Probably not actually mentally ill
More likely just a fuckwit with some unshakeable misguided beliefs.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Wed 8 Jul 2015, 9:01, 1 reply)

That's it exactly.
When he wasn't coming up with his crazy ideas he was quite normal and he didn't stand out in any way.

But when he got one of his ideas nothing could stop him.

He decided that he wanted to breed budgies and canaries. He got it in to his head that it would make him a lot of money. So he built a massive aviary in his yard out of found materials, such as old chicken wire and stuff he found in skips. He then spent maybe £500+ on getting the birds. He should have spent the money on the aviary as they had all escaped within 24 hours of going in.

He also spent about another £500 buying old analog mobile phones just before that network was shut down believing they would become valuable collectors items one day.
(Grundie, Wed 8 Jul 2015, 14:24, closed)