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<p>People love stories about seeing celebrities in 3D, existing in the world outside of screens and gated mansions. What is one famous person&#39;s standard trip to the grocery store becomes a fellow shopper&#39;s icebreaker anecdote for decades, a story they jump at any opportunity to tell.</p><p>Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/ThatEricAlper/status/1503453437085855748">Eric Alper</a> asked, &quot;What&#39;s your story about seeing a celebrity out in public?&quot; and the people delivered.</p><h2>1. Patrick Swayze</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our Arabian Horse showbarn was stabled next to a famous guy known as &#39;Buddy&#39;<br>My little girl&#39;s classmates made fun of her saying it wasn&#39;t true.<br>Buddy overheard me telling a friend this. He walked over over &amp; said, &quot;let&#39;s show them Katie&#39;s mom really knows me&quot; <a href="https://t.co/joLm6e522z">pic.twitter.com/joLm6e522z</a></p>&mdash; Alta ⚓ Navy Mac 🌻We 🌻Stand🌻With🌻Ukraine🌻 (@WifeUsn) <a href="https://twitter.com/WifeUsn/status/1503471369387925510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>2. Mandy Patinkin</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/deb60606/status/1503512204108349440" height="392" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-105959-am-TtrOtE.jpg" width="838" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/deb60606/status/1503512204108349440">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. Vince Carter</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A week after I named my goldfish Fins Carter I saw Vince Carter in the Apple Store. He didn’t seem super happy about me causing a scene but he had to know <a href="https://t.co/SJhkwrvWZR">pic.twitter.com/SJhkwrvWZR</a></p>&mdash; Blake Fussell (@blake_fussell) <a href="https://twitter.com/blake_fussell/status/1503645246491664388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. Liam Gallagher</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I met Liam Gallagher at a bakery where he bought croissants on a Sunday morning. I approached him and he couldn&#39;t have been nicer. <a href="https://t.co/urPcTGW296">pic.twitter.com/urPcTGW296</a></p>&mdash; KB #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 (@GalwayGirl2505) <a href="https://twitter.com/GalwayGirl2505/status/1503473958695358465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>5. Elton John</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/CorbettNova/status/1503466691157630976" height="362" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-110214-am-nwFthl.jpg" width="846" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/CorbettNova/status/1503466691157630976">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6. Kobe Bryant</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/hbluv2surf/status/1503460284849041409" height="444" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-110439-am-cBQ5g4.jpg" width="838" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/hbluv2surf/status/1503460284849041409">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7. Betty White</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/piratepinup/status/1503467464113405953" height="348" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-110549-am-hm0WYa.jpg" width="838" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/piratepinup/status/1503467464113405953">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. Robin Williams</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/tameHntr/status/1503460710063345664" height="402" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-110644-am-hcCrdT.jpg" width="836" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/tameHntr/status/1503460710063345664">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9. Robin Williams II</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/mooncat_alice/status/1503495021542080513" height="432" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-110757-am-dtaY8V.jpg" width="836" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/mooncat_alice/status/1503495021542080513">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>10. Donny Osmond</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/SharonMcGuigan1/status/1503463899206664198" height="434" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-110957-am-tFfKgc.jpg" width="834" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/SharonMcGuigan1/status/1503463899206664198">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>11. Michael Jordan</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/trom771/status/1503473803019661315" height="352" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-111146-am-bAnYMT.jpg" width="828" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/trom771/status/1503473803019661315">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>12. Suge Knight</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">9 years ago at 8am in LA I took this picture of Suge Knight and he stopped pumping gas and chased me in his truck for 15 minutes. <a href="https://t.co/cMpdCfYEuX">pic.twitter.com/cMpdCfYEuX</a></p>&mdash; Mario Tonti (@Mariotarded) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariotarded/status/1503734230983094272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13. Charles Barkley</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/Rager_metal/status/1503457635047141376" height="484" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-111328-am-yZt1wx.jpg" width="838" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/Rager_metal/status/1503457635047141376">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14. Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/Timothy22231/status/1503524240301203459" height="484" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-111421-am-dIolKo.jpg" width="834" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/Timothy22231/status/1503524240301203459">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/BenStiller/status/1503543069676777476" height="312" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-111506-am-QbtNH1.jpg" width="828" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/BenStiller/status/1503543069676777476">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>15. Steve Jobs</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/kelly4thecause/status/1503467775003701255" height="448" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-111846-am-PUxGSy.jpg" width="848" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/kelly4thecause/status/1503467775003701255">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>16. Alice Cooper</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/jenjw/status/1503521711081275394" height="488" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-111950-am-GfDytV.jpg" width="834" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/jenjw/status/1503521711081275394">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>17. Sidney Poitier</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/elueroy/status/1503479920948772866" height="450" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-112219-am-IOSvQe.jpg" width="842" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/elueroy/status/1503479920948772866">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>18. Barack Obama</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/Beetles53/status/1503517225721999365" height="444" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-112455-am-TxCKnY.jpg" width="836" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/Beetles53/status/1503517225721999365">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>19. Henry Winkler</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/hometeamrocker1/status/1503566140081160195" height="444" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-112606-am-pqTGen.jpg" width="836" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/hometeamrocker1/status/1503566140081160195">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>20. Martin Sheen</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/spidersknee/status/1503491083120095232" height="456" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-112703-am-OeR1FH.jpg" width="828" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/spidersknee/status/1503491083120095232">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>21. Steve Van Zandt</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/Bomutt1/status/1503499067732766722?s=20&amp;t=uMWLCLznx64Y8B2Jb6pYBQ" height="400" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-113115-am-W6Ou3R.jpg" width="844" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/Bomutt1/status/1503499067732766722?s=20&amp;t=uMWLCLznx64Y8B2Jb6pYBQ">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>22. John Mayer</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/molly__o/status/1503474225071509505" height="304" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2022-03-15-at-113312-am-UBVHOW.jpg" width="838" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/molly__o/status/1503474225071509505">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

