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This guy could just be my new best friend

Well, I can't say I haven't seen and heard folks singing in public, all sorts of songs no less. The thing is, more or less, the folks I've heard/seen doing so sing well. Thus they don't attract the looks that dude did.

That said, so long as he was comfortable in his skin singing as he was and doesn't get arrested for disturbing the peace, there's not much to say about his doing it other than that he's not a particularly good singer; thus I wouldn't hang around to hear him complete an aria. He'd just be another person on the street whom I'd forget about before an hour passes.
 
Superfly said:
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I'm getting ready to walk a half marathon. I wear head phones when I walk.

Neil Diamond goes into my ears. Code1211 comes out of my mouth if I get too excited.

Sweet Caroline! Bahm! Bahm! Bahm!

Thankfully doing stupid stuff and singing badly is not illegal.

With me, though, it's only the odd word or two that leaks out...
 
code1211 said:
I'm getting ready to walk a half marathon. I wear head phones when I walk.

Neil Diamond goes into my ears. Code1211 comes out of my mouth if I get too excited.

Sweet Caroline! Bahm! Bahm! Bahm!

Thankfully doing stupid stuff and singing badly is not illegal.

With me, though, it's only the odd word or two that leaks out...
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:lol:
 
It's a wonder somebody hasn't called the whitecoats on him...:screwy
 
Superfly said:
He was doing it for laughs.

He wasn't doing it to impress people with his stellar singing ability.
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I can identify with that... it's fun to play with people's heads by messing with social norms. I haven't gone as far as this guy (yet), but every now and again I've been known to stand in an elevator with my back to the door. Man, does that ever make people uneasy. *L*
 
Superfly said:
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Not sure if I showed this guy before, but he's certainly different.

You go into it ready to mock him, and then you end up respecting the guy. He's actually not bad at all.

 
Ya wanna hear some bad singing, listen to this group...the Shaggs...yes, they actually cut a record...:shock:

 
Elvira said:
It's a wonder somebody hasn't called the whitecoats on him...:screwy
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Since when does having a good time represent a threat to oneself or to the public?
 
Cordelier said:
I can identify with that... it's fun to play with people's heads by messing with social norms. I haven't gone as far as this guy (yet), but every now and again I've been known to stand in an elevator with my back to the door. Man, does that ever make people uneasy. *L*
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Why would that make people uneasy? I gave up on social norms decades ago. It takes some getting used to realizing that I have no choice other than to "mess with people's heads" as you put it. One by-product of that is learning that people who as considered "undesirables" really aren't so to the extent that the public portrays. One of my more memorable chats was after buying a 5 hour ride from a money launderer so he could earn some side money. He had some very interesting stories to tell. If you ever visit a South American lockup, one way the prisoners make money is by telling stories to visitors for tips.
 
SDET said:
Since when does having a good time represent a threat to oneself or to the public?
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In this day and time, who knows...anyone acting weird could pull a gun out and start shootin'...it happens...from Homeland Security...If You See Something, Say Something...the life you save could be your own...:shoot
 
Elvira said:
In this day and time, who knows...anyone acting weird could pull a gun out and start shootin'...it happens...from Homeland Security...If You See Something, Say Something...the life you save could be your own...:shoot
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My advise to "incels" or anyone else who is failing socially is to seek out "weird" people and supposed "undesirables". It will open up opportunities more than anyone can imagine.
 
SDET said:
My advise to "incels" or anyone else who is failing socially is to seek out "weird" people and supposed "undesirables". It will open up opportunities more than anyone can imagine.
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You'll be the 1st one to go, I'm sure...:roll:
 
Elvira said:
You'll be the 1st one to go, I'm sure...:roll:
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You would need to speak in past or present tense to be accurate about me. Such an approach has been wildly successful for me.
 
SDET said:
You would need to speak in past or present tense to be accurate about me. Such an approach has been wildly successful for me.
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It only takes one nut and you being in the wrong place at the wrong time...;)
 
SDET said:
Why would that make people uneasy? I gave up on social norms decades ago. It takes some getting used to realizing that I have no choice other than to "mess with people's heads" as you put it. One by-product of that is learning that people who as considered "undesirables" really aren't so to the extent that the public portrays. One of my more memorable chats was after buying a 5 hour ride from a money launderer so he could earn some side money. He had some very interesting stories to tell. If you ever visit a South American lockup, one way the prisoners make money is by telling stories to visitors for tips.
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I have no idea why it makes people uneasy... but it does. Call it social conditioning. They don't know to react to you. If you ever want elbow room on a crowded elevator, just try turning your back on the door.

