Mind my own business (Danny Casolaro,Kaitlyn Arquette,Mickey Jo West)

Not to let lady friends walk home alone at night.

Never get married

Because the amount of spousal murders is staggering

I really learned this in the military, but UM reinforced for me that you need to leave a partial or full GOTWA with at least one person before you leave to go do something.

G - Where I'm going
O - Others I'm taking with me
T - Time I'll be back
W - What to do if I'm not back by that time
A - Actions to take (in the Army this was actions to take if I'm hit or you're hit by an attack as this is taught as part of patrol base operations. In the civilian world I'd say what to do if you have reason to suspect I'm in danger)

Lock my car door as soon as I get inside/check the backseat before getting inside.

To be RUDE. Too many times people try to be nice and end up in a bad situation.

I guess an example of this would have been Charlie Sigmin....when his ex-wife called him for help, he should have said "not my problem, b1tch", and he might be alive today. So be RUDE people! When it comes to your safety or your money, you are allowed to be rude.

Lock my car door as soon as I get inside/check the backseat before getting inside.

Amen and hallelujah. That Gretchen Burford segment has haunted me since childhood.

Don't drink a milkshake if it burns your throat.

Don't drink a milkshake if it burns your throat.

I know I shouldn't laugh, but man that gave me a hard chuckle

Not to open the door for strangers, or to go to an ATM at night.

Don't drink a milkshake if it burns your throat.

I've got Coke Zero on my computer screen. Thanks.

Never pick up hitch hikers.
Always keep your doors locked, house and car.

Oh, and never walk towards a landed UFO.

Buy a second-hand bunk bed............

Oh, and to avoid love triangles. Those don't seem to end very well

Hard pass when Jule Caylor offers you a ride to the BART station...

It's obsolete now, but talk in a phone booth by myself at night...

Oh, and to avoid love triangles. Those don't seem to end very well

Concur. Solid, timeless advice.

If a loved one tells you they're getting death threats, ask follow up questions. Don't brush it off. Take it seriously. Make them give you answers if need be.

Maybe we weren't always given the full story but even as a kid, I was struck by how often people heard this, then their loved one eventually ends up dead and they always say, "I wish I had done more. I wish I had asked more questions."

Taught me that people over 300lbs. don't get lost in a crowd.

Never use rest areas.

If a loved one tells you they're getting death threats, ask follow up questions. Don't brush it off. Take it seriously. Make them give you answers if need be.

Maybe we weren't always given the full story but even as a kid, I was struck by how often people heard this, then their loved one eventually ends up dead and they always say, "I wish I had done more. I wish I had asked more questions."

This is such a good answer. I always would see segments that had people say their loved one said they were getting death threats but they didn't question them more, and I always told myself that if that ever happened, I would not stop the questioning until I got names of the people threatening them.

Payback is an MF. I actually use that phrase frequently.

Do not accept Cashier’s checks when you wanted cash. Or keep the property til it clears. If I were a bartender do not cash a check for a thousand dollars, etc.

Payback is an MF. I actually use that phrase frequently.

:lol: I'm the same way... One of my many well-used UM lines that people who haven't seen the show say, "What the heck are you talking about?"

Don't get romantically (or otherwise) involved with an ex-con, and if you do, certainly don't help them escape! It always ends badly! (Kay Beeman, Diane Brodbeck, Bobbi Parker?, Sharon Mohan...there are a few others I'm forgetting).

-Be a hardened skeptic of other people's motivations.

-If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

-If business can be conducted in any public location, but a special private location is insisted upon, refuse participation.

-Always lock my doors upon entering or exiting my vehicle, and always check the back seat and vehicle perimeters.

-Never put yourself into any situation without having some semblance of an exit plan, and the means or agency to execute it.

I learned to not watch random VHS tapes ( obsolete now) that you randomly find along the side of the road.

I also learned to always double check door to make sure they are locked and to check the backseat before getting into a car (my wife had a friend where this very thing happened- she wasn't killed or hurt--I believe the man got scared and jumped from the vehicle).

I also learned to always check over your shoulder when using a walk-up ATM (there is one of these near my house still). This is common sense anyhow.

I learned that if you are going to use a hair piece, get one that doesn't resemble a discarded pelt from a taxidermy shop (Jeff Digman's father and the actress in the Tammy Leppert case).

I learned to distrust any coworkers who bring in snacks like doughnuts that don't spring up like doughnuts should. Also, be leery of "extra spicy chicken" and doctors with odd smirks on their face when they leave a patient's room.

I solely blame UM for my childhood fear of police sketches. They were far more scary than actual photos of suspects.

Not to give my live savings to a smooth talking person I've been dating for two weeks.

Not to give my live savings to a smooth talking person I've been dating for two weeks.

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:lol::lol::lol:

I learned to not watch random VHS tapes ( obsolete now) that you randomly find along the side of the road.

You have way more self-control than me. If I see a VHS tape on the side of the road (especially if it is bundled with Satanic paraphernalia) there is a 0% chance I could resist watching it. I’d even go on Craigslist for a VCR, since my last one died 15 years ago.

Never drive the girl you just met at the club passed Resurrection Cemetery!

Never drive the girl you just met at the club passed Resurrection Cemetery!

That man stuck with his story, for 70 years or whatever it was? That's a long time, I'm actually impressed that he was able to keep it going that long.

I actually love that segment, kind of a guilty pleasure. It always makes me chuckle.

Don't drink a milkshake if it burns your throat.

That's just the amino acids.

Other valuable lessons:

- Don't just blindly trust a name tag or badge (be it when selling gold coins or having the milk in your fridge examined)

- Be alert when it comes to remembering license plates (and not just the "lil miss/49er hugs" variety)

- If you discover an antique plane engine in the woods, go to great pains to recall exactly where you found it for future reference.

- Don't trust roofers named Ricky Nelson

- Eating fried eggs, bacon and rye toast three times a day will actually lead to a surprisingly long lifespan (and from the same segment, do NOT steal scotch tape).

- Beware of breaking into abandoned trailers

- If Dorothy Allison (RIP) tells you to cross the street, get up and cross the street.