There's nothing quite so awkward as being in close quarters with a complete stranger (just think back to your last painfully silent elevator ride). That's what Kristen Bell discovered recently when the star signed up for an Uber ride -- and accidentally chose Uber Pool, the car service's ride-sharing option. Whoops! Luckily for Bell -- and the rest of us -- she kept her cool by tweeting about the ride as it happened ... and the resulting posts are ridiculously funny.
Here's how the wild ride went down:
Didn't know @uber had a carpool option, but my driver just pulled over and said "gotta pick someone else up". this should be fun.
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Oh no! Can you imagine her confusion? Then she figured out what she did wrong:
come to think of it, i did press "pool" but i thought it was a fun summer reference. like how @google changes fonts to celebrate holidays.
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Then, complete social discomfort set in:
noone is talking. this silence is the only thing more awkward than if all of us were talking. #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Followed by fear:
if I'm not home in 10 minutes pls call the police and tell them i was last seen in a honda accord with 2 males mutes. #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
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Then, things finally started looking up:
Breaking News: one of them is singing. "take my hand, well make it swear. uhhhUUHH! livin on a prayer!" #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Do you think this guy was trying to impress Kristen?
He appears to know all the words to the verses as well. pretty impressive. #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Uh-oh, then things got a little sketchy:
just passed a guy in a bullet proof vest. or half a star wars costume. couldn't tell. #ubercarpool pic.twitter.com/7vZIc3s0Ij
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Oh, snap!
on repels bullets the other repels women. #ZING #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Understandably, Kristen started freaking out a little:
not sure where the other rider is headed but were getting close to my house. then it occurs to me "WHAT IF HES COMING OVER?" #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
But finally, the end was in sight:
ok he's opening the door and getting out. a little too close to this garbage can for my taste. #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
And hey, all's well that ends well!
alright I'm pulling up safe and sound. thank you for the ride, emanuel. it was full of surprises. #ubercarpool
— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) May 28, 2015
Too funny!! We're guessing Kristen definitely won't be choosing the Uber Pool option again, though if she does, we hope she tweets about it! And what of her fellow passenger -- will he ever know about his brief moment of fame? (And will he ever achieve his goal of becoming a successful Jon Bon Jovi impersonator?) We may never know.
What would you do if you had to share a car with a stranger?
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