A Dublin University student named John Bradford was hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night when a car approached him but had no driver. Scared but desperate for shelter, John got in. The car started moving on its own and a disembodied hand appeared at the window to steer it. John jumped out at the next pub and told his story, crying. Moments later, two other men entered, also soaked from the storm, and one said to the other "Look Paddy, there's that idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it."