houstonmacbro Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I saw a dude walking outside this morning draped in only a towel. Don't really know why he was like this, or what he was doing, but it wasn't like at his house in the suburbs or something ... it was at a major apartment complex with at least 1,000 residents in close proximity and school children walking to school or waiting for their bus (don't think he was a pervert or anything, just looked like he stepped out of the shower and onto the sidewalk...)Got me to thinking. What are the weirdest (strange, unusual, odd, peculiar, different) things you've actually seen before? This should be things you witnessed with your eyes in-person and not on television or the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 There are far too many to mention but I will say the latest bizarre thing I witnessed. I was driving north on Dowling and there was a person in a gorilla outfit standing in the near middle of the street. He was holding a bottle of whiskey and appeared to be sipping it down while motioning to the bar across the street. I could see a barbecue going and a small crowd so it must have been a grand opening or the like? The bizarre part I couldnt understand was as funny as it appeared doesn't this guy in the G suit know he could have got busted? or worse yet he was starting to dance around and stagger a bit towards the cars. I should have snapped it with my cell phone!Oh well at least he was having fun. Now that's something you don't see every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I've seen cracked-out skanky hookers pull their dresses over their heads as a method of "advertising."I've seen a body on the banks of a river. Because it was half in, and half out of the water, different parts of the body were in different stages of decomposition. When the local police tried to pull her out by her hands, the body started coming apart like over-boiled chicken. Pretty gross.I'm sure I've seen more appetizing weird things, but I just can't think of them right now. Too much TV, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 There's a homeless black guy that hangs around base of the Southwest Freeway/Beltway 8 Interchange, usually on the the southwest corner by Rockley St. What's so weird about this guy? He doesn't wear pants. He usually can be seen just wearing some longer shirts in layers. It's not unusual to see him, and his junk, while he shamelessly urinates on one of the exit ramp columns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 When the local police tried to pull her out by her hands, the body started coming apart like over-boiled chicken. Pretty gross.Now that is an image I really didn't need right before lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Weird but COOLWhen I was living in Florida my girlfriend and I were driving from a night out in Ft. Lauderdale. We took the scenic route through Hollywood when we see a guy on the side of the road holding a sign that said "NAZI ROAD BLOCK"!!! Now I am thinking its like 1:00 or 2:00 am and here is this guy with a sign and nothing else better to do? I slow down and go down a side street. There is a police road block with car searches. We avoided it due to this guy who must have just got a ticket??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I've seen a body on the banks of a river. Because it was half in, and half out of the water, different parts of the body were in different stages of decomposition. When the local police tried to pull her out by her hands, the body started coming apart like over-boiled chicken. Pretty gross. That gave me the heeby jeebies. That is disturbing. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Well, I'm pretty vanilla compared to some of you guys. My #1 would have to be the giant alligator loose at the corner of 518 and 288 about ten years ago, with a bunch of sheriff's department officers standing around trying to figure out what to do.Next. less than a year ago, on the Beltway 8 feeder road at Cullen, a small car pulled out in front of a police-escorted "oversize load" truck carrying a gigantic transformer on a low-boy trailer. The truck driver locked 'em all up, the transformer snapped its tie-downs like so many threads, and fell off the trailer to the side of the road, overturning the trailer in the process. I'll bet several people had to change their underwear that day. I was waiting first in line at the left turn stoplight and got a great view of the whole thing.Finally, I have twice seen motorcyclists trying to pull away from a stoplight and have their clutch cable stick. They apply a little more gas (or a lot more) then the clutch engages with a bang and they wheelie into the middle of the intersection and fall over.Scary.marmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Being interviewed on camera (downtown @ 10:00pm) by some cathlioc religious freaks who kept asking questions that contradicted the previous ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetJ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'm not sure if this is the weirdest I've witnessed because I've witnessed quite a bit, however back in the 90's while on a crowded Metro Bus, a white woman got on the bus in just her bra and panties, paid her fair, and sat down next to a black guy like there was nothing unusual about her attire. *Jeebus, the race descriptions were for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'm not sure if this is the weirdest I've witnessed because I've witnessed quite a bit, however back in the 90's while on a crowded Metro Bus, a white woman got on the bus in just her bra and panties, paid her fair, and sat down next to a black guy like there was nothing unusual about her attire.