Free Hugs!

[tracilicious]

I went to school with a guy who would wear a "Can I Have a Hug" shirt every Friday. Then when people would read the shirt he would hug them. He was odd, yet very cool. Even the non huggiest of people came around eventually.

I would never hug a stranger.

[Strangler Lewis]

"Juan Mann?" Please. The story reminds me of the office worker who would skip around the San Francisco financial district. Every time I saw her, I wished I had cartoon pants with a huge back pocket so I could nail her with an enormous cream pie or a huge reverberating skillet. Juan Mann, I think, rates the giant mallet.

[RStar]

There was a movie (didn't see it and can't remember the name) that talked about how people are so lonely in this crouded worl that the have accidents to meet someone else. I'm not sure I buy into that concept (as there are easier ways to strike up conversations like the line in the store (or DL of course!), online, at work, ect....

But perhaps this society does need more physical contact. I'm a guy, and have no problem hugging another man (oh, and I'm not gay), or another woman (and I'm married) in the right circumstance) and with people you know, and don't mind). It's not that hard to have physical contact.

But Hugging strangers is an issue. You don't know what they are doing it for, and that creeps me out!