The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Hitchhiking

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YOU
1. Hair cut, no hat
2. Backpack not extending above your head
3. Face clean-shaven
4. No cardboard sign
WARNING SIGNS
If three or more of these are present…
5. Gandalf bobblehead on dashboard
6. Soldier of Fortune magazine
7. Leather vest, no shirt
8. Baseball bat in gun rack
9. Ron Paul bumper sticker
10. Truck nuts
RECONSIDER
11. Soften impact with pack