Quite a strange thread

Redhairedguy · 25-04-2005 8:21pm #1

i know this is quite bizzare, but does anyone really enjoy when a wino approaches you at the bus station and begins talking utter crap? I love it!

Last Sunday, a wino approached me and my friends and began ranting on about how to kill a man with a newspaper and martial arts. What a legend he was!

Does anyone know Radio John? Now there's a legend and a half!

I think wino's in Galway should be better recognised... but then again that's just me! I'm frickin' mental.

Karl Hungus · 25-04-2005 8:28pm

You're strange.

DS · 25-04-2005 10:54pm

Yea I know the lad with the radio, sits opposite the Front Door yeah? And yer man with the symbals opposite powells. Course none of them will ever beat Dennis. Is he dead now? He tried to chase me once after making eye contact but he was so locked I was able to outwalk him.

26-04-2005 1:05pm

Yes the red headed wizard is very strange. I was there last Sunday when the came up to us. Red head loved every minute of it, while the rest of us tried to slowly back away. I've seen his collection of photos of homeless people, and believe me when i say he's a strange one.

Redhairedguy · 26-04-2005 1:11pm

Fear not... dennis is still alive and kicking... (and swinging punches). I see him around now and again... but words for the wary.. NEVER make eye contact or say a word... Though he is probably sixty years old, he can be nimble when he wants to be.

with regards to Radio John... yes, he is the lad opposite the blue note.. and only once have i seen him sober. There is one wino though whom i have only seen three times... he has crutches and the coolest hat i have ever seen.

fun bus · 26-04-2005 4:23pm

That guy at lynch's castle with the cymbals is unreal!! Anyone any idea if hes released an album yet? he does a wicked bohemian rhapsody on those yokes

Robbo · 26-04-2005 4:52pm

Redhairedguy wrote:

Fear not... dennis is still alive and kicking... (and swinging punches). I see him around now and again... but words for the wary.. NEVER make eye contact or say a word... Though he is probably sixty years old, he can be nimble when he wants to be.

When I was making my Confirmation and all that "Pledge" guff came up, we were shown a letter Dennis had written to the school about his wino ways and warning us not to drink.

I put the document in the same class as the Hitler Diarys.

Redhairedguy · 26-04-2005 7:47pm

Lol

I would dearly like to see that letter, as I think the man is a frickin' genius. He just stands around all day growling and cursing.

I also think the cymbals guy is cool. He does requests... just ask him to do something... even though he doesn't know most things... but I always give him a euro or two if he starts playing and singing Irish songs.

Though I think most of the winos around are fairly sound, there are some around that are pure EVIL! This one guy called Frankie, approached me and tried to put his hands in my pocket... i had to legger! In retrospect it was kinda amusing!

TerrorFirmer · 30-04-2005 11:49am

Yes, there is a bum that wanders around Oranmore and Galway city with a bicycle, whilst in the company of my family we saw him (along with at least 20 others) do the following...

He was leaning against the wall, suddenly his face starts going red, and he leans forward.....evantually stops and shakes out his leg.....bits of shít roll out onto the ground. I swear to god. In the middle of afternoon, weekend, on shop street.

We also saw him taking a píss in the middle of the street, in Oranmore, on a busy afternoon. Not even against the wall, just in the middle of the street.

:eek:

Redhairedguy · 30-04-2005 5:21pm

MobileInfantry wrote:

Yes, there is a bum that wanders around Oranmore and Galway city with a bicycle, whilst in the company of my family we saw him (along with at least 20 others) do the following...

He was leaning against the wall, suddenly his face starts going red, and he leans forward.....evantually stops and shakes out his leg.....bits of shít roll out onto the ground. I swear to god. In the middle of afternoon, weekend, on shop street.

We also saw him taking a píss in the middle of the street, in Oranmore, on a busy afternoon. Not even against the wall, just in the middle of the street.

:eek:

Two days ago, I saw the very same man opposite Subway on Forster street, with a Digimon bag. He was chuckling away to himself so I reckon he probably nicked it off some kid.

He is one of the most bizarre ones, he doesn't even look like a wino, but yesterday he was wheeling his bicycle down the Main street of Oranmore in the middle of the road at about 1/2 a mile an hour, holding a can of Linden Village.

Rredwell · 30-04-2005 6:08pm

There used to be a youngish man on a bike who would cycle from the traffic lights at the top of Wellpark down towards Michael Collins Road (not sure if that's Connolly Ave or not) every morning, and when he saw you he'd whelp in joy and raise his fist in the air. I used to interpret it at his joy of commuting so speedily. But he isn't there anymore. Perhaps he bought a car?

