Anyone seen this guy?

Tha Gopher · 16-05-2005 01:50PM

So how many noticeable characters does the centre of Dublin have?

Ones that ive noticed

The long haired Australian who stands in Temple Bar at the weekends decrying American foreign policy. Hes been locked up more times than a pikey, everywhere between California and Canberra apparently
The black guy who preaches outside BK on O`Connell Street
Used to be an old man preachin at the top of Grafton Street. Last time i saw him was years ago, Jesus In The House was the big song at the time and he didnt appreciate the gang of tracksuited howiyas who started singin it at him

The rappers, Man and the Machine. Theyre bleedin raphid

(they are actually)
The wee lads of about 8 singin in Grafton Street, dressed in dirty reebok tops that havent been sold or washed in 5 years in an effort to give Americans the impression that they truly are some genuine irish urchins. The kids you see now look and sound remarkably like the 7 year olds who were doing it when I myself were 7. Either its their younger brothers or they just never grew......

cil_aine · 16-05-2005 05:13PM

Tha Gopher wrote:

The wee lads of about 8 singin in Grafton Street, dressed in dirty reebok tops that havent been sold or washed in 5 years in an effort to give Americans the impression that they truly are some genuine irish urchins. The kids you see now look and sound remarkably like the 7 year olds who were doing it when I myself were 7. Either its their younger brothers or they just never grew......

i hate those children with a passion.
also, when youre in cork, by the post office off pana, theres that guy selling the echo. his voice is like a drill. at first i thought he cu-koo, then i was informed that he was fine, mentally, but just chooses to scream Eeeeeeeeechoooooooooooooo at the top of his voice to irratate everyone.

LadyJ · 16-05-2005 06:08PM

Kernel wrote:

You want to marry a mental case who dances in the streets, and whom you know absolutely nothing about. Ahhh women - always with the good decision making ability.

Well,I mean,it's rarely one meets a man who's so open about his eccentricities!
Most of them pretend to be normal while they hide their s'n'm dungeons with a series of one way mirrors and carefully placed art work but,whoa-ho,not this guy! He's insane and lovin it!

Ah,some lunatics are so adorable! Plus doesn't he just seem like such a fun person?!

Ha,how embarrassed would I be if he was a wife-beater! :rolleyes:

Nala · 16-05-2005 06:26PM

I think I saw the blond guy ye're talking about in Eason's on O'Connell St once. Is he tall with kinda longish hair? Down to his ears maybe?

I don't remember the headphones though.

LadyJ · 16-05-2005 06:29PM

No,this guy is the spit of Spike from Buffy.

Chinafoot · 16-05-2005 06:30PM

Maybe he's the bastard son of the crazy old lady that dances and sings on o'connell street?

LadyJ · 16-05-2005 06:31PM

She's so cool too! She screamed "I love Jesus" in my face one time!

rubadub · 16-05-2005 06:51PM

DrIndy wrote:

talking of characters. Who is that street preacher who stands around dame street with a very loud voice and a megaphone quoting scripture?

Anyone know anything about him?

He is brilliant! usually has a crowd around him taking the piss and he is oblivious to it. I remember being flaming drunk and drawing something obscene on his notice board, he turned around and couldnt understand how it had got there, he just stood there with a big shocked head on him. Think he had a drawing of a dog or something and I drew in a guy riding it (or something similar).

17-05-2005 08:07AM

Tha Gopher wrote:

So how many noticeable characters does the centre of Dublin have?

That old guy who sits at bank of ireland with a briefcase full of pictures of jesus and playing the tin whistle.

[rant]The FAKE artist opposite of trinity who PRETENDS to draw the pictures. If you walk by him twice you notice that he has been at the same stage of drawing those two pictures for several years. GIT! All those beggars who are wearing the latest puma runners. A friend who works with the Simon community told me that the average beggar on the streets of Dublin can make €80 a day, that €560 a week cash in hand.[/rant]

Kingsize · 17-05-2005 08:18AM

€560 a week cash in hand

nah its 400 quid a week - you need your weekends to go shopping

!

Third_Echelon · 17-05-2005 09:06AM

D wrote:

That old guy who sits at bank of ireland with a briefcase full of pictures of jesus and playing the tin whistle.

[rant]The FAKE artist opposite of trinity who PRETENDS to draw the pictures. If you walk by him twice you notice that he has been at the same stage of drawing those two pictures for several years. GIT! All those beggars who are wearing the latest puma runners. A friend who works with the Simon community told me that the average beggar on the streets of Dublin can make €80 a day, that €560 a week cash in hand.[/rant]

There's a guy that stands usually at the ATM machine in the square in temple bar... Well enough dressed. Umbro runners, denim jacket. Tracky bottoms or jeans...
Anyway, last week he was begging at the ATM asking for money for a hostel because he was homeless. Of course some english dude gave him money, the fool.

A few days later he stopped me near the central bank asking for money for a bus fare home :eek:

I actually said to him, "I thought you were homeless as you were asking me for money for a hostel a few days ago because you said you were homeless?"...
HIM:"eh.. don't know what you are talking about bud..." :mad:

LadyJ · 17-05-2005 08:52PM

Hold up! I've just received a text from my mate and my beloved dancer has been spotted in Drumcondra beside Fagans pub! I am proceeding on foot,I repeat,on foot!

*adele* · 17-05-2005 09:13PM

ive seen him

Repli · 17-05-2005 09:29PM

Me too, madman

Atlas_IRL · 18-05-2005 01:06AM

anyone see the old dude with the paddy cap goin around mostly Grafton st cursing at everyone.. quite funny

He's either nuts or he has a bad case of tourettes

Blisterman · 18-05-2005 01:17AM

Has anyone ever seen that guy whos always looking right down at his feet. Is his neck broken or what? Hes an old guy with a long coat on. He stands out quite a bit.

funk-you · 18-05-2005 04:00AM

anyone seen that mad auldone that wanders round blanchardstown with her pram and a sh!t load of dogs. mad as a coot but aparently a lovely and polite woman.

NikNik · 18-05-2005 12:07PM

"The Bag Man"
Location: Dublin Centre/Southside
Traits: Mumbles to self/hits own head/sings/picks scabs
Enjoys: Walking back and forth along same street, collecting fish
Last seen: 7N between 2-3am carrying 5-6 bin bags filled with fish bought the previous week.

"Da"
Location: Blackrock
Traits: Sings/Strokes own long grey beard continuously/Shouts at passers by
Enjoys: Sitting on bench outside Bank of Ireland/Feeding pigeons/Shouting
Last seen: Bank of Ireland requesting money from non-existent bank account shouting "They wont give me my money" to each queuer one by one. Proceeding to sing and have outbursts of laughter while being escorted by security.

"Mary Mary"
Location: Dublin Southside
Traits: Hits own forehead with rosary beads/Mumbles to self
Enjoys: Going to church
Last seen: On 7 bus en route to said church hitting forehead with rosary beads while continuously whispering "I've got to get to church" while rocking back and forth.

Anyone seen this guy?

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