February-10th-2004, 11:42 AM
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Floppy Hands Guy
There's a guy who likes to jog around the area of our office building. He usually passes by at lunch time, wearing black exercise pants and a black windbreaker. There would be nothing especially noteworthy about the guy, except that he wears these really chalk white gloves and lets his hands flop around when he runs. It's really goofy to look at. He somehow completely relaxes his hands as if there is no muscle tension at all. It looks like it would hurt, because they bounce around so much. I look forward to his daily jog every day just so I can watch these cartoonish, bright white, gloved hands flopping around, contrasted by the dark running suit. When I go out on my lunch hour, I always scan the roads and bike paths trying to spy the guy. It's really cool.
Do you guys have a fixture of your community or workday who unintentionally does something kind of eccentric and makes people take notice? This is the stuff that makes life fun for me.
Think and post!
Larry
Last edited by Enforcer; February-10th-2004 at 11:44 AM.
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February-10th-2004, 11:45 AM
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Larry, the Floppy Hands Guy is watching you.
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February-10th-2004, 11:54 AM
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Damn, Special Agent Floppy Hands has been made. Time to bring him in.
Will resume surveillance next week with Special Agent Comically Large Feet.
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February-10th-2004, 12:01 PM
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When I ran track, the coach always watched our hands and shoulders, and told us that we should keep them as relaxed as possible. Maybe one of my team ended up in Detroit?
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February-10th-2004, 12:18 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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maybe, all the guy needs is a black pair of gloves. But aren't joggers supposed to wear bright clothes ?
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February-10th-2004, 12:32 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
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I just love this thread title. It's one which a family member of ours could have created. I have this vivid mental image now and love it.
I also have a remarkable mental image of the Floppy Legs Guy jogging, but it's kind of cruel-looking.
Thanks, Larry.
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February-10th-2004, 01:15 PM
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Fadda T. - Not this guy, was it?
Last edited by SinginSumo; February-11th-2004 at 05:30 AM.
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February-10th-2004, 01:28 PM
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Jon
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There is a weird guy in Hollywood somewhat similar to the Floppy Hand Guy. I call him the "Backwards Running Guy," and that's just what he does. He's a skin bald older black man who usually wears something like an electric blue one-piece spandex outfit and he runs all over the Hollywood hills--BACKWARDS, looking over his shoulder to see where he's going. I see him all the time.
Also, there is the "Ghostface Bike Rider," a strange, older, skinny, white dude in the Burbank-Glendale area who rides around on a ten speed with his face absolutely caked with sunscreen. His all-white face is creepy as hell.
Then there is this ancient, crusty man that also rides a ten speed that I see sometimes near NBC in Burbank. This dude looks like he is a part of his rusty old bike--he must weigh 70-75 pounds tops, his body sickly bends over the bike as he pedals, and he wears bike riding clothes that must have been new in '82 but are now severely faded. He is so thin you'd think he'd fall down one of the slots in the gutter drains. He isn't any wider than the handlebars. I haven't come up with a name for him yet...
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February-10th-2004, 01:55 PM
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The key to relaxed running is a limp lower lip -- everything else will follow naturally.
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February-10th-2004, 04:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Noj
There is a weird guy in Hollywood somewhat similar to the Floppy Hand Guy. I call him the "Backwards Running Guy," and that's just what he does. He's a skin bald older black man who usually wears something like an electric blue one-piece spandex outfit and he runs all over the Hollywood hills--BACKWARDS, looking over his shoulder to see where he's going. I see him all the time.
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I've seen him too! He also has little rear-views on the side of his cap. The local news does a piece on him every few years or so.
I live in Burbank but haven't seen the Ghost Rider yet.
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February-10th-2004, 05:05 PM
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Here, there's a guy my wife and I call Cro-Magnon Dude.
What differentiates him, despite having a facial and follicle resemblance to the drawings of Cro-Mag, is that whenever you see him, he is running, with an awkward gait and arms held stiffly at his sides.
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February-10th-2004, 06:00 PM
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Jon
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Quote:
Originally posted by mone peterson
I've seen him too! He also has little rear-views on the side of his cap. The local news does a piece on him every few years or so.
I live in Burbank but haven't seen the Ghost Rider yet.
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He's a rare sight, mostly over on the hill side of Burbank & Glendale, Kenneth Road...
