just prefer the sidewalk to the superfluous reciprocating mockery of a treadmill? Do I violate some unwritten rule by running in my jeans and t-shirt, instead of "athletic attire". I just run when I'm on foot and I feel like running. Do I really need a reason?

Anyway, sometimes I would yell back "You don't know where I'm going! You don't know that I need to run!", but that isn't really a comeback line. Lately, I just ignore them, and don't say anything at all, but I think I'm missing an opportunity for a creative comeback.

Do you have any good ideas for comeback lines? Please post them here.

Last edited by Fatal-Noogie on 25 May 2008, 9:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.

"Momma says life is like a box o' chocolates."

well. . .what did Forrest say back to them?

it wound up that most people thought Forrest was cool, that's a good start

Merle

Just flash them the peace/victory sign.

I haven't heard that for a while myself, but back when I had this long red beard and ran barefoot on the streets, I did hear it.

I think it's weird these people are quoting a movie that's well over 10 years old!
It's not really even a classic or cult film at that!

If you're gonna go for hand signals, there are better ones than that.


Hey! It is a classic!

I agree.

The point of the movie is that awkward people who do un-mainstream things can both out-accomplish "normal" people in traditional fields and be finer human beings than they. Every weird thing Forrest does in the movie, including running, becomes a victory for him.

People will always be asses. The only way to win is to keep doing your own thing, and show yourself above them. Do what Forest did; keep running.

"I didn't know I was Forest."

how about "Oh, wow, THANKS! Forrest was KEWL!"

How about, "There's free beer down the street."

Then you'll have a crowd running with you like Forrest did.

That one's actually pretty good. I say go with it.

LOL. . .

yeah, that is pretty good.

"I have to find Bubba!"

Even better than the "free beer down the street."

Your profile says you're from California. From what I heard, the car culture is very strong in California. So pedestrians aren't likely to get much respect in that part of the country. That's even true for me, and I'm from the Midwest (where cities are more compact and pedestrian-friendly).

Mentally go through these questions. Were you running through the downtown area, where people tend to walk slowly due to high traffic? Or were you running through a residential area, where people walk only to their cars and back? Was the person who said "run, Forrest, run" someone in a passing car or another pedestrian?

My suggestion is to go to a park or a hiking trail in a forest preserve. Those are places where people come to run, so the odds of you being bothered like that are fractions of a percent.