[LaLaLand]

Do you have any of these where you live?

Usually someone who has gathered attention in your area and has a nickname, known for doing something and being spotted around where you live?

A well-known one is Purple Aki in Liverpool who used to hang around outside gyms and ask to feel young lads muscles, also known for chasing people who refused his offers (apparently running one lad onto a traintrack!!)

Basically the local alcoholic or anyone that's "known" in your area to keep an eye out for!

Someone you'd come home and say "Hey, I saw _____ in town today doing _____" if you get me.

[InOne]

There is a 'Jesus man' in my city. Walks around in robes. He been around since the 70's and never seems to age

[setanta]

Big time drug dealers mainly. And the weird thing is that the top guys look normal.

[bansheewails]

Robo cop here, an alcoholic pensioner, who doesn't appear to be able to bend his legs when he walks!

[Beso]

Jimmy minto.

Always walked about with a blue sports bag.

He was really old n ugly unshaven etc..he obviously had porn mags in the bag all the time.

[setanta]

We have an Elvis here too. He's had the same hairstyle for the last 20 years.
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Oh, and there was a lad who shaved half his face so he had a beard on the other side. Very weird.

[Beso]

I asked the g/f..she said john terry.lol

[bansheewails]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I asked the g/f..she said john terry.lol

Well you can't fault that!

[Smithy]

Crazy Pidgeon Lady

[setanta]

I was in a pub once with a friend and we were just chatting away when this lad sat at the bar next to us and ordered a pint. Seemed normal enough until he started talking to himself in the mirror, like it was his best friend. We pi$$ed ourselves, even though it was a bit weird. But you know when you've had a few scoops and anything sets you off, right?

[Josy]

We have

Sady Glen - Old smelly woman who looks in the bins down the main street.

Hector - A guy that walks about asking everyone he meets if they have any empty ginger bottles, Hector Hector, bottle collecter

[LaLaLand]

We have:

- "Big June" an ex-police man (rumoured to be once a force to be reckoned with) turned transvestite with hairnet, fur coats and bandaged ankles. At least 6 ft 5 and had a FaceBook tribute group with over 5, 000 fans once!

- Les the "Big Issue" man who looks like a cross between John McCrirrick and Janis Joplin, well known for constant bird-whistling which turned out to be code for him selling drugs (which he was busted for)!

- Betty the Tramp used to walk around with a dirty duvet and sleep in hedges, I think she's dead now though.

- This man who campaigns almost violently to passers-by to stop smoking, apparently once was a very rich family man who lost his fortune in a house fire started by a cigrette who was left with nothing and committed himself to ban smoking!

Just a few.... hah

[Vicky.]

The dancing tramp

He has been apparently slapped with an ASBO recently though...dunno how true that is but I havent seen him for a while

[Smithy]

Ohh we used to have the "Six for a POUND your gas lighters, 2 for a pound a bungey ball" man who came on market day, but I think he died

[Callum]

Lauren Harries lives literally round the corner from me. She's been on BBBM a few times and on lots of daytime TV shows.

[bansheewails]

The Werewolf. An old man who has hair every where and kind of growled when he was drunk. He is in an old peoples home now and all cleaned up, but he looks very sad.

Spiderman too, who used to have to hold on to a wall with both hands when walking home from the pub!

[setanta]

Originally Posted by bansheewails

The Werewolf. An old man who has hair every where and kind of growled when he was drunk. He is in an old peoples home now and all cleaned up, but he looks very sad.

Spiderman too, who used to have to hold on to a wall with both hands when walking home from the pub!

There was a guy I worked with in the bar that I started calling the pinball wizard cuz everytime we had a lock in we used to have to wait for a taxi while he walked home cuz he lived close by. Well, it was obviously about 6 or 7 in the morning so we saw his movements. He bounced and fell into everything along the way. Comical.

[bansheewails]

Originally Posted by setanta

There was a guy I worked with in the bar that I started calling the pinball wizard cuz everytime we had a lock in we used to have to wait for a taxi while he walked home cuz he lived close by. Well, it was obviously about 6 or 7 in the morning so we saw his movements. He bounced and fell into everything along the way. Comical.

There is always one isn't there!

[setanta]

Originally Posted by bansheewails

There is always one isn't there!

He's a legend. His legs just disappear. He once fell down a flight of stairs. Just a joke when he's drunk, and we're all as bad as him but we never lose our relationship with the perpendicular, you know that way?

[bansheewails]

Originally Posted by setanta

He's a legend. His legs just disappear. He once fell down a flight of stairs. Just a joke when he's drunk, and we're all as bad as him but we never lose our relationship with the perpendicular, you know that way?

A woman here too, she tries to box everyone. She is 5ft **** all and a fart would knock her over, but she is game!

[Beso]

NEWCASTLE..

Dancing geordie bloke, comes in the pubs with his ipod and earphones and just dances..

would be ok if he could dance and looked cool, but he doesn't.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

NEWCASTLE..

Dancing geordie bloke, comes in the pubs with his ipod and earphones and just dances..

would be ok if he could dance and looked cool, but he doesn't.

That is probably the same person I was talking about.

Gingery, and quite old by any chance?

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

That is probably the same person I was talking about.

Gingery, and quite old by any chance?

nah this was a young lad, half mongolish down the big market.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by parmnion

nah this was a young lad, half mongolish down the big market.

Ah I dont know of him then

I might if I saw him

[MTVN]

In the village I live there was this guy who lived in a caravan who was basically the village tramp, went around on his bycicle stealing from people (my Dad caught him taking some wine and chips from us once) and begging for money. He actually died a few months ago after moving to a proper house a few miles away

There's alsp this crazy lady in my village who recently escaped from an insane asylum. She just strolls around all day occasionally popping in the pub, she's so mad