Eccentrics
We all know someone who's a little bit strange - Mum's UFO abduction secret, or the mad Uncle who isn't allowed within 400 yards of Noel Edmonds.
Tell us about your family eccentrics, or just those you've met but don't think you're related to.
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( , Thu 30 Oct 2008, 19:08)
We all know someone who's a little bit strange - Mum's UFO abduction secret, or the mad Uncle who isn't allowed within 400 yards of Noel Edmonds.
Tell us about your family eccentrics, or just those you've met but don't think you're related to.
(Suggested by sugar_tits)
( , Thu 30 Oct 2008, 19:08)
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Crazy Harry
About 10 years ago, I both lived and worked in town and had a 20 minute stroll to work. Now and again, Girlfriend At The Time and I would see this chap we nicknamed Crazy Harry heading off to wherever - he had this wide-eyed look, just like the character in the Muppet Show that used to blow stuff up.
Imagine a John Cleese look-alike with a serious face, greying RAF moustache and the wide-eyed look. But its what he wore that really set the scene.
He wore a white overall, a reflective vest, reflective tape around his legs and arms, and to complete the ensemble - a white construction helmet.
And written over everything with a marker pen - and I mean EVERYTHING - was "cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars........."
So I guess he had a thing against cars....
One time at a crossing a car had stopped with its snout just a foot or so over the stop line for the crossing.
Bad move.
It had made Harry angry.
He squared off against the car - he leaned down with hands spread out on the bonnet and glared at the driver for a good minute. Then he smashed his fist on the bonnet and stormed off.
After recovering from his initial shock, the driver got out to inspect the damage - there was none - and got a look of Harry grinning evilly with glee as he strode at full-steam down the pavement in the general direction of away......
( , Sat 1 Nov 2008, 17:44, Reply)
About 10 years ago, I both lived and worked in town and had a 20 minute stroll to work. Now and again, Girlfriend At The Time and I would see this chap we nicknamed Crazy Harry heading off to wherever - he had this wide-eyed look, just like the character in the Muppet Show that used to blow stuff up.
Imagine a John Cleese look-alike with a serious face, greying RAF moustache and the wide-eyed look. But its what he wore that really set the scene.
He wore a white overall, a reflective vest, reflective tape around his legs and arms, and to complete the ensemble - a white construction helmet.
And written over everything with a marker pen - and I mean EVERYTHING - was "cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars and cars........."
So I guess he had a thing against cars....
One time at a crossing a car had stopped with its snout just a foot or so over the stop line for the crossing.
Bad move.
It had made Harry angry.
He squared off against the car - he leaned down with hands spread out on the bonnet and glared at the driver for a good minute. Then he smashed his fist on the bonnet and stormed off.
After recovering from his initial shock, the driver got out to inspect the damage - there was none - and got a look of Harry grinning evilly with glee as he strode at full-steam down the pavement in the general direction of away......
( , Sat 1 Nov 2008, 17:44, Reply)
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