[Chick]

Wow I didnt realise all that. If i had've known that he hit cleaning ladies, just because of a simple request I definitely wouldn't have felt sorry for him. He sounds like quite a difficult man. Thats just not acceptable, how has he gotten away with this for so long? I cant understand it but if he comes near me with that stick....

[Hairy Homer]

Originally Posted by aodh_rua

Anyone remember the Vote 'No' to USI cartoon a few years back. It close with a Photoshopped Matt with the slogan Yoda Says No.

Anyway back to Matt's history. He came to Ireland in the late seventies to research links between Arab and Celtic cultures. He had previously been studying in Paris. As part of this he was working with some old manuscripts and he was accused of writing on the margins of the Tain Bo Cualaigne (Brown Bull of Cooley). The accusation were apparently led by Brendan Kennelly. Matt was kicked out of College, libraries and the rest. He did have some supporters in the academic community who got permission for him re-enter the premises bar the libraries.

**** me, he's not STILL there, is he?

He chatted me up once during a particularly drunken Saturday night in the Pav when I was an undergrad in Trinity. And my student ID (which I can still remember) begins with the digits 79 so what does that tell you?

The conversation was through the medium of scribbled notes. He can't speak or hear. In a fit of utter naive foolishness, I gave him my address when he asked for it. Imagine my horror when he showed up the following morning (Sunday) at some unGodly hour. Well before midday anyway.

What I can remember of the conversation:
he was born in Japan but educated in France.
He gives his name as Matteo Matubara
he drinks lots of tea.
he scribbles in English extremely fluently and well.

He gets really angry with you when you blank him the next time in the Pav to avoid a repeat disturbance.

[Net Bastard]

He's notorious for that kind of stuff, when I mentioned him at home one day the mother turned around and told me that he used to scab drinks off the students in some pub (can't remember which one) bout 30 years ago.

Apparently he could lip read very well and used to actually talk to people back in those days.

One time she went in under instructions from her mates to ignore the guy and stop buying him drink. So she's standing there at the bar when matt (they used to call him sony back then, only japenese word they knew) wanders over and stands beside her, just hanging about. She tries really hard not to pay any attention to him, but after a few minutes, cracks and says "well, cold out tonight, isn't it?". Matt replies "yes, but whiskey will soon warm us". The little legend.

[celingfan]

What more can one say
I WANT HIS BABIES
My children will be born legends.

[jd]

Originally Posted by Hairy Homer

And my student ID (which I can still remember) begins with the digits 79 so what does that tell you?

.

Hee, mine begins with 84. Do you remember Maitland, anothe character who use to ang around TCD?

[Chick]

so he must be reaaaaally old by now then.....

[Hairy Homer]

Originally Posted by jd

Hee, mine begins with 84. Do you remember Maitland, anothe character who use to ang around TCD?

Maitland Wolf, the White Witch?

I vaguely remember him, all right. Though he was more interested in little girls than big hairy engineering students like me.

Originally Posted by chick

so he must be reaaaaally old by now then.....

Like a good wine, my dear. Improving with age.

[Chick]

Lol@wine. dunno when the last time was that someone called me "my dear"! aw bless!

[IDM]

He's definitely interesting to have around, all right.

Was pretty involved with DIS (Dublin Internation Students) first year and he often showed up to our random parties. Just mentioned this in another thread, but he can read/write in Norwegian. Now since when does a Japanese man born in France understand Norwegian ? Quite a linguist ... Would "talk" with him more often if it wasn't so awkward, really.

[Chick]

yeah i read ur other post on him IDM. but just because hes a genius as you called him, i dont see why he should be let away with murder. i dont care how many languages he can speak, he should have respect for other people.

[Hairy Homer]

He had a cameo role in some movie. He can be seen waving from a ship. Can't remember what film it was. Might have been Educating Rita, filmed in Trinity in 1982, but it could also have been some Irish film, the title of which I forget which was about a mother abandoning her two kids in a railway cafe.

Some trivia genius will know it.

[jd]

Originally Posted by Hairy Homer

Some trivia genius will know it.

I think it was "Pigs"
(A much younger) Mannix Flynn was in it too

[IDM]

Originally Posted by Chick

but just because hes a genius as you called him, i dont see why he should be let away with murder. i dont care how many languages he can speak, he should have respect for other people.

I wasn't implying that because he's very intelligent that he should be able to do whatever he likes. I agree that some of his past mishaps weren't exactly endearing and that punishing him was necessary.

[Chick]

Oh ok sorry I took you up wrong there so. Has he ever been punished or was his only punishment being banned?

[IDM]

I don't think they've ever gotten the police involved ... but I'm not the expert here. However, if you knew how much time he spends in the Arts building, banning him from it is definitely enough of a punishment to make him think twice about doing anything silly in the future ...