I've had it happen to me...
A couple of times, in fact.

STORY 1
In 2000, I was on a certain television quiz show. My team was rubbish - we were eliminated in the first round - but a couple of weeks after, I was minding my own business in the library when someone came up to me.
"Excuse me... were you on [insert programme title here]?"
"Ummm... yeah."
"Could you sign this?" He handed me a piece of paper.
"What?"
"Sign this?"
"But... er..."
"Oh. Have I embarrassed you?"
"Er, no. Puzzled me, though..."

He looked crestfallen. I sighed and signed. He looked happy, and went away.

STORY 2
In 2004, I did a stint as a schoolteacher; in the evenings, I worked on a bar. I have no teaching qualifications - god bless the independent sector.
Anyway, on the bar one night in the summer holidays, I recognised a student trying to get served. I knew he'd just done his A-levels, so it was OK to sell him booze. But he didn't want booze. He told me I was the best teacher he'd had and asked me to sign a beermat for him.


Both of these stories strike me as a bit creepy, to be honest.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:08, 8 replies)

You'd be surprised how people will want any old minor celebs autograph.
And I think the second story is cute.

My friend is a school teacher and she gets all sorts of presents, cards and has autographed school books for her students before she left to go to New Zealand.
( girlinthehole, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:15, closed)

I think the second story is nice too
My grouptutor at college was also my A Level Litature tutor, and there's few people I hold in higher regard than him.

I wouldn't go asking his autograph, but I've love to meet up with him again. I also recently discovered he has a small following on Facebook, which pleased me.
( Monty Propps, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:25, closed)

What programme? Spill!
Gaz me :)
( Monty Propps, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 13:26, closed)

University Challenge
It just has to be!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 15:58, closed)

Yeah. You're right.
*cough*universitychallenge*cough*

I was on the Hull team in '96, and was captain of the Birmingham team in 2000.


I'm so ashamed...

:)
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 18:46, closed)

Ashamed?
You're my bloody hero!

*fan worships*
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Wed 22 Apr 2009, 15:53, closed)

I was thinking
Runaround.

Or to give it it's proper title

Runaraaaaaaaaahhhnd!
( scoshi pretending to diet since, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 17:01, closed)

Enzyme on Runaround?
Now that would be worth seeing!
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Fri 17 Apr 2009, 23:12, closed)