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Old man's weirdo behaviour freaking me out

  • 23-09-2011 1:09pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭


    This is a bizarre post but I really would like other people's opinions on my weirdo neighbour's bizarre behaviour...

    So there's an old man who lives next door to my apartment building. Never even noticed him until this freaky **** started a few weeks ago - he came out his gate and walked past us with a newspaper held up to hide his face from off. Several times me and my flatmate have seen him walk past our window with the newspaper held up too. Now if it was a once off I wouldn't think anything of, or alternatively if he did it all the time I wouldn't take it personally - but as of today we're 100% sure this is just for us. He walked past as we were outside smoking and as soon as he passed us he took the newspaper down. He walked past his gate and kept going so I peeped around the corner to see what he was up to - only to see him turn around, realise that I was looking at him and promptly throw the newspaper back up in front of his face. WTF?

    Any suggestions as to what on earth is going through this man's head? Having seen his face today I know that I don't recognise him at all, so it's definitely not someone I've ever had a run in with. We're totally freaked out by this and not really sure what's going on - any help?!
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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Facebook, he's doing it wrong.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    I just don't want to look at your fat face!

    LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Invite him in for a gang bang


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    one of you or your flatmates is actually his biological child and he doesn't want a family reunion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    Get yourself a newspaper.
    Measure the distance beetween your eyes.
    Cut two holes in your newspaper the exact same distance apart as your eyes. Look through holes.

    Now you can stand and look at him all day, he wont feel the need to use his paper as you will already have one up.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,348 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    He's your real father, just doesn't want to be stung for years of child support.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭superfish


    Your smoking too much **** and have too much time on your hands ! and he like most old men likes to read the paper !


  • Posts: 3,505 [Deleted User]


    Maybe he's been to jail. Seriously.

    He might have been to jail in a high-profile case years ago, served his time, and now just wants to live anonymously, scared that someone might recognise him and let people know where he is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,861 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Congratulations OP.....you are living next door to larry murphy...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    Just give red fox the launch codes.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    Maybe he's been to jail. Seriously.

    He might have been to jail in a high-profile case years ago, served his time, and now just wants to live anonymously, scared that someone might recognise him and let people know where he is.

    The problem is we never even noticed him until he started this crap - he's just drawing attention to himself by carrying on like this. Maybe that's his game...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Congratulations OP.....you are living next door to larry murphy...


    Damn, i just thought of that!

    OP, next time he walks by just say 'How'ya Larry' and give him a big cheeky smile - don't lead him on though....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭C-Shore


    Do you live in cowper downs?


  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    chin_grin wrote: »
    Facebook, he's doing it wrong.

    So good, I'm still laughing :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    Maybe he's got a massive zit.


  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    C-Shore wrote: »
    Do you live in cowper downs?

    Don't know where that is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,262 ✭✭✭✭GavRedKing


    I'm going to say hes a sex offender in hiding.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    The old "i never looked at him, untill he tried to stop me looking at him" line.
    Hmmmmmmmm:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭elaverty


    ASK HIM,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

    Or maybe ask him for the time the next time he is walking past you,or some conversation and see how he reacts to you,,,


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,808 ✭✭✭Caveman1


    Social Welfare officer, Are you working and claiming? :eek:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    meh ...I see you've played knifey spooney before !


  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    Caveman1 wrote: »
    Social Welfare officer, Are you working and claiming? :eek:

    I wish! That at least would make sense.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Is it possible he's autistic? many autistic people have problems making eye contact with people, it can actually really upset some when you do it. maybe you should consider it could be something like that, and leave the guy alone.


  • Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭Sooopie


    C-Shore wrote: »
    Do you live in cowper downs?

    1994 wants its joke back.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭StephenHendry


    This is a bizarre post but I really would like other people's opinions on my weirdo neighbour's bizarre behaviour...

    So there's an old man who lives next door to my apartment building. Never even noticed him until this freaky **** started a few weeks ago - he came out his gate and walked past us with a newspaper held up to hide his face from off. Several times me and my flatmate have seen him walk past our window with the newspaper held up too. Now if it was a once off I wouldn't think anything of, or alternatively if he did it all the time I wouldn't take it personally - but as of today we're 100% sure this is just for us. He walked past as we were outside smoking and as soon as he passed us he took the newspaper down. He walked past his gate and kept going so I peeped around the corner to see what he was up to - only to see him turn around, realise that I was looking at him and promptly throw the newspaper back up in front of his face. WTF?

    Any suggestions as to what on earth is going through this man's head? Having seen his face today I know that I don't recognise him at all, so it's definitely not someone I've ever had a run in with. We're totally freaked out by this and not really sure what's going on - any help?!

    that is odd behaviour, it would make sense in some way (not that it would) if you knew him from years back , say if you or your family fell out with him and he didn't want to be recognised by you if case you told your family.

    i'd say someone needs to have a word with him , your brother or your OH , id have a word with him myself except that you are so far away (presuming you are in cork going by the location with your username) i could pm you maybe ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    He doesn't want to see you OP.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭Giselle


    Is it possible he's autistic? many autistic people have problems making eye contact with people, it can actually really upset some when you do it. maybe you should consider it could be something like that, and leave the guy alone.


    Thats what I thought, or maybe he's got some mild mental issues. Either way he doesn't seem to be violent or a threat so you should probably just live and let live.


