Strangest thing you've seen in public.

WealthyAndWise · 22-05-2017 11:19AM #1

I once saw a man piss into a can and drink it on Henry Street.

What's the strangest thing you've seen in public?

greencap · 22-05-2017 11:21AM

WealthyAndWise wrote: »

I once saw a man piss into a can and drink it on Henry Street.

What's the strangest thing you've seen in public?

English guy? Athletic build with a survival knife?

WealthyAndWise · 22-05-2017 11:22AM

greencap wrote: »

English guy? Athletic build with a survival knife?

Sadly, it wasn't Bear Grylls. It was just a tramp.

valoren · 22-05-2017 11:28AM

Remember that scene from the Father Ted episode 'Hell', where the caravan neighbour slashes the tires after falling off the bonnet? Then walks away with a sort of triumphant walk?

Walking to work early one summer's morning near the North Cathedral in Cork a man, not of disimilar build, is walking in the same triumphant manner, up the middle of the road, bollock naked head to toe with his hairy langer flopping about like nobody's business.

He stares straight ahead and takes a right turn down Gerald Griffin Street. I now get the same view as seen in that Fr Ted episode.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 22-05-2017 11:30AM

I saw a guy out walking his cat one day on a lead, cat absolutely loving it. Happened about a year ago, I'll remember it for the rest of my life.

infogiver · 22-05-2017 11:31AM

I know it's old now but anytime I see an adult woman out in the street her pyjamas and dressing gown and slippers my brain goes haywire.
I was enjoying a couple of drinks last Sunday evening around 7 in a local pub when 2 women (13 children between them) strolled into the bar and tried to sit on 2 high stools having got themselves all ready for bed.
The barman ordered them out and one of them tried to pull the Traveller card but he was having none of it.
I've since encountered her dressed the same in Dunnes, talking to her married daughter in a very loud voice.
What is it all about? Is it just attention seeking or what?

Sky King · 22-05-2017 11:32AM

WealthyAndWise wrote: »

I once saw a man piss into a can and drink it on Henry Street.

In fairness if it was Budweiser it was a good way of making it last without affecting the flavour.

begbysback · 22-05-2017 11:32AM

WealthyAndWise wrote: »

I once saw a man piss into a can and drink it on Henry Street.

What's the strangest thing you've seen in public?

I believe there was a big marketing push on recycling at the time - just a misunderstanding

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 22-05-2017 11:33AM

infogiver wrote: »

I know it's old now but anytime I see an adult woman out in the street her pyjamas and dressing gown and slippers my brain goes haywire.
I was enjoying a couple of drinks last Sunday evening around 7 in a local pub when 2 women (13 children between them) strolled into the bar and tried to sit on 2 high stools having got themselves all ready for bed.
The barman ordered them out and one of them tried to pull the Traveller card but he was having none of it.
I've since encountered her dressed the same in Dunnes, talking to her married daughter in a very loud voice.
What is it all about? Is it just attention seeking or what?

It's just their culture.

Maguined · 22-05-2017 11:34AM

Hunky Monster wrote: »

I saw a guy out walking his cat one day on a lead, cat absolutely loving it. Happened about a year ago, I'll remember it for the rest of my life.

There is a woman on my road that walks her cat on a lead. The cat looks terrified, I would guess it has been an indoor cat all its life maybe living in apartments and now that the owner is living in a house she is bringing the cat out and it is a bit freaked out by the big wide world. The only thing that looks more uncomfortable than the cat is the woman when people stare at the cat.

WealthyAndWise · 22-05-2017 11:35AM

infogiver wrote: »

I know it's old now but anytime I see an adult woman out in the street her pyjamas and dressing gown and slippers my brain goes haywire.
I was enjoying a couple of drinks last Sunday evening around 7 in a local pub when 2 women (13 children between them) strolled into the bar and tried to sit on 2 high stools having got themselves all ready for bed.
The barman ordered them out and one of them tried to pull the Traveller card but he was having none of it.
I've since encountered her dressed the same in Dunnes, talking to her married daughter in a very loud voice.
What is it all about? Is it just attention seeking or what?

Scum.

Veloce · 22-05-2017 11:36AM

I was driving home from work one Saturday night around 3am (worked in a pub). Driving down a country road and in my headlights I see a guy walking in the middle of the road - I got a fright and slowed down - he was pissed drunk and was staring in at me in the car as I drove past around him. about 2 or 300 metres down the road after him was a car - crawling along. I thought this was very odd. So I got home and called the Gardai... heard nothing of it that night and went to bed. Got a phonecall the next morning from the Garda to say that the guy walking on the road was a brother of the guy driving behind him. and that he was out walking in front of the car to warn his brother of any Garda checkpoints! He got put off the road for a while anyway.

pickarooney · 22-05-2017 11:47AM

Veloce wrote: »

I was driving home from work one Saturday night around 3am (worked in a pub). Driving down a country road and in my headlights I see a guy walking in the middle of the road - I got a fright and slowed down - he was pissed drunk and was staring in at me in the car as I drove past around him. about 2 or 300 metres down the road after him was a car - crawling along. I thought this was very odd. So I got home and called the Gardai... heard nothing of it that night and went to bed. Got a phonecall the next morning from the Garda to say that the guy walking on the road was a brother of the guy driving behind him. and that he was out walking in front of the car to warn his brother of any Garda checkpoints! He got put off the road for a while anyway.

