People of your town!

WillyNelson said:
The late Burping Ron. An e-cookie for anyone who can name that town.
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winchester ! legend, used to see him all the time, used to live two roads round the corner from him lol

rumours used to be that he was rich but just chose to live the trampy lifestyle

also some dude with a three legged dog and acordian can be seen most days, he lives in the woods across the road from our trails

anyone see wierd pretend to play the violin dirty tuxido chinese guy in basingstoke / winch / southampton area?
 
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phill said:
People of your town

I’m not sure if a thread like this has been posted before but I thought it might be funny.

Having spent around half my life growing up in and around Basingstoke (yes poor me) I always find it amazing that whenever I go back there I nearly always spot the same couple of people walking around the town centre. These are the people that you ALWAYS see and you feel like you’ve seen them every time you’ve headed in to town over the past 10 years!!

For me there is three in Basingstoke, one guy who looks a bit like George Best, has a black leather jacket, gold earring and usually carries a sports bag. The other would be a black guy who used to wear bright coloured jeans (orange, yellow, red) and looks a little bit like Richard Blackman. The third is a large woman, really scruffy, always wears a big fleece, glasses with thick lenses and has fat ankles that bulge above her shoes.

So.. post the “People of your town” and see if any fellow posters recognise them! Anyone from my area recognise mine?!

Replies with pics = win.
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you failed to mention the famous happy clapper :(
 
The clapper's still around, not seen him for a while myself though. One day I'll actually find out the true reason why he claps.
 
gettothechopper said:
winchester ! legend, used to see him all the time, used to live two roads round the corner from him lol

rumours used to be that he was rich but just chose to live the trampy lifestyle

also some dude with a three legged dog and acordian can be seen most days, he lives in the woods across the road from our trails
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An e-cookie for you, Sir. (Cheats never prosper G-MAN)

"SOON BE CHRISTMAS!"

I heard the same rumour, turned out not to be true. He did used to be a boxer though, not sure if it was bare knuckle as was often claimed (though it might explain a lot!). The old boy packed quite a punch though even when it was a friendly jab on the shoulder. He was practically a fixture in the Mash Tun when I worked there. Never drank anything stronger than orange squash.

Three legged dog man's original dog was killed a few years ago on the high street by some drunked ****s. His camp was at the bottom of St Catherine's Hill wasn't it? The council tried to evict him loads of times but he was always saved by the good people of the town!
 
lawrence the cross dresser in hartlepool - he started wearing his mum's clothes when she died.

Soniq/parmo pete/horse ****er/bike seat sniffer/darkie dan/mullet man - some crazy gypo with a massive mullet

divvie sharron - complete wierdo that will start raving for you if you ask her too, shes fat and shes rats.
 
Cr0fty said:
Harmonica man from Swindon - Every Saturday he can be found broking out with his harmonica opposite M&S!

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Oh, and the trolley twins :p
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Haha yeah ive seen him.

Oh and the coockoo man, he walks around the town with a feather in his hat randomly shouting coockoo!
 
Having worked in the local hardware store, I know a lot of the people in my home town.

Windermere has a guy that looks exactly like Michael Winner, there's "Dodgy Gary". This is probably specific to the hardware store; but whenever it gets warm, a coffin dodger called Mr Deacon comes in and will trap you in the cellar asking the same three questions about which nails to buy on a loop for about 40 minutes.
 
I was just visiting a friend in Basingstoke at the weekend. I have to say, I think something must be in the water. A lot of the girls/ladies have quite noticable babaloons.
 
WillyNelson said:
An e-cookie for you, Sir. (Cheats never prosper G-MAN)

"SOON BE CHRISTMAS!"

I heard the same rumour, turned out not to be true. He did used to be a boxer though, not sure if it was bare knuckle as was often claimed (though it might explain a lot!). The old boy packed quite a punch though even when it was a friendly jab on the shoulder. He was practically a fixture in the Mash Tun when I worked there. Never drank anything stronger than orange squash.

Three legged dog man's original dog was killed a few years ago on the high street by some drunked ****s. His camp was at the bottom of St Catherine's Hill wasn't it? The council tried to evict him loads of times but he was always saved by the good people of the town!
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mash tun - its an expensive tapas resturant now
yep bottom of the hill, next to the park and ride car park
 
bledd. said:
Cardiff has a fair few..

Shake hands man (goes around shaking everyone's hand) http://farm1.static.flickr.com/78/205762219_50add005a6.jpg
Toy Mic Trev (lovely old chap that sings on the street into a toy mic) http://farm1.static.flickr.com/25/52527350_78fcce0518.jpg
Ninja (bangs on bins all day with drum sticks, then gets into all night clubs for free and drinks bought for him..??) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2348817135_3cbeb2855f.jpg
Megaphone black guy (goes around preaching through his megaphone!)

Will look for pictures of them now :D
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We also had the tight rope man, but he's been missing for a while now :(
 
There is a woman that lives in the village that I used to live in and now go home occasionally to visit my parents, I used to see her on the bus every day. She doesn't look that old but dresses like a Grandma, long flowery skirt, massive bag and a really horrible purple coat.

Seen her at the bus stop 5 years later at the exact same time in the exact same clothes.

I am no fashionista nor do I have the most exciting life but I imagine it must suck to be her.


If you are talking about crazy homeless, there is a guy in Burnley bus station that used to just let his pants fall down and then would just scream for a while before picking them up and walking off. Not seen him for a few years now, probably dead.
 
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WillyNelson said:
An e-cookie for you, Sir. (Cheats never prosper G-MAN)

"SOON BE CHRISTMAS!"
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I have a photo of Ron's legacy to the city...a 25 pound practice bomb from World War 2 which he stashed in his garden (dont ask...god knows how he got it)...it was found a few months after he died and the Disposal Squad had to remove it to Bar End and detonate it....classic goodbye to Winch!!

:eek::D:p
 
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Bath

There's a Jamaican Busker in Bath who's been here for ages.







All robbed from Facebook groups (12,000 members!)

From Facebook I've found out that his name is Delroy. Though from other Buskar's I've heard he's a bit of a **** and also goes mad if anyone takes his photo with an SLR :confused:.
 
In Leicester, the surrounding areas around Wigston & Saffon Lane there is this guy known a "Palph" (the name came from his t-shirt which is supposed to say Ralph but part of the R is missing and someone just made up Palph) who is always seen by people everyday and he is known for walking absolutely everywhere for miles and miles, while always listening to his iPod without fail and he seems to have an really abnormal huge stomach with while afro-like hair. I see him around twice a week while driving through Wigston etc. I will try and get a photo up of him but I'm sure someone on here who is in Leics would have seen him! There is also a Facebook group on him too which has got around 700 members.

There is also a homeless guy where I work around Thurmaston known as "Terry the Tramp" and I see him most mornings outside the shops while on my way to work, there used to be a Facebook group about him which had around 1000 members before dissappearing for some reason but from what people have said about him he always hangs around the takeaway's in the evenings and he gets free food just so he goes away and the local McDonalds also give him free breakfast & coffee in the mornings!

Liam
 
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I'll do the Bridgwater ones then...

John/Sidney (r.i.p) and Harry Handsignal.. Two of the most famous.

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Oh and there's a guy who rides a childrens bike up and down the road as if he's a car.

And there's a guy who runs up and down the roads, as if he's a car - or a truck - with all the sound effects.
 
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