famous characters- the rest of the UK

matt b

Indexing all opinion
1. the wiseman (oxford). used to sit on a sofa on cowley road in the early 1990s handing out handwritten leaflets, describing his paranoid altercations with the police. later on moved onto fancy typed up leaflets, requesting a wife aged 13-15. he promptly made the front page of the oxford mail and disappeared.

2. xylophone man (nottingham). self explanatory. and shit at playing the xylophone. now dead.

3. friar tuck (nottingham). oh look a man dressed as friar tuck! in nottingham of all places!
 

mms

sometimes
the timekeeper - falmouth - a guy who used to just constantly ask people the time.

ivor- falmouth- a simpleton who used to quite often drive his bike into shops, his song was ' blue is the colour' and he used to make large foghorn noises, all the time, excitable old man aged 8.

scratcher - truro - a guy who used to sit in truro town centre occasionally writing chemical and physics equations on whatever he could in permanent marker pen, maths genius who has a nervous breakdown apparently, scooter ran on methane too, according to legend.

the lord of love - bognor regis and beyond - guy who used to have signs and badges all over him, on his shopping bags and everything announcing the coming of a bearded prophet from the east, can't remember his name now but you regularly see his doos advertised in newsagents windows etc.. last time i saw him was weirdly in a photo a friend had taken at gay pride, nice guy actually.
 

Immryr

Well-known member
the bus chaser - newcastle (well a suburb of) - guy who used to wait till a bus had just started pulling away from a stop then would run after it shouting and waving his arms frantically. ive got no idea what happened to him.
 

don_quixote

Trent End
cambridge - guy who cycles round and round blaring out noisy punk from his rucksack or a carrier bag

loughborough/leicester - short old guy with white hair in a leicester city shirt from the 90s. just see him ALL the time. usually on the 127 between the two towns, usually talking to himself.
 

don_quixote

Trent End
oh and cambridge - "clive" - possibly the most infuriating, irritating, 'for the tourists/students' big issue seller in the country. like a broken record. has been in the guardian much to everyones hatred.
 

Martin Dust

Techno Zen Master
All in Sheffield...

Tramp Boy - a young tramp in who walks around as if some invisible being on his left or right side is about the strike him very hard. Under all the dirt and beard I'd guess that he's only around 25, he never asks for money and never seems to trouble anyone. Haven't seen him for a while. He worries me as he looks as if he's just about to break.

Ranting Man - this fella would appear outside the courthouse every day and rant full pelt at the brick wall. Some days I knew how he felt. Dead.

Major - I use't to see him every morning walking around in his suit, regardless of the weather. He does this really big striding thing that makes it look like he doing a Python's silly walk.
 

tox

Factory Girl
Pete the Feet Birmingham Local at various suburban pubs. Always wears a cowboy hat, but never shoes.

Dave the Tramp Birmingham City Centre tramp who sells drugs to kids. He once disappeared for a number of months and then reappeared sporting a huge beard...

hangs around with...

A tall thin tramp who wears a suit and "robs" students and teenagers, frequently while trying to bounce a rather deflated basketball. He'll ask for a quid, and when the wallet comes out, take whatevers there. He doesn't have a nick name I'm aware of...
 
cambridge - guy who cycles round and round blaring out noisy punk from his rucksack or a carrier bag

Yes. He's still doing his circuit. I'll be in Cambridge next week and will look out for him and try to get a picture.
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loughborough/leicester - short old guy with white hair in a leicester city shirt from the 90s. just see him ALL the time. usually on the 127 between the two towns, usually talking to himself.

I know Loughborough very well. Do you remember the silent one who walked around in full wizard/RPG Goth garb in the late 80s and 90s? And of course Chris Needham
 
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simon silverdollar

Guest
both in Oxford:

-2 Ronnies/Opera man. hangs round radcliffe camera and christchurch meadows, burbling an endless, animated monologue which sounds like a recital of old two ronnies sketches. often breaks out into loudly sung arias at random
intervals.

Pink Lady hangs round south oxford: terrifying, quite overweight street drunk who always wears a pink tracksuit. she screams (really screams) along to the music on her headphones while swinging her arms threateningly at any passer by. she often pisses right on the pavement.
 
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Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
both in Oxford:
Pink Lady hangs round south oxford: terrifying, quite overweight street drunk who always wears a pink tracksuit. she screams (really screams) along to the music on her headphones while swinging her arms threateningly at any passer by. she often pisses right on the pavement.

Sounds like Vicky Pollard (Matt Lucas's character in Little Britain)...
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Martin Dust

Techno Zen Master
both in Oxford:

-2 Ronnies/Opera man. hangs round radcliffe camera and christchurch meadows, burbling an endless, animated monologue which sounds like a recital of old two ronnies sketches. often breaks out into loudly sung arias at random
intervals.

Four Candles on loop would keep me amused for a while :)
 
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