Redhairedguy · 01-05-2005 1:22pm

Rredwell wrote:

There used to be a youngish man on a bike who would cycle from the traffic lights at the top of Wellpark down towards Michael Collins Road (not sure if that's Connolly Ave or not) every morning, and when he saw you he'd whelp in joy and raise his fist in the air. I used to interpret it at his joy of commuting so speedily. But he isn't there anymore. Perhaps he bought a car?

I afraid to say, they are a dying breed. But continuing on about bicycles, there is this one guy around Oranmore, I don't think he's a wino or anything, but every morning about ten past eight, he will cycle in Oranmore village and start praying and shouting at the library, after that he approaches me and tells one of his notoriously crap jokes

What's the dead center of Ireland? The graveyard!

He's mad as a hare, but I think he's great. lol

Sarky · 01-05-2005 1:28pm

Redhairedguy wrote:

I afraid to say, they are a dying breed. But continuing on about bicycles, there is this one guy around Oranmore, I don't think he's a wino or anything, but every morning about ten past eight, he will cycle in Oranmore village and start praying and shouting at the library, after that he approaches me and tells one of his notoriously crap jokes

What's the dead center of Ireland? The graveyard!

He's mad as a hare, but I think he's great. lol

Oranmore by ten past eight? That's good cycling. I believe I used to meet this nutter in Mervue around 8 when I was coming home from weekend night shifts. Terrible, terrible jokes (Which boxer never loses? An undertaker.), and then off again on his bike singing very, very badly, like a masked superhero without the heroics, or hygiene...

Redhairedguy · 01-05-2005 1:39pm

Sarky wrote:

Oranmore by ten past eight? That's good cycling. I believe I used to meet this nutter in Mervue around 8 when I was coming home from weekend night shifts. Terrible, terrible jokes (Which boxer never loses? An undertaker.), and then off again on his bike singing very, very badly, like a masked superhero without the heroics, or hygiene...

LMFAO!!!

Especially like your imagery about the superhero.

If I recall more of his jokes include:
"What's the best kind of dog? A Hot Dog!! (Cue insane laughter)"
"What the highest wind factor in Ireland? My arse!"
"Where's the biggest farm in Ireland? The Dail! They're always acting the goat!"
etc...

I've also seen him in Galway city, which as you said before is very good cycling. I reckon, when he's out of sight of people he probably can fly or cycle at the speed of light or something!

TerrorFirmer · 02-05-2005 12:14pm

One time, the guy on the bicycle stopped in the middle of the road, blocking up a huge line of traffic in Oranmore Village outside the libary, and started solemly blessing himself and praying.

After about 2 minutes (which is a LONG time when your stuck in traffic watching this idiot praying, with loads of cars beeping) he just casually cycled off at the speed of a kid on a tricycle

Shanley · 05-05-2005 8:55am

Two days ago, I saw the very same man opposite Subway on Forster street, with a Digimon bag. He was chuckling away to himself so I reckon he probably nicked it off some kid. He is one of the most bizarre ones, he doesn't even look like a wino, but yesterday he was wheeling his bicycle down the Main street of Oranmore in the middle of the road at about 1/2 a mile an hour, holding a can of Linden Village.

This guy actually owns that bag firstly :P He comes into town every Saturday and is unable to find his way home to Oranmore. He has no family or friends so whenever he comes into town he misses the bus and has noway home. He is a bit crazy in the head and should be in care. Rest assure though he has had that bag for at least a year :P

The other guy you are talkin about who was pissing against the wall is John Mongon the newest addition to galway alcos. He is a traveller and just got out of prison! I wouldnt approach him if I was ye :P

The joys of working in an off licence and bar!

LegacyUser · 05-05-2005 2:03pm

Met Denis (C******* — don't think its fair to use his full name) in the bookies on Eglinton Street last week, sober and shaven, wearing a jumper, tie, shirt and trousers, looked quite respectable ... he's been off the drink for nearly eight months according to a guy that volunteers at the Fairgreen Hostel.

Think some of ye might be getting Denis mixed up with a guy that was nicknamed Denny a good few years back, don't waant to use his real name, but his initials are WF), and he's a complete ar.sehole.

po0k · 05-05-2005 4:28pm

That's good to hear Buckfast :)

Redhairedguy · 05-05-2005 10:21pm

Think I saw the man you meant today, he walked past me at the bus stop. I know him to be one of the winos in Galway, did look very respectable though.

Dennis is another man, always wears a hat, has a big ginger beard, growls a lot, just stands around drinking... how else can I describe him?

fun bus · 07-05-2005 4:46am

One wino came up to me and a friend outside richardsons,and said did u hear about the frog that broke down in the middle of the road? He then commented that siad amphibian got "towed (TOAD) away", then demanded cash in return for the show!! we gave him a euro. sure at least he was interesting, put a bit of energy into his begging

Tar.Aldarion · 09-05-2005 7:18pm

one said to us today.can i have a bite of your chicken? and before we could say anything he said that young people have no sense of humour and stormed off.....

