British Comedy Guide

Local Eccentrics

We used to have a bloke who looked like Jesus and walked around in a white suit all the time and fed the pigeons. He just died a short while ago.

Over the last few months we've had an old bloke with a long grey beard, who wears purple robes. He has a dog who follows him and he walks around with his cat on his shoulders. He got arrested recently because of the ceremonial knife he always carries around.

It's almost like he's filled the local eccentric void in our town.

Does anyone know of any others? They should be a great source of writing inspiration.

there is a guy in the NW who cycles around muttering to himself, wearing filthy rags and has a lot of cardboard signs written in gibberish about smoking. He has been on the news and everything.

I saw someone intensely trying to summon something in a local park once, he had a great wooden staff and was fervently waving as if cast demons up from the bowels of hell.

The entire image was ruined by the fact that it was a breezy day and he had forgone the restrictions of underwear below his robes.

The chanting guys on Oxford Street. Hindu, I think?

Not Hindu... but...

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

Image

Now THAT is an old picture!

They don't look any different now, I might add.

They won't.... They have discovered the secret of immortality.... some of them have been happy clapping their way through central London since 1967...

kjs

Bloke who walks all the time complete with his glue bag, roaring nonsense to himself.

Guy who cycles with loads of bags and has a sunglasses wearing dog on his handlebar.

Not really eccentrics though more nutjobs.

I wonder what Tim Brooke Taylor and Graeme Garden were in.

Series one of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Quote: jacparov @ May 15 2008, 12:21 AM BST

there is a guy in the NW who cycles around muttering to himself, wearing filthy rags and has a lot of cardboard signs written in gibberish about smoking. He has been on the news and everything.

I was always seeing him, when I was growing up. The story goes that his obsession came from his mother dying of Cancer. He used to cycle all over the North West, with anti-smoking slogans stuck to his bike. I remember once taking my dog out for a really early walk, to the beach, and I saw him sleeping rough in a nearby park. I also saw him once in Blackpool, when I was on a family outing. He'd often shout at smokers, as he rode past them - this was particularly funny, when they had absolutely no idea who he was, or why he was doing it. I was told he was Polish.

Taking your dog, sleeping ruff, nice! Although I suspect that was unintentional...

Should ask him about it.

I know this bloke who locks himself away in a dark room and spends 24 hours a day on this really odd website which apparently he help set up. He has a mobile comode and is often heard shouting 'Get out you vile frogs'.

Anybody recognise him?

Laughing out loud

Tony Blair is an eccentric of ours been born in Durham and all

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