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Strangest things you've ever seen people do?!

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youcanonlydraftthefuture · 27/11/2019 13:31

I can name a few.

I have my own, I clean my entire bathroom everyday and apparently that's odd, but I didn't realise. Ditto the kitchen, bathroom, etc.

As for other people, I've recently seen someone shouting at me for taking up a parent and child space (DC was in the shops already and I'd be taking him back with me).

Even if I saw someone very clearly getting back in and still no DC, I just wouldn't say anything Confused They could have a hidden disability. They could just be cheeky, but it's not my business.

The biggest shocker was a woman in the changing areas at DC's Puddle Ducks class. She showered naked, which is all fine, I couldn't care less and think we should all be more accepting of it as a society. Then she went on to shave her pits! As if it was all normal and fine in that area and her DC was in their baby car seat on the floor Grin I've never seen anything like it

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MrsPear · 27/11/2019 19:17

A cow being walked across a pedestrian bridge over a motorway in Albania.

I’m still confused how the owner got it up there ...

cricketmum84 · 27/11/2019 19:17

I once saw a woman on mablethorpe seafront pushing a buggy with a massive rabbit laid in it.

Wheresthesandman · 27/11/2019 19:19

@LEBW I think that might be true love Confused Blush

cricketmum84 · 27/11/2019 19:20

Oh and as a teen also at the seaside (why are all the weirdos at the seaside?) there was a bloke jogging fast, he stopped me (looking rather uncomfortable) to ask where the nearest toilet was. He then shit himself in front of me all down his legs and all over the floor. I was horrified. He was mortified.

CaptainKirksSpikeyGhost · 27/11/2019 19:23

My mum used to walk our Rabbit...

Mattelio · 27/11/2019 19:23

I was in an airport last week in south east Asia and a woman had mini nail clippers on her keys and sat there and clipped her nails 🤢🤮

Imagine cutting your nails in public so often that you have clippers on your keys!! Disgusting

AdoptedBumpkin · 27/11/2019 19:25

I once saw a drunken old man challenge a landlord to a water pistol fight. Funny to look back on.

Patroclus · 27/11/2019 19:26

Where was the ferret walker Pudds? East Yorkshire?

ojo821 · 27/11/2019 19:27

I can’t get over the vegetables in the pram with baby bonnets on!

CaptainKirksSpikeyGhost · 27/11/2019 19:31

I can’t get over the vegetables in the pram with baby bonnets on!

Baby carrots.

Patroclus · 27/11/2019 19:31

Theres a local guy walks around Hull with a jack russell on his shoulder like its a parrot.

Patroclus · 27/11/2019 19:37

The naked top hat reminds me of my favourite historial bit.

During the desert war in world war 2 general monty was coming down the road and was furious to see a british soldier wandering along in nothing but a top hat, so he sent out an order 'top hats are not to be worn in the 8th army'. Probably bollocks but I dont care.

I once saw one of those naked bike rides come past just as a large group of nuns came out of a house.

Devereux1 · 27/11/2019 19:37

There's a young couple (late teens?) near me who have incredibly loud arguments in the street. Frequently. The young woman does most of the shouting, the young man is usually trying to placate her or calm her down, she walks straight out into traffic etc. Police have been called and neighbours have intervened once or twice, the girl attacked the boy.

As well as being rather unpleasant to witness, I genuinely find this strange. I often see them, with her shouting at the top of her voice, as curtains twitch and neighbours walk past, and wonder how she can even keep going in full public view? Everything in me would be embarrassed, or not want to disturb the neighbours if ever I was in that position, but there is absolutely none of that.

Patroclus · 27/11/2019 19:40

1 man and his emu

wheeltrims · 27/11/2019 19:43

Today in the gym changing rooms a lady emerged from the shower, dropped her towel and dried her entire body with the hairdryer.

TheGriffle · 27/11/2019 19:44

A man ‘walking’ his owl round the park. It was a beautiful owl to be fair, I’d probably want to show it off all the time if it was mine.