*Jeebus, the race descriptions were for you. I saw a homeless man like that once in DC (well, not the panties and bra part) ... I am assuming he was homeless. Nevertheless, he got on and all his stuff was just hanging out like there was nothing unusual. If I remember correctly, he had on shorts. No one .. not a soul said a thing or moved away (maybe they were in shock ... or intrigued by his 'goodies'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetJ Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oh, speaking of Metro, also in the 90's while waiting at a Metro stop in northern downtown, a man in a suit struck up a conversation while waiting. It was just a casual conversation about sports, recent events, etc. Well, after about 10 minutes of waiting, he calmly unzipped himself and began to relieve himself right there on the street standing next to me. Neither of us said a word. I took a couple of steps back toward the wall of a building to continue my wait. When the bus came, he got on, went to the back of the bus to take a seat and I sat up front totally freaked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oh, speaking of Metro, also in the 90's while waiting at a Metro stop in northern downtown, a man in a suit struck up a conversation while waiting. It was just a casual conversation about sports, recent events, etc. Well, after about 10 minutes of waiting, he calmly unzipped himself and began to relieve himself right there on the street standing next to me. Neither of us said a word. I took a couple of steps back toward the wall of a building to continue my wait. When the bus came, he got on, went to the back of the bus to take a seat and I sat up front totally freaked out.That is wild! Are you serious?!? Dang.People are a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchitecturalPRGirl Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Ok brace yourselves, cause this one has freaked me out for the last 3 days! This is a good one.My friend owns a bar outside of downtown. So on Sunday it rained like hell and was really dead. The only people in there were me and some other girls. A guy comes in and sits at the bar. The owner was outside talking on his cell phone next to this blue Explorer. He came inside with the whitest face and told us girls to come outside to see something. We looked at the car and every window was covered in roaches and flies!!!! The entire inside of the car was infested with thousands of them.We realized the guy was sitting at the bar like a freak of nature, uh silence of the lambs type stuff man! So he pays and leaves. We alll watched in horror as the dude opens the car door and they all started spilling out! This doesn't even phase the mofo! He gets in starts the car with roaches crawling all over him and drives away!I am scarred for life!!! Anyone know a good therapist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Ok brace yourselves, cause this one has freaked me out for the last 3 days! This is a good one.My friend owns a bar outside of downtown. So on Sunday it rained like hell and was really dead. The only people in there were me and some other girls. A guy comes in and sits at the bar. The owner was outside talking on his cell phone next to this blue Explorer. He came inside with the whitest face and told us girls to come outside to see something. We looked at the car and every window was covered in roaches and flies!!!! The entire inside of the car was infested with thousands of them. We realized the guy was sitting at the bar like a freak of nature, uh silence of the lambs type stuff man! So he pays and leaves. We alll watched in horror as the dude opens the car door and they all started spilling out! This doesn't even phase the mofo! He gets in starts the car with roaches crawling all over him and drives away! I am scarred for life!!! Anyone know a good therapist? More than likely he is a Haif member now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchitecturalPRGirl Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! What a freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I had two Nortel M3903 office digital telephones fill up with German cockroaches in a six month period. The second time a co-worker and I were looking for a speakerphone input and roaches started coming out the data ports, so I took the back off the phone. I'll estimate there were at least 70 adult and juvenile roaches inside that phone. Naturally, when they started escaping from the phone shell they got all over me. It didn't put me in therapy or anything, but it was no fun. My co-worker was so grossed out by this that he went home sick a few hours later. By the way, I had already been an active member of HAIF for a couple of years before this happened (it was in February of this year.) :closedeyes: marmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I had two Nortel M3903 office digital telephones fill up with German cockroaches in a six month period. The second time a co-worker and I were looking for a speakerphone input and roaches started coming out the data ports, so I took the back off the phone. I'll estimate there were at least 70 adult and juvenile roaches inside that phone. Naturally, when they started escaping from the phone shell they got all over me. It didn't put me in therapy or anything, but it was no fun. My co-worker was so grossed out by this that he went home sick a few hours later. By the way, I had already been an active member of HAIF for a couple of years before this happened (it was in February of this year.) :closedeyes: marmer Okay, wtf?!?! I am just freaking out here....I feel like I have 'em crawling on me after reading that!! Did anyone ever figure out why they were in the phone!?? I mean, is that normal? I frickin' hope not!! (I am still losing my mind over here ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchitecturalPRGirl Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Probably from food being on the desk. That's pretty sick though. I'm more afraid or roaches than anything in the world. Especially roachmobiles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I could give quite a few more details but will forbear for the sake of our more delicate readers. The very, very short answer is that they are attracted to the warmth and electromagnetic fields of electronic equipment, and they weren't just in my _phone..._marmerEdit: where they were didn't seem to have anything to do with food. There were no crumbs, wrappers, drink residue, or anything like that. Our trash is emptied every day so there wasn't really any food source around. I never claimed to have the neatest office on the hall, but I'm not a slob, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I could give quite a few more details but will forbear for the sake of our more delicate readers. The very, very short answer is that they are attracted to the warmth and electromagnetic fields of electronic equipment, and they weren't just in my _phone..._marmer oh god...all i have around me are these things... !