TerrorFirmer · 09-05-2005 7:27pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

one said to us today.can i have a bite of your chicken? and before we could say anything he said that young people have no sense of humour and stormed off.....

Lol....

Redhairedguy · 09-05-2005 8:34pm

That's pretty damn amusing, and I wouldn't put it past a wino to say that. The thing about the summer is the wino's will either get more common and funny for tourists, or they'll get less common as they go to their private villas in the States to visit their family.

TerrorFirmer · 09-05-2005 9:12pm

Incidently, I saw a wino a few days ago, pick a carton of chicken nuggets from the ground outside the bus station, which was filthy and wet given it had just been lashing rain.

The carton was all soggy and floppy. He rummaged around, found a cold, half eaten, soggy nugget, and ate it at the speed of light.

Tar.Aldarion · 10-05-2005 4:00pm

he would eat your chicken if ya gave him half a chance

FatherTed · 10-05-2005 7:30pm

Funny to hear Dennis is still around. He was doing the same stuff when I was a kid 20 years ago.

Tar.Aldarion · 11-05-2005 5:45pm

ok the new wino of the day!
sitting on the steps across from footlocker with my friend today taking a well earned break from looking for accomodation with her and he comes up to us.
first there was a barrage of get off the steps with my replies rangeing from no! to wtf go away.then shaking of hands,thats a good wino!.
next up he says is she my girlfriend blah blah and i say no just good friends etc and then he says that im a very good looking man and that she is fookin' beautiful and keeps at trying to get us to kiss."sure every1s having sex these days".then it's go on dont ya want her."oh so can i have her so?" i say no shes off limits and then he wants to get us drinks and even asks does she want him to steal her a jacket in the shop.
to round things up a few minutes later he was like "do you like me" over and over with her saying that she didnt want to be rude and eventually saying no im only 19.eventually another friend comes along and he feels unwanted so he buggers off but he was quite a good encounter as i got called very good looking by a er guy eh yeah.(yes there was more sex and kiss type talk earlier that i wont say)

Redhairedguy · 12-05-2005 7:01pm

LOL

good to see that Galway's winos are finally showing an interest in the youth of today, (even if it is to say some really pervie)

Speaking of pervie, there is a man, I don't know if he is a wino or not, but he is at the moment, Galway's only flasher. He wears a green trenchcoat and is about 70. I, myself have never seen him, but rumours have gotten back to me from my friends. Who saw him on Shop St. a few monthes back. Next, my mate, who you know as Mobile Infantry was in a shop when a women began telling her friend that some guy, (of the same description) approached her and "showed his package". To top it off, he was seen running down Quay Street, with this John Thomas out, but the other day.

Sick huh?

TerrorFirmer · 12-05-2005 7:05pm

Not only did I hear of him in a shop, I also saw him.

We were walking down near Quay street and he opened out his jacket, revealing his package, and then closed it again chuckling to himself.

In the middle of a busy public street i mean ffs

Redhairedguy · 12-05-2005 7:15pm

Was this recently..?

TerrorFirmer · 12-05-2005 7:18pm

No, it was ages ago with Crispo and Joe and a few other lads...near Christmas time I believe it was...

12-05-2005 7:23pm

On the way home from college two nights ago I passed by Robocop. A few friends of mine were pulling the piss with him. I was just talking with my friends when we notices that Robocop was taking a slash in the middle of the road.
One of my friends saw his chance and quickly grabbed the bottle of buckfast that Robo had been drinking. Robo saw this happening and ran after my friend covering himself in his own urine.

Redhairedguy · 12-05-2005 7:27pm

Ah yes... I do recall you telling me this. If i remember correctly, you commented that he had quite the "package"!

LOL...

12-05-2005 9:44pm

I was blinded by it.

TerrorFirmer · 12-05-2005 10:01pm

Redhairedguy wrote:

Ah yes... I do recall you telling me this. If i remember correctly, you commented that he had quite the "package"!

Deleted User wrote:

I was blinded by it.

Should I be worried about you two?

12-05-2005 10:18pm

MobileInfantry wrote:

Should I be worried about you two?

Everyone else seems to be.

Redhairedguy · 13-05-2005 11:46pm

Amen to that! Amen to that!