Like the man with the red flag in front of the early automobiles!

Dr Crayfish · 22-05-2017 11:58AM

I was walking to work along abbey st a few years ago when a girl jumped out of a taxi on capel st, pulled her skirt up squatted over and pissed all over the footpath, then got back in the taxi. There were a few girls in the cab it was a Monday morning atounf 9am I reckon they were on an all nighter. It was disturbing nevertheless!

WealthyAndWise · 22-05-2017 12:00PM

Do any of ye remember that old fella who used to W@nk off his dog on the green in Clonskeagh?

my3cents · 22-05-2017 12:01PM

I watched a guy playing the flute while driving a van in a very slow traffic.

TPD · 22-05-2017 12:07PM

my3cents wrote: »

I watched a guy playing the flute while driving a van in a very slow traffic.

How long did you watch him?

WealthyAndWise · 22-05-2017 12:09PM

my3cents wrote: »

I watched a guy playing the flute while driving a van in a very slow traffic.

Was it the skin flute?

my3cents · 22-05-2017 12:18PM

TPD wrote: »

How long did you watch him?

I was in a slow motorway traffic jam and first time I slowly overtook I didn't believe my eyes but then the lane I was in stopped and his lane moved passed mine and I had the chance to take a long look and he was definitely playing the flute - no innuendo intended.

Ush1 · 22-05-2017 12:59PM

Saw a woman on the road where my parents live vacuuming her driveway.

Widdershins · 22-05-2017 01:25PM

A lot of people dressed up in various indescribable costumes, but I think that's normal for Galway on a sunny Saturday.
A woman rifling through the shelf of bread in the supermarket while I waited my turn. She noticed me and said she was looking for a bomb.
An old woman who looked through the open window of my car and said to me ''it's all very expensive. oh very very expensive.'' (I was parked outside Tesco I was also followed around by a strange man outside the same Tesco store).
A man chasing a woman in a park in Southampton, striking matches almost in her face.
A man who called ''hello gorgeous'' to me then kept walking backwards in front to me, getting in my way on the path, and talking gibberish at me - something about one of his legs being shorter than the other.
A goth girl and her Marilyn Manson lookalike boyfriend, who was leading her on a collar and leash.

dark crystal · 22-05-2017 01:32PM

I was doing my shopping in Tesco once and saw a woman in the frozen section with a cappucin monkey on her shoulder.

XsApollo · 22-05-2017 01:33PM

At creamfields I stepped over a guy, as did everyone else that was going in and out of one of the tents , as your man was lying in the grass at the entrance having a ****.

sbsquarepants · 22-05-2017 01:37PM

Seen a bloke happily pulling the mickey off himself in his car in a crowded super valu car park

sbsquarepants · 22-05-2017 01:38PM

Widdershins wrote: »

A man who called ''hello gorgeous'' to me then kept walking backwards in front to me, getting in my way on the path, and talking gibberish at me - something about one of his legs being shorter than the other.
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The one in the middle I pressume:D

major bill · 22-05-2017 01:40PM

Sitting in a Van at the park on St Catherine's lane eating lunch with a co-worker, looking out at all the Junkies and Wino's that frequent the area at times. One particular wino took our interest as he was floating around the area but was struggling to keep his trousers up like something heavy in them, anyway chewing on a bread roll and he walks past the van and as he walks by his back facing us his trousers dropped and the heaviness in his trousers turned out to be lumps of ****!! bread roll dropped, me and other lad nearly getting sick in the van!!

Probably more disgusting than strange, heart went out to the poor man though.

diomed · 22-05-2017 01:42PM

Asian couple going down the footpath outside my house at about 5 am pushing a very large supermarket trolley loaded with suitcases.

Estrellita · 22-05-2017 02:17PM

infogiver wrote: »

What is it all about? Is it just attention seeking or what?

I've only seen this done by the dregs of society. I think it's their aim to have someone question their attire, because they enjoy a good fight. There is an attention seeking element to it alright.

The first time I saw a grown woman donning her evening wear to a supermarket I actually thought the poor woman escaped from somewhere.

infogiver · 22-05-2017 02:17PM

major bill wrote: »

Sitting in a Van at the park on St Catherine's lane eating lunch with a co-worker, looking out at all the Junkies and Wino's that frequent the area at times. One particular wino took our interest as he was floating around the area but was struggling to keep his trousers up like something heavy in them, anyway chewing on a bread roll and he walks past the van and as he walks by his back facing us his trousers dropped and the heaviness in his trousers turned out to be lumps of ****!! bread roll dropped, me and other lad nearly getting sick in the van!!

Probably more disgusting than strange, heart went out to the poor man though.

When a small time dealer is trying to coax someone to take heroin for the first time " you won't get addicted that's a load of ****e" or when all your friends are getting hammered on cans in a field when you're 15 and you actually feel sick but you don't want to not join in, if you could look forward 10 years and see yourself ****ting in your trousers in a lane way maybe it would make saying " no thanks I'm going home" a bit easier.

sullivlo · 22-05-2017 02:25PM

Ush1 wrote: »

Saw a woman on the road where my parents live vacuuming her driveway.

Could have been me. I have used the hoover on the driveway before.

valoren · 22-05-2017 02:25PM

Five weirdos dressed in togas, stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people.

I shot the bastards. That's my policy.

Strangest thing you've seen in public.

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