Improve everywhere freeze thing on grafton street today?

slipss · 23-02-2008 7:08pm #1

I read in the paper that there was supposed to be one of these at 4:00 today, did it happen? Any clips around of it?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 23-02-2008 7:10pm

there was a hugging thing

MrJoeSoap · 23-02-2008 8:15pm

I was on Grafton at 4pm and it didn't seem to happen...

Toto Wolfcastle · 23-02-2008 8:16pm

I saw a clip of the one they did in Grand Central in New York. Everyone was taking photos (why??) and saying how cool it was.

If it happened in Dublin what do you think would happen?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo

MrJoeSoap · 23-02-2008 8:17pm

janeybabe wrote: »

I saw a clip of the one they did in Grand Central in New York. Everyone was taking photos (why??) and saying how cool it was.

If it happened in Dublin what do you think would happen?

Pickpocketing galore! Thats what I was gonna pretend to do for a laugh.

orestes · 23-02-2008 8:21pm

janeybabe wrote: »

I saw a clip of the one they did in Grand Central in New York. Everyone was taking photos (why??) and saying how cool it was.

If it happened in Dublin what do you think would happen?

A skanger would punch you in the face while you were standing still

MrJoeSoap · 23-02-2008 8:24pm

PS - Its Improv Everywhere, rather than Improve.

slipss · 23-02-2008 8:28pm

orestes wrote: »

A skanger would punch you in the face while you were standing still

i don't know, Grafton St has this kind of strange Bermuda Triangle thing going on, the normal laws of the universe are suspended, ever see those people covered in gold paint or glitter standing still at all times with a big hat of money infront of them, it never gets robbed. Musicians play music and no one tries to insult them. Anywhere else in Dublin and I agree with what you would think happen, but not on Grafton Street.

Toto Wolfcastle · 23-02-2008 8:30pm

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Pickpocketing galore! Thats what I was gonna pretend to do for a laugh.

orestes wrote: »

A skanger would punch you in the face while you were standing still

And the American tourists would take photos! Seriously, is the effect not lost in a still photo?

orestes · 23-02-2008 8:36pm

janeybabe wrote: »

And the American tourists would take photos! Seriously, is the effect not lost in a still photo?

Yes, but this is Americans you're talking about, they don't understand things like that. You can just imagine them showing the photos when they get home

Tourist: Look at the picture Bill, all those folks just standing still in the middle of the street, it was so strange!

Friend: Eh, it's a picture Tom, of course they are standing still

Tourist: No no no, the other people are moving, just some of them are standing still

Friend: You're making this up aren't you?

Tourist: No I'm not! I have proof that I'm not!

Friend: What proof?

Tourist: The pictures are proof!

Friend: You know it's because of people like you that everyone thinks American tourists are idiots

Toto Wolfcastle · 23-02-2008 8:37pm

orestes wrote: »

Yes, but this is Americans you're talking about, they don't understand things like that. You can just imagine them showing the photos when they get home

Tourist: Look at the picture Bill, all those folks just standing still in the middle of the street, it was so strange!

Friend: Eh, it's a picture Tom, of course they are standing still

Tourist: No no no, the other people are moving, just some of them are standing still

Friend: You're making this up aren't you?

Tourist: No I'm not! I have proof that I'm not!

Friend: What proof?

Tourist: The pictures are proof!

Friend: You know it's because of people like you that everyone thinks American tourists are idiots

Disclaimer: Irish people might do this too!

Numina · 23-02-2008 8:52pm

waited around just for it, it went really well, conga line of the "free hugs" people began, mid-way through they froze. They got a really good crowd from it, I specifically remember this small old guy walking straight into that abyss part thats always there between the performer(s) and the audience, and he looked really, really confused, it was pretty funny. They crowd filled out the entire width of the street, and after the 5 mins were up, they got a massive round of applause. It was pretty cool.

I had only heard about this from word of mouth, so around 20 minutes before this began i thought "well, it's probably on boards, so I'll go to check it out on those internet kiosks in Stephens Green Shopping Center." read that it was being minimized to 50 people however the actual figure turned out to be around 15-20. Then afterward I was trying to size it out, thinking "if they were to do this with 50 people, where would they do it?" Turned out that waiting around outside Brown Thomas was an excellent idea. probably the most popular section of Grafton St.

Anyway, as a poster was saying about messing with people pretending to be a pickpocket, a Gardai was actually telling a guy to move along because he knew he was a pickpocket.