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchitecturalPRGirl Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I'm gonna check my office phone! That is so sick. OMG! Sorry to stir up the roach stories:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 How do we end up with roach stories? but since we are here is a life long true confession I must let go! When I was in 2nd grade, we hurried in the morning to dress and head off to school. These are the days when boys wore dress shoes to school at least I did. While sitting at our desks I felt something ugly/squishy and moving around in the tip of my shoe. I was too embarassed or freaked out to do anything. I had to slip it off slowly and out popped this gross ugly roach! and half smashed! All the kids started screaming, especially the girls. Some got on thier desks like it was mouse or something. I quickly jumped into the role of a frightened kid too! I managed to pull it off and no one ever suspected a thing. Talk about method acting and rising to the occasion! I still laugh to this day. Moral of story; always check inside your shows when in a rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Actually, I have lots more roach stories, having grown up in the area. One in particular is far grosser than anything posted so far but since I didn't happen to see it with my own eyes I didn't think it fit the requirements for this thread. It did come firsthand from what I considered a very reliable source (my then girlfriend.)I tend to think that if you live in the Houston area and are really serious about roaches being teh evil, you will have a lot of grief, because they're everywhere and there's really nothing you can do about them. Just brush them off, step on them, spray them, whatever. No reason to make a big deal out of it.I will say no more on the forum about roaches. If anyone needs further details, PM me and I will supply them.marmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 One day a had a young woman coming to my apartment to visit. She arrived early so I wasn't really ready and answered the door in my bear feet. When I stepped back from opening the door I heard/felt thic *crunch* under my bare left foot. I knew immediately what it was and had to just stand there smiling and making small talk until I could get her past me in the hallway and out of sight so I could duck into the kitchen and grab a paper towel to clean up my foot and the floor. She never asked what I was doing. I told her about it years later and she said she had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 I had two Nortel M3903 office digital telephones fill up with German cockroaches in a six month period. The second time a co-worker and I were looking for a speakerphone input and roaches started coming out the data ports, so I took the back off the phone. I'll estimate there were at least 70 adult and juvenile roaches inside that phone. Naturally, when they started escaping from the phone shell they got all over me. It didn't put me in therapy or anything, but it was no fun. My co-worker was so grossed out by this that he went home sick a few hours later. By the way, I had already been an active member of HAIF for a couple of years before this happened (it was in February of this year.) :closedeyes: marmerThat's just gross. And nasty.Ok brace yourselves, cause this one has freaked me out for the last 3 days! This is a good one.My friend owns a bar outside of downtown. So on Sunday it rained like hell and was really dead. The only people in there were me and some other girls. A guy comes in and sits at the bar. The owner was outside talking on his cell phone next to this blue Explorer. He came inside with the whitest face and told us girls to come outside to see something. We looked at the car and every window was covered in roaches and flies!!!! The entire inside of the car was infested with thousands of them.We realized the guy was sitting at the bar like a freak of nature, uh silence of the lambs type stuff man! So he pays and leaves. We alll watched in horror as the dude opens the car door and they all started spilling out! This doesn't even phase the mofo! He gets in starts the car with roaches crawling all over him and drives away!I am scarred for life!!! Anyone know a good therapist?I wonder if this was some David Blaine style optical illusion/magic trick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krix Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 OK, maybe it's not that weird, but let me add my experience too: on the way to Chicago, we were driving through Mississippi on I-55, and just after we had passed a burning vehicle on the right, this guy is crossing the freeway, very nonchalantly and slowly.... I swear I would have hit him if I hadn't slowed down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 OK, maybe it's not that weird, but let me add my experience too: on the way to Chicago, we were driving through Mississippi on I-55, and just after we had passed a burning vehicle on the right, this guy is crossing the freeway, very nonchalantly and slowly.... I swear I would have hit him if I hadn't slowed down...Was he the one that set the fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krix Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Was he the one that set the fire? Nah, I don't think so, they were too far away from each other, for somebody on foot anyways, but this kinda sums up our MS experience: free coffee at the welcome center, then car on fire, guy crosses freeway and almost gets hit --> let's get outa here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Nah, I don't think so, they were too far away from each other, for somebody on foot anyways, but this kinda sums up our MS experience: free coffee at the welcome center, then car on fire, guy crosses freeway and almost gets hit --> let's get outa here Sounds like a state full of a bunch of freaks. Just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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