22 people share stories of their best celebrity encounter.

People love stories about seeing celebrities in 3D, existing in the world outside of screens and gated mansions. What is one famous person&#39;s standard trip to the grocery store becomes a fellow shopper&#39;s icebreaker anecdote for decades, a story they jump at any opportunity to tell.Twitter user Eric Alper asked, &quot;What&#39;s your story about seeing a celebrity out in public?&quot; and the people delivered.1. Patrick SwayzeOur Arabian Horse showbarn was stabled next to a famous guy known as &#39;Buddy&#39;My little girl&#39;s classmates made fun of her saying it wasn&#39;t true.Buddy overheard me telling a friend this. He walked over over &amp; said, &quot;let&#39;s show them Katie&#39;s mom really knows me&quot; pic.twitter.com/joLm6e522z&mdash; Alta ⚓ Navy Mac 🌻We 🌻Stand🌻With🌻Ukraine🌻 (@WifeUsn) March 14, 2022 2. Mandy PatinkinTwitter3. Vince CarterA week after I named my goldfish Fins Carter I saw Vince Carter in the Apple Store. He didn’t seem super happy about me causing a scene but he had to know pic.twitter.com/SJhkwrvWZR&mdash; Blake Fussell (@blake_fussell) March 15, 2022 4. Liam GallagherI met Liam Gallagher at a bakery where he bought croissants on a Sunday morning. I approached him and he couldn&#39;t have been nicer. pic.twitter.com/urPcTGW296&mdash; KB #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 (@GalwayGirl2505) March 14, 2022 5. Elton JohnTwitter6. Kobe BryantTwitter7. Betty WhiteTwitter8. Robin WilliamsTwitter9. Robin Williams IITwitter10. Donny OsmondTwitter11. Michael JordanTwitter12. Suge Knight9 years ago at 8am in LA I took this picture of Suge Knight and he stopped pumping gas and chased me in his truck for 15 minutes. pic.twitter.com/cMpdCfYEuX&mdash; Mario Tonti (@Mariotarded) March 15, 2022 13. Charles BarkleyTwitter14. Jerry Stiller and Ben StillerTwitterTwitter15. Steve JobsTwitter16. Alice CooperTwitter17. Sidney PoitierTwitter 18. Barack ObamaTwitter19. Henry WinklerTwitter20. Martin SheenTwitter21. Steve Van ZandtTwitter22. John MayerTwitter

People love stories about seeing celebrities in 3D, existing in the world outside of screens and gated mansions. What is one famous person&#39;s standard trip to the grocery store becomes a fellow shopper&#39;s icebreaker anecdote for...