"Head...Shoulders...Knees and...SOCKS!"

This evening after work, I'm walking to my car which was in a lot not too far from my office. A lot of people from work park there, and most times we walk to our cars together. The street is filled with traffic, as is typical this time of day, and there are lots of tourists walking around and bikers and joggers on their endless runs to nowhere.

Today though, I'm walking alone. It's still light out (after all it's only 5:20pm) so I wasn't too concerned about being alone. After chatting with Spouse briefly on the phone, I continue on my way, and I admit - I was looking down. I put my phone away and look up as I continue walking and I see this jogger headed straight towards me with this goofy grin on his face. He then makes this hand gesture putting one fist on top of another and then reversing them. Like he was doing the hand jive or something. Looking at me the whole time. While I'm used to being run around by joggers, this was queer. I turn around after he passes by, and he turns back to look at me as well - still with this doofy grin on his face. I have no clue who this guy is!

Well I must have had a strange look on my face (in fact I know I did) and then some guy stuck in the traffic yells out the window of his car "Hey! Did you know that guy?" I look and see a rather large man seated in a rather beat up honday/toyota kinda car, arm hanging out the window, girlfriend driving. "No" I yelled back.

Strange man in car: "Because he did that thing with his hands - I thought he knew you."

Socks: "Nope - no clue who he was or what that was - Do you know what that hand motion meant?"

SMiC: "No, but it sure looked like he knew you. You gotta be careful and watch out for guys like that."

Socks: "For all I know, you could be a guy that I need to watch out for!"

All of this as I continue walking down the sidewalk.

SMiC laughs and then leans forward, like he's reaching for something. This concerns me - could he be reaching for a gun or something? In broad daylight on a busy thoroughfare with his chick in the car and all these people around?

SMiC: [flashing some plastic ID badge] You don't need to worry about me, I'm a federal agent! [laughing] You are right though - I too could be someone you need to watch out for!"

Socks: "I appreciate your concern, but you are just as much a stranger as that guy was. Did you know what that hand thing meant?"

SMiC: "Nope - but it sure looked like he knew you."

Socks: "Maybe he thought I was someone else. Thank you for your concern!"

I walked past his car at this point, and then he waved as they finally drove past me and through the traffic light.

Very very odd. Nice to know that a stranger would have helped had I needed it, but still trying to figure out what the hell that doofy jogger was trying to gesture.