  • Registered Users Posts: 11 hungrychef


    Maybe it's payback.
    People have weird ways of doing things sometimes. Perhaps you ignored him at some point (you said you never noticed him before) by accident.. Something stupid like, not holding a door or replying to a passer-bys hello with headphones on and he took it as offense.
    So in his head he's taking the rudeness of ignoring up another notch without actually being confrontational. Or maybe he's just amusing himself. If he lives alone it's probably one of those things to get a kick out of the day.
    Next time he walks past, try ignoring the paper and just say "good morning".


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    Next time he does it yell "mind the dogsh1t"!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    By any chance are you an obese naturist?


  • Site Banned Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭paddyandy


    gavredking wrote: »
    I'm going to say hes a sex offender in hiding.

    You will answer for that sometime in your life if you're lucky or ....That's an Idiot Comment.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭Rookster


    Maybe he does'nt want to be looking at "Fat Slags".


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,972 ✭✭✭cofy


    Maybe his game is to freek you out. I know some elderly people find it very funny to freek out younger people. It's more likely to be mental issues, maybe he feels threatened by you for some unknown reason. Try saying hello to him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,819 ✭✭✭howamidifferent


    Ask him for a loan of his newspaper.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭leggo


    Sounds like a really long-term game of Peek-a-boo. The kids love Peek-a-boo.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    cofy wrote: »
    Maybe his game is to freek you out. I know some elderly people find it very funny to freek out younger people. It's more likely to be mental issues, maybe he feels threatened by you for some unknown reason. Try saying hello to him.

    I'm thinking mental issues of some kind is probably the most likely thing - I'd hate to think anyone would feel threatened by me, but maybe if he's an old man who lives alone, two girls smoking on the street near his house freaks him out. I definitely won't be saying hello to him as I suspect he might find this even more threatening/upsetting. I wish we could find somewhere else to stand but we can't smoke in our flat so not a lot of options.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭Blackhorse Slim


    Haven't you heard? The speed of light has been broken, that makes time travel not only possible but compulsory.

    He's your future son, he just wanted to see what you looked like before "the accident". :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    Is it possible he's autistic? many autistic people have problems making eye contact with people, it can actually really upset some when you do it. maybe you should consider it could be something like that, and leave the guy alone.

    We've never done anything to the man, so I'm not sure what you mean by leaving him alone. Maybe he is autistic and that's what all this is about. Thank you for the suggestion, that's why I posted the question - for ideas about what could be causing him to act like this, so that it doesn't freak me out as much.


  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    that is odd behaviour, it would make sense in some way (not that it would) if you knew him from years back , say if you or your family fell out with him and he didn't want to be recognised by you if case you told your family.

    i'd say someone needs to have a word with him , your brother or your OH , id have a word with him myself except that you are so far away (presuming you are in cork going by the location with your username) i could pm you maybe ?

    That would make sense alright, but I'm not from Cork so I don't really have a history around these parts. I don't really want to engage with him so I wouldn't ask anyone to speak to him but thanks for the offer!


  • Registered Users Posts: 810 ✭✭✭Laisurg


    This is a bizarre post but I really would like other people's opinions on my weirdo neighbour's bizarre behaviour...

    So there's an old man who lives next door to my apartment building. Never even noticed him until this freaky **** started a few weeks ago - he came out his gate and walked past us with a newspaper held up to hide his face from off. Several times me and my flatmate have seen him walk past our window with the newspaper held up too. Now if it was a once off I wouldn't think anything of, or alternatively if he did it all the time I wouldn't take it personally - but as of today we're 100% sure this is just for us. He walked past as we were outside smoking and as soon as he passed us he took the newspaper down. He walked past his gate and kept going so I peeped around the corner to see what he was up to - only to see him turn around, realise that I was looking at him and promptly throw the newspaper back up in front of his face. WTF?

    Any suggestions as to what on earth is going through this man's head? Having seen his face today I know that I don't recognise him at all, so it's definitely not someone I've ever had a run in with. We're totally freaked out by this and not really sure what's going on - any help?!

    Right, let me get this straight, there's a weird bloke that sticks his newspaper up to his face when he's walking past you and you're extremely frightened by this?

    I think you're the one who needs help.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭Samich


    Maybe you have leprosy? ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    Laisurg wrote: »
    Right, let me get this straight, there's a weird bloke that sticks his newspaper up to his face when he's walking past you and you're extremely frightened by this?

    I think you're the one who needs help.

    Maybe so.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,112 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭billybudd


    smoking, second hand smoke from two nut jobs permantly stalking old man who wants to protect his lungs by covering nasal and mouth entries with newspaper.


  • Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭veloc123


    It is Dom Jolly from Trigger Happy TV......you have brief case to swap...


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    Could be doing it for the LOLs to freak you out, old men have a lot of time on their hands.

    You could just be hideously unpleasant to look at OP


  • Registered Users Posts: 17 inurface


    either he's (a) a sex offender, (b) bertie or (c) seanie fitz.

    not sure which one is worse...

    i'd start looking for a new place to live.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Do the exact same next time he's passing, put your hand over your face Martin Cahill Stylee!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,411 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    inurface wrote: »
    either he's (a) a sex offender, (b) bertie or (c) seanie fitz.

    not sure which one is worse...

    i'd start looking for a new place to live.

    :eek: hahaha god i hate my name


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭deep1


    OP,
    Same kind of guy lives in my friend apt ( Long hat, coat) always hiding face and if see anyone coming turns around.
    there is a good chance you are living in same apt as my friend. he lives on the apartment on quays.


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