Local NuttersEverywhere in the world has its fair share of deranged people. I grew up in Wolverhampton and remember the Polish tramp who lived in a tent on the roundabout. Legend had it that his coat was stuffed with cash. More recently I notice the guy who spends his day pushing a trolley round Camden Sainsburys shouting, "Best of luck!". Constantly. Tell us about your local nutters. Points for details. Extra points for photos.
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rob, Thu 16 Sep 2004, 11:54)
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Oxfordwould definitely be a serious contender for the maddest town in Britain. Due to some kind of uber-lax security policy at the Cowley lunatic asylum you can't walk down a street in the city centre without running into some nutjob swearing at the sky or trying to bite the pigeons.
One of the many local legends is the old guy who calls himself Colonel Mustard and is usually to be found "tap-dancing" (shuffling from foot to foot) on Cornmarket with a tiny stereo and a huge top hat covered in flowers, occasionally screaming swearwords at small children.
He's even had a sign made. With a poster of himself on it.
Also amongst the regulars are the woman with a big stereo who regularly flashes her arse at buses and the middle-aged man (an ex-tutor according to local legend) who sings show tunes along the riverbank.
(, Thu 16 Sep 2004, 15:48, Reply)
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