Tar.Aldarion · 14-05-2005 12:54pm

Deleted User wrote:

Everyone else seems to be.

like even me!

there seems to a lot more drunksd round the town these days,including us.....

in the last week,my friend has jumped off some roof in town and broke her ankle,
a different friend has jumped off a wall and broken some of his toes(and he wasn't even drunk.
and to 'cap' it all off,with the most serious injury,my friend tried to jump the river thing under the concourse in nuig and has shattered! his kneecap,ouch!
he went straight into surgery and got a pin and metal wires in there! the pain!
his reaction was not even cursing or anything,he said 'ah crap lads im out of the championship' quite funny tbh(aside from the horrible injury of course)

be careful out there!

Redhairedguy · 15-05-2005 6:10pm

LOL.... As of yet I not broken anything while being drunk/sober, though once I woke up after a night out, with a really sore arse... at first I was worried that some one had taken advantage of me..... Until my friends revealed that I attempted a front flip, landing on my arse on gravel. Couldn't sit down for a week.

Tar.Aldarion · 16-05-2005 1:43pm

at least thats better than the alternative

which would be no sitting down for a month!

Ronan|Raven · 17-05-2005 11:48am

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

like even me!

there seems to a lot more drunksd round the town these days,including us.....

in the last week,my friend has jumped off some roof in town and broke her ankle,
a different friend has jumped off a wall and broken some of his toes(and he wasn't even drunk.
and to 'cap' it all off,with the most serious injury,my friend tried to jump the river thing under the concourse in nuig and has shattered! his kneecap,ouch!
he went straight into surgery and got a pin and metal wires in there! the pain!
his reaction was not even cursing or anything,he said 'ah crap lads im out of the championship' quite funny tbh(aside from the horrible injury of course)

be careful out there!

Natural Selection at its finest.

Tar.Aldarion · 17-05-2005 2:09pm

yes well i guess i'm next....

Redhairedguy · 17-05-2005 5:29pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

at least thats better than the alternative
which would be no sitting down for a month!

Yes... Yes... Thank god!

Tar.Aldarion · 18-05-2005 5:16pm

thank God you were not naturally selected...at least to your knowledge:eek:

Redhairedguy · 18-05-2005 7:30pm

Hahahaha....

09-11-2005 2:33pm

was walking to cuirt from town yesterday and met this traveller!he told me hed dance an irish dance for me if i gave him two euro!he was reeking of drink so i told him id buy him chips in mcdonalds instead if he danced to which he told me that i wasnt a good man and id go to hell and started ****e about how hed have me killed!it was kinda scary yet funny

silverlining · 09-11-2005 2:59pm

Nobody has mentioned the most active tramp of all and in the spirit of equality she's a trampette (not as cute as she sounds). Some nasty people call her boil woman and she performs her tramp dutys of stealing food off people's plates on quay street, buying scratch cards, kissing one of my friends ("ha-ha, she's your girlfriend now") and my personal favourite is when she trys to put people off their food by sticking her lumpy tongue against the window of Java's...pure genius

She's a harmless lost soul so be polite (even if she's not)

biko · 09-11-2005 4:36pm

Here's to you RedHariedGuy

po0k · 09-11-2005 4:58pm

Tar Aldarion in Drunken Lemming Rampage!

biko · 09-11-2005 6:53pm

silverlining wrote:

Nobody has mentioned the most active tramp of all and in the spirit of equality she's a trampette (not as cute as she sounds). Some nasty people call her boil woman and she performs her tramp dutys of stealing food off people's plates on quay street, buying scratch cards, kissing one of my friends ("ha-ha, she's your girlfriend now") and my personal favourite is when she trys to put people off their food by sticking her lumpy tongue against the window of Java's...pure genius
She's a harmless lost soul so be polite (even if she's not)

I have come across her a couple times, once she wanted me go go into the news agent across Quay's and buy her fags. She even offered me enough money for them. I said "no". Don't know why really, it's not like she's 15 or something...

Redhairedguy · 09-11-2005 7:29pm

silverlining wrote:

Nobody has mentioned the most active tramp of all and in the spirit of equality she's a trampette (not as cute as she sounds). Some nasty people call her boil woman and she performs her tramp dutys of stealing food off people's plates on quay street, buying scratch cards, kissing one of my friends ("ha-ha, she's your girlfriend now") and my personal favourite is when she trys to put people off their food by sticking her lumpy tongue against the window of Java's...pure genius

That my friend is Warty Nora... the notorious tramp.

Rumours have it that she has special powers... my friend gave her cheek during the summer, and the next day, a big pulsing boil appeared on his foot and didn't go away for weeks and weeks!

Also many stories have gotten back to me, about guys so drunk they didn't realise what they were doing, attempting and indeed succeeding in shifting fair Nora!

BTW.... Biko, you have made my day... nay... week!!!!! Thank you!

Quite a strange thread

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