Mental/Funny/Surreal things near you

[CTID1988]

Either now or when you were growing up, what local characters or legends did you have?

The ones that stick in my mind are "Poison Ivy", a mad woman who stunk of piss and pushed her Doberman around in a pram.
"Inspector Gadget", just some guy who all the local kids used to wind up because he would chase you for miles.
There was one guy at the top of my road who was arrested for shagging his dog, everytime i walked past his house after school the dog would go mental barking at me. When i look back i think it was trying to ask me to let it out!
There was also a hosue that everyone used to say porn stars lived in and they filmed in there 4 times a week... the amount of times i walked past that house slowly as a young lad hoping to be asked to guest star in a film. Turned out it was just a old woman living there

 

[The Ox]

There was a house on Stockport Rd with a horse in the lounge.
Market Day Dave used to collect boxes in a cart.
Bert the Head was a guy whose head was about 5" wide and 12" long
Mr Piss all over the fence - did exactly what it say's on the tin.
There was also a Tranny who lived 5 houses down from me on Wellington Rd

 

[tidyman]

We had The Red Indian round our way. Lived on or near Rackhouse Road in Northern Moor.

He was neither red nor an Indian but walked around everywhere in bare feet.

 

[another generation]

I think they must have all moved over here.

There's one fella, as thin as a rake, who I only see during the summer months. Wears a pink suit, cowboy boots and a Stetson. Not difficult to spot him.

Then there's the bag lady who dresses in layers and layers, whatever the weather. Often seen pushing her belongings in a shopping trolley, though this is abandoned when there's snow on the roads. I think she's the wife of one of the 'brethren' of the town, so why she walks the streets, I don't know. Maybe it's just during the day. Drove past her once, out of town, just as she was pulling up her pants after weeing by the roadside. Glad the bend in the road had shielded me from the main event!

There's also a fella who is probably a millionaire, as he gets all his food from the rubbish containers behind the shops. He's a bit of a nasty piece of work at times. Has been known to expose himself at the schoolkids, in times gone by. He now tends to frequent the public library, sitting in a corner with the newspaper, and burping grossly, trying to provoke a reaction.

 

[Clevers]

There used be a chap who walked up and down London Rd in Manchester and stopped every so often and faced the wall before tapping on it with his knuckles.

One person where I worked used to cycle to work in all weather and seasons in just a shirt, trousers and shoes. I remember one day when I was freezing and wearing a thick overcoat, his only concession was he had rolled his sleeves down.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

we had elvis....... average joe.... all you had to do was "call his name" and he`d break into a song and dance!

i used to love calling him at the bus stop after school.....most were clueless of this gem.....i still smile when i think of him.

 

[charliebigspuds]

there's a website with all these local looney's on if I wasn't at work I'd look for it. We had wanky Joe who used to be found having a wank everywhere and norby devlin who bummed a dog for pie and chips, me and my mates still refer to each other as norby when we're taking the piss and we're all in our forties now

 

[charliebigspuds]

does anyone remember the black guy who used to walk around Manchester dressed in a bus drivers uniform and carrying a ghetto blaster in the early 90's

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

The Rossendale Halo....

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The River Irk just as it went under Waterloo Road at Crumpsall. Different fuckin' colour each day. There was a day it was even blue - Monsanto Blue from ICI Blackley Dyestuffs Division!!