Witchofzog · 27/11/2019 19:57

I have found my people. I am amazed at how many people also talk to their cars. I am extremely touched by the poster who varies the playlist so the car won't get bored. I confess that I also apologise if I do something stupid because I don't want it to look stupid because of me and I always say thank you after a car journey and goodbye.

Weird things I have seen? A well dressed woman in Berlin near the East Side Gallery who squatted down in broad daylight and weed in front of us.

A guy in Brighton who used to regularly roller blade down Terminus Road (a very steep road) with a ferret on his shoulder.

Also in Safeway in Brighton many years ago, a trans bar opened next door and Safeway ended up being full of trans women dressed up to the nines, sitting in shopping trolleys legs akimbo and screeching with laughter while being pushed by their mates. This was Iate nineties and I loved everything about this. They were hilarious. (And very drunk)

Letsnotusemyname · 27/11/2019 19:59

Tulip Cat. “I thank the cash machine for giving me money”

My mum (85) talks to the diy tills in supermarkets. I’m not 100% sure she’s joking either. She never uses them by herself preferring to extract the life history from human till operators.

Paddy F0dder. “In my student days I shared halls with a guy who had the following practice to drinking water:

  • pour water from tap into mug
  • microwave water until luke warm “to kill bacteria”
  • put ice cubes in water to speed up cooling
  • put mug of water in cupboard
  • return 30 minutes later to drink water

I think about him often.”

This brought back memories of Ben in the late 70s. Friday night in hall and you wanted to give a shirt a cursory iron before going out. But you can’t because Ben was ironing his underpants - meticulously. Tip of the iron around the stitching of the Y front. He seemed to have loads to do, a pair for every day and a few more. Socks too. He probably saved me a couple or three pints every Friday night.

Wonder where he is now. He’ll be about 60 now.

exWifebeginsAgainat46 · 27/11/2019 20:03

my town is famous for having a lady with no trousers who wanders around doing her shopping, presumably enjoying the breeze. which is all well and good, until i was behind her in Marks’ and she bent down to look at some biscuits on the bottom shelf.

i used to work in a pub in the 90s and on a saturday night a man would come in dressed in the most beautiful ball gown, drink several bottles of Pils and do interpretive dance to whatever was on the jukebox (usually New Model Army, Wildhearts or the Levellers). endlessly entertaining.

Booksandwine80 · 27/11/2019 20:07

Witnessed a man clipping his fingernails next to the pool whilst we were on honeymoon. We were already Hmm at that, then he proceeded to start on his toes. Clippings flying straight into the beautiful swimming pool Envy not envy.

Patroclus · 27/11/2019 20:11

Anything goes in Brighton. Nothing counts there.

ScabbyHorse · 27/11/2019 20:12

My rabbit once jumped on a frog in our back garden by mistake. The frog screamed like a baby!

Cosyjimjamsforautumn · 27/11/2019 20:14

A woman in a work suit dropped her knickers and pooped right by the traffic lights in front of a queue of cars by our office one lunchtime. Her companion just laughed at her and tried to pull her pants up. And they walked off sandwich in hand!

Someone pooped on the floor at work right outside the line of cubicles - hereafter known at work as "the phantom shitter". "TPS" has struck more than once. The poor facilties lady had to don rubber gloves to clean it up and an email was sent round the building requesting that people put any waste directly in the lavatories

I'm sensing a bit of a theme here ...

JustOneLastThing · 27/11/2019 20:17

Totally outing but I used to see quite often a man walking his dog, who had a special harness so his parrot could hitch a ride.

troutknickers · 27/11/2019 20:18

Worked in a food shop and was on the tills at a busy time so had a couple of people queuing. The lady I was serving seemed perfectly normal, standard pleasant customer interaction. Finished up serving her and she paid, and instead of taking her bags and leaving she got out her nail clippers and clipped her fingernails at the till Envy I just stared in horror

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