Runners get it a lot, apparently. There's a giant thread over at the runners world forums about the abuse some people have received. Someone tallied it up and here's a summary:
The Great 2008 Abuse List
"Run Forest Run" x7
"Run you lanky b8stard!" x1
Ciggy flick x1
Wolf Whistle x3
"Get Them Knees up" x1
Stopped for Directions x1
"You are getting Slower Every Day "x1
"Don't you have a job" x1
"Run Bitch Run" x1
"Keep on Running" x2
"Beep Beep Beep Beeeeeeppppp!" x10
Self Abuse x1
Deliberately standing in path x3
"There's a 100 mile an hour speed limit here you know" x1
"Belly's going to get ya!"
"118!" x5
Stopped to be asked "What you doing? Out running was ya?!" x1
" You've got two threads of white cotton hanging from your shorts - Oh no sorry, those are your legs" x1
"Go Paula!" x3
C'mon Pirate x1(Heard at other
"What do you charge love" x1
"you want ta watch ya don't get an Injury Love"x1
"You're going the wrong way!" x1
"broken any records today love?" x1
"stupid ba**ard" x1
Egg throw x3
Owner sets dog on runner x2
Offered Drugs x1
"Get a Life!!" x1
"You must Be mad!" x2
"f%$king T*%%er x1
"You must be very fit!" x1
"Morning Forrest" x1
"Exersise Freak" x1
The Rocky Theme sung x2
"Move it you fat cows" x1
"50 points if ya get 'er" together with a swerve on the bike x1
"You must be f**kin' freezin" x2
Drink Throw x2
"Oi, Peter Crouch!" x1
"sexy legs" x1
trip Attempt x4
"Run Fatty!" x1
Getting shot by paintball gun x1
McDonalds Wrapper throw x1
Farted at x1
"Is the Bingo not on tonight then?"
Pushed into the canal x1
"Nice Arse" x1
"Look mum, a skellington!" x1
"You don't want to get any thinner!" x1
"aye aye show us yer pie" x1
"Driven at by a car" x1
"Blimey, his legs are like... motorways!" x1
Monkey Noises x1
"Gowarrrrn! Streeeetccch!!!!" x1
Incomprehensible abuse from white Van Man x2
I've had a few people beep me, and I've had a couple of twats shout as they went past, but today is the first time I've had something chucked at me. Seriously, I'd pull their eyeballs out and feel nothing but justified. I can't conceive the mentality of someone that would not only be willing, but would actually delight in chucking something at some random person FOR NO REASON.
For that there's no coming back, no clemency, no second chance. The only possible remedy is immediate and painful death. So don't piss me off, CUS