Have you seen the tall Asian dude with about 5 rolls of duct tape on each foot?
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February-10th-2004, 06:03 PM
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My early work was better
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When I used to live in Kansas City I remember there was a guy who would run around our neighborhood all day... like I would see him morning, noon, and night. Weird thing was he was incredibly slow, but on top of that, he didn't just have floppy hands, but floppy arms. I'm serious, the things were like these stout Jello sausages, and every slow step he took, they'd flail all around at his sides. But the really weird thing was that whenever he saw a car coming (which usually took a minute, so if you came up behind him, you'd get a good shot of the floppy sausage thing), he'd pull them up and keep them like a normal person. My mom and I would get in hysterics (hey! KC's a boring-assed city) by driving around the block to sneak up on him and watch the sausage-arm transformation.
And, please, no floppy sausage jokes from the peanut gallery; I already typed and deleted a half a dozen.
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February-10th-2004, 06:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Noj
He's a rare sight, mostly over on the hill side of Burbank & Glendale, Kenneth Road...
Have you seen the tall Asian dude with about 5 rolls of duct tape on each foot?
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No, haven't seen him either. I'm not usually driving around the area in the daytime. How about the zoned out hippie singer who rides his bike around Santa Monica pier?
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February-10th-2004, 07:12 PM
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Jon
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How 'bout the crazy bearded redhead bum near Tower Records on Sunset--the one with the all orange camouflage jumpsuit and a catcher's mask on, covered in soot like he just slid out of a chimney? Haven't seen him in a few months, but he used to be around there all the time. Very sad, always had a look of total bewilderment.
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February-10th-2004, 07:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Noj
How 'bout the crazy bearded redhead bum near Tower Records on Sunset--the one with the all orange camouflage jumpsuit and a catcher's mask on, covered in soot like he just slid out of a chimney? Haven't seen him in a few months, but he used to be around there all the time. Very sad, always had a look of total bewilderment.
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I haven't seen him in years. What about the black guy who marches around a bus stop near there shouting like he's an army general? Or the chick who walks her pet pig in Beverly Hills?
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February-10th-2004, 08:06 PM
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I never saw any of those guys, but I did see Moondog, years ago in New York, although I have to admit I don't remember him ever moving, much less jogging. 
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February-10th-2004, 08:19 PM
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Melbourne has its share of urban freaks , but nothing that really sticks out in my mind just now.
The guy that really shits me, though, is a busker who regularly works turf between me, my office and my train station.
This guy plays banjo, VERY badly. I'm not banjo hater - I've been a bluesgrass devotee in the past and retain a fondness for that genre - but this guys sux. He "plays" three-finger bluegrass style, but in all the years I've had his "music" inflicted on me I've never heard him a play a tune. It's all just a bunch a clanging cliches, accompanied by rock star moves.
The only time I gave him money was one day when I was walking past and he WASN'T playing.
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February-10th-2004, 08:20 PM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Quote:
Originally posted by Noj
He's a rare sight, mostly over on the hill side of Burbank & Glendale, Kenneth Road...
Have you seen the tall Asian dude with about 5 rolls of duct tape on each foot?
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Damn, the whole circus is in your town. You got a beard woman too?
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February-10th-2004, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jazzzoline
Damn, the whole circus is in your town. You got a beard woman too?
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Do we need one?
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February-10th-2004, 10:22 PM
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Jeez, all I got here in Boston is The Preacher, who hangs out at the #1 Dudley Bus Stop at the corner of Newbury and Mass. Ave. in Boston. He will tell you that he can sing you a song or give you a blowjob, because he's bi. He's a mighty fine harmonica player (just ask him), too.
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February-10th-2004, 11:39 PM
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Yeah, but can he sing me a song *and* give me a blowjob at the same time? Cuz if he can I might wanna marry him.
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February-11th-2004, 12:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by jesus marion joseph
Yeah, but can he sing me a song *and* give me a blowjob at the same time? Cuz if he can I might wanna marry him.
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No, he'll sing you a song after the lovin'.
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February-11th-2004, 09:38 AM
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Isn't life WONDERFUL !
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Quote:
Originally posted by jesus marion joseph
Yeah, but can he sing me a song *and* give me a blowjob at the same time? Cuz if he can I might wanna marry him.
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You're in Massachusett right?
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