I agree with you about the "tales from the underworld" being the most interesting. I was in Germany when the Iron Curtain fell, every day you'd come across people driving their Trabants to the West for the first time... they'd get out and look around with a look on their face like they had arrived on another planet. I imagine we'd have the same look if were suddenly teleported to the year 2070. They had lots of interesting stories... but the most interesting by far - and probably the most interesting person I've ever met - was an elderly (but still ramrod straight) Hungarian gentleman who was a former AVH Major back in the 50's. That guy had stories that'd literally make your blood run cold.
 
Elvira said:
It only takes one nut and you being in the wrong place at the wrong time...;)
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I went on my first date search in the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro thirty years ago and even before then, picked up hitchhikers here in the USA to have someone to chat with. I'm not dead yet. This "dangerous places" and "dangerous people" twaddle is mostly prejudice. My mentality on my first slum visit was as an alternative to suicide. Death was one desirable option, however the other desirable option occurred instead. The other desirable option being not being shunned. I got my date with all the benefits AND her whole family was happy that I was there. I never cease to be amazed how overjoyed slum dwellers become when treated as an equal.
 
SDET said:
I went on my first date search in the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro thirty years ago and even before then, picked up hitchhikers here in the USA to have someone to chat with. I'm not dead yet. This "dangerous places" and "dangerous people" twaddle is mostly prejudice. My mentality on my first slum visit was as an alternative to suicide. Death was one desirable option, however the other desirable option occurred instead. The other desirable option being not being shunned. I got my date with all the benefits AND her whole family was happy that I was there. I never cease to be amazed how overjoyed slum dwellers become when treated as an equal.
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Um, I don't think we are talking about slum dwellers here...abnormal actions are abnormal actions and they have no boundaries...rich or poor...crazy is crazy...if you've ever lived with a crazy person, you would know that...
 
Elvira said:
Um, I don't think we are talking about slum dwellers here...abnormal actions are abnormal actions and they have no boundaries...rich or poor...crazy is crazy...if you've ever lived with a crazy person, you would know that...
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The guy in the OP is well groomed, isn't making threats and doesn't present a danger to himself nor society. I would be far more worried about the dude sitting in urine and shouting obscenities to passers by at the subway entrance. Yet, the authorities do nothing about such people.
 
SDET said:
The guy in the OP is well groomed, isn't making threats and doesn't present a danger to himself nor society. I would be far more worried about the dude sitting in urine and shouting obscenities to passers by at the subway entrance. Yet, the authorities do nothing about such people.
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Which is exactly why he is not a slum dweller...crazy comes in all sizes...
 
Oh for piss sakes, people.

This is a joke. This guy is not crazy. He's not a weirdo. He's not going to shoot up the subway.

This is what he does. He goes around in public places and puts himself out there to make people laugh.

He has done it with all genres of music. I just posted this one because it's the music I listened to when I was a kid.

:roll:
 
Superfly said:
Oh for piss sakes, people.

This is a joke. This guy is not crazy. He's not a weirdo. He's not going to shoot up the subway.

This is what he does. He goes around in public places and puts himself out there to make people laugh.

He has done it with all genres of music. I just posted this one because it's the music I listened to when I was a kid.

:roll:
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I'm not disagreeing with you. All I'm saying is that he would be a good person to get to know. I would certainly buy him lunch. In Eastern Colombia and Northwestern Brazil, he would be one act among many Venezuelans at a traffic lights asking for tips. What's remarkable about the guy in your OP is that he is obviously NOT seeking tips. He is certainly more entertaining than a guy sitting around shaking maracas.
 
Superfly said:
Oh for piss sakes, people.

This is a joke. This guy is not crazy. He's not a weirdo. He's not going to shoot up the subway.

This is what he does. He goes around in public places and puts himself out there to make people laugh.

He has done it with all genres of music. I just posted this one because it's the music I listened to when I was a kid.

:roll:
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