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" Earlier this week, New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton gave his stamp of approval to the spate of start-ups attempting to &amp;quot;challenge [the] taxi industry.&amp;quot; Among them is Uber, an app that allows users to book and pay for rides from their phone. Like a true gonzo journalist, Bilton tried the service himself, using Uber to book a ride to the San Francisco airport. That&amp;#039;s where things got weird.     Uber driver said he had to pretend to be my relative to avoid a ticket in a taxi zone, so he got out of car, hugged me &amp;amp;amp; said &amp;quot;I love you.&amp;quot; \u2014 Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) July 4, 2013    Now that Bilton has blown up his cabbie&amp;#039;s strategy in the paper of record, watchers of the taxi zone will undoubtedly be more vigilant. That means both riders and cabbies will have to be more creative when it comes to pretending to be related. Here are some ideas on how to pull it off:  If the driver&amp;#039;s an older male: Ask him for money as you slink out of the car. When he says no, roll your eyes and whisper &amp;quot;I hate you.&amp;quot; If the driver&amp;#039;s an older female: Hug her and walk away. Have her chase you down for another hug and then walk away. Have her chase you again for a third hug and walk away.  If the driver&amp;#039;s a similar age and a man: Slap a hard five, pull him close and punch his back with the top of your fist. As you walk away, loudly say, &amp;quot;See you and mom and dad and our siblings and our family pet at Christmas.&amp;quot;  If the driver&amp;#039;s a similar age and a woman and OK with hugging: Give her long hug, ruffle her hair and walk away saying, &amp;quot;Whatever you do, just don&amp;#039;t have another one. Uncle Rob can only take so much! Give your children, who are my niece and nephew a kiss for me tonight.&amp;quot; If the driver&amp;#039;s a similar age and a woman and OK with face touching: Get misty-eyed, put your hand on her cheek and walk backwards slowly, leaving your finger on her face as long as possible. Keep it suspended in the air as you slink away. Mouth &amp;quot;I love you,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;alligator food,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;olive juice.&amp;quot;  If the driver&amp;#039;s a younger male: Point to the middle of his shirt and say, &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s that?&amp;quot; When he looks down, bring your finger up into his face. Walk away saying, &amp;quot;We may have similar DNA structures, but you&amp;#039;re a real dummy.&amp;quot;  If the driver&amp;#039;s a younger female and OK with hugging:Give her a tight hug and walk away saying, &amp;quot;You could do better than that creep, bio lil sis \u2014 as in biological little sister.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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