Talk:Vanishing hitchhiker

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Hello. This is a great article. About the vanishing hitchhiker in pop culture, I believe that the story reappears in the Jim Jarmusch movie Mystery Train, in which the hitchhiker is none other than Elvis Presley. Does anyone remember the details? Happy editing, Wile E. Heresiarch 16:26, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Just thought that someone might wish to add information about similar occurrences in Japanese legend. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 18:12, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Acts 8:26-39 does NOT qualify

The supposed vanishing hitchhiker in Acts 8:26-39 does not disappear when the vehicle is in motion. In fact, the two people in question get off the vehicle together. Hence, this was deleted from the article. I am amazed at how people can interpret the Bible... F15x28 06:40, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oh, yes, it does

I disagree, therefore I have put it back. You are relying on an unneccessarily strict interpretation of the VH story. There are plenty of other references to VHs who do not disappear while the vehicle is in motion, some referenced in the article. The basic story is: Philip appears to a chariot-driving Eunuch and preaches to him; the Eunuch accepts his conversion; he stops his chariot and goes to be baptised in a nearby body of water; but when he returns, God has snatched up Philip and the Eunuch cannot find him. This clearly relates the story to the basic VH form (specifically in its oracular and quasi-divine variants, described fully in the article) and I for one am astonished that you apparently cannot see this. I suspect a religious motivation at work. Garrick92 12:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)