4Xcut · 23-02-2008 8:54pm

orestes wrote: »

Yes, but this is Americans you're talking about, they don't understand things like that. You can just imagine them showing the photos when they get home

Tourist: Look at the picture Bill, all those folks just standing still in the middle of the street, it was so strange!

Friend: Eh, it's a picture Tom, of course they are standing still

Tourist: No no no, the other people are moving, just some of them are standing still

Friend: You're making this up aren't you?

Tourist: No I'm not! I have proof that I'm not!

Friend: What proof?

Tourist: The pictures are proof!

Friend: You know it's because of people like you that everyone thinks American tourists are idiots

I loled, literally

FiveSpot · 23-02-2008 9:18pm

Grafton Street - Improv Everywhere, first Dublin event happened this afternoon between 430-435opm ( the strip from M&S to BT's ) about 150+ people froze in various ways.
Within 15 seconds the crowd noticed and and a noticeable dip in street noise happened.
I was mid shoe tie.
Some sentences I heard as I froze "are we all supposed to do this" (sublime)
"this is one of those arranged things" (astute)
"gerrohhhadat" (true to form)

I expect pictures and youtubery to follow as there was vidcams about.

Mr Frozen FiveSpot

slipss · 23-02-2008 10:13pm

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

PS - Its Improv Everywhere, rather than Improve.

LOL, yeah that actually makes alot more sense, that wasn't just a typo either, everytime I've seen it I've read it as improve.

andrew · 23-02-2008 11:39pm

When's the next one?

Dave! · 24-02-2008 12:01am

awesome

Luv it!

Be selective about where ye do it though, cos I'm sure there's some arseholes about who will bash/rob you.

GospelGroupie · 24-02-2008 6:51am

andrew wrote: »

When's the next one?

The Dublin Improv Movement (Facebook membership required), having only been established last weekend, taking encouragement from the success of its first experiment yesterday and taking initial inspiration from ImprovEverywhere NY, while eager to invent scenes of our own, will become increasingly more active over the coming months.

There is discussion about a "sports day" in late spring in St. Stephen's Green. Egg & Spoon races, three-legged races, etc. but also there will be random pranks throughout the city done in smaller numbers by our agents.

Potential "agents" should sign-up online on the Facebook site.

Regards,

Agent Brian

Tar.Aldarion · 24-02-2008 1:13pm

Oooh, I love it.

slipss · 24-02-2008 5:33pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nttgzyx3_wo

slipss · 24-02-2008 5:35pm

Not sure if that vid up there worked or not so heres the link.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nttgzyx3_wo

Actually looked pretty good, some people were pretty freaked out.

Dave! · 15-01-2009 1:17pm

Just wanted to bump this cos there's a few more Improv Everywhere videos up

Welcoming strangers back at airport:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjej2V_yh5k

Twins sit across from each other on subway... mirror each other's actions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MBBr-a2KnM

Such a cool idea

Dave! · 15-01-2009 1:24pm

Meet a black guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYJ9zOyzI4w

Sherifu · 15-01-2009 1:29pm

The human mirror, great idea

MizzLolly · 15-01-2009 1:30pm

Dave! wrote: »

Just wanted to bump this cos there's a few more Improv Everywhere videos up

Welcoming strangers back at airport:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjej2V_yh5k

Twins sit across from each other on subway... mirror each other's actions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MBBr-a2KnM

Such a cool idea

Hahaha the Airport one is sooo cool

:D:D

Dave! wrote: »

Meet a black guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYJ9zOyzI4w

OMG!! :eek:

S.I.R · 15-01-2009 3:19pm

GospelGroupie wrote: »

The Dublin Improv Movement (Facebook membership required), having only been established last weekend, taking encouragement from the success of its first experiment yesterday and taking initial inspiration from ImprovEverywhere NY, while eager to invent scenes of our own, will become increasingly more active over the coming months.

There is discussion about a "sports day" in late spring in St. Stephen's Green. Egg & Spoon races, three-legged races, etc. but also there will be random pranks throughout the city done in smaller numbers by our agents.

Potential "agents" should sign-up online on the Facebook site.

Regards,

Agent Brian

they phail, as they just arent funny, they dont have the calibur to pull off such a dareing act, get someon funny with some funny idea's and you'll pwn...

other wise...

ill just knick their eggs and egg them ! :cool:

Improve everywhere freeze thing on grafton street today?

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