I saw something yesterday that I found more than a trifle freaky.
I work in an office tower (First Canadian Place) right downtown in Toronto, at Bay & King. Here, all the towers are connected by an underground shopping-mall-walkway, which is always incredibly crowded during the work-day, with business types in suits.
Anyway, I was trudging to work from the subway, when I saw a business-suited fellow greet another old dude in a business suit in the most bizzare manner, hard to describe - he did a sort of dance, rearing his body up in the air and his head back and making cat-pawing motions with his hands, while bobbing his head up and down . The other guy reacted by doing the same dance in return, and then they walked off in opposite directions. Not a word said by either of them.
I was thinking "wtf?" but of course had no opportunity to find out.
The wierd thing is that, at lunch, I say *another* pair of suited types greeting each other in this manner - totally different guys.
Frat ritual? Secret society? Why two on the same day? Just inexplicable.
Any other examples of unexplained wierdness you've seen lately?
It's obviously a masonic greeting.
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It opens doors, I tell you!
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
Frat ritual? Secret society? Why two on the same day? Just inexplicable.
Furry convention
Crazy city Toronto is.
I blame the Pakis.
Pod people.
Back in May I saw a storm trooper just casually walking down the street for no reason.
Quote from: The Larch on December 02, 2009, 12:02:11 PM
It's obviously a masonic greeting.
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It opens doors, I tell you!
:lol:
I was thinking it was something of the sort, but what good is a "secret greeting" that has everyone in the vicinity staring at you (and thinking you are nuts)?
Street performers? Some new art performance? Commercial campaign?
Quote from: Bluebook on December 02, 2009, 12:06:08 PM
Street performers? Some new art performance? Commercial campaign?
Could be. That sort of thing at least would make some sort of sense.
Movie shoot?
Sounds like an Improv Everywhere (IE) kind of thing.
http://improveverywhere.com/
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 02, 2009, 12:16:06 PM
Movie shoot?
Unlikely - middle of a crowded underground walkway at rush hour, no movie cameras.
maybe something like Candid Camera, but it simply wasn't prolonged enough for any amusing reactions from passers-by.
Next time you witness it, you have the duty to ask them.
Was it Obama, maybe visiting Toronto that day and mixing up Canadian and Native American greeting customs? :unsure:
Not Masonic.
Maybe they'd recently seen Cats?
Can't someone help Malthus? Will no one help the widow's son? :(
I used to want to join the masons. It was when I believed what the Catholic Church is saying, i.e. that they are a secretive sect bent on bringing down the Christian faith and ushering in the new era of the Antichrist's rule.
Then I realised they really are a tea-time club for elderly gentlemen and lost interest. :(
Quote from: Martinus on December 02, 2009, 05:51:16 PM
I used to want to join the masons. It was when I believed what the Catholic Church is saying, i.e. that they are a secretive sect bent on bringing down the Christian faith and ushering in the new era of the Antichrist's rule.
Then I realised they really are a tea-time club for elderly gentlemen and lost interest. :(
Here, it is more like a fraternity for used car salesmen and the like. :D
Mating ritual?
Quote from: Malthus on December 02, 2009, 11:54:07 AM
I saw something yesterday that I found more than a trifle freaky.
I work in an office tower (First Canadian Place) right downtown in Toronto, at Bay & King. Here, all the towers are connected by an underground shopping-mall-walkway, which is always incredibly crowded during the work-day, with business types in suits.
Anyway, I was trudging to work from the subway, when I saw a business-suited fellow greet another old dude in a business suit in the most bizzare manner, hard to describe - he did a sort of dance, rearing his body up in the air and his head back and making cat-pawing motions with his hands, while bobbing his head up and down . The other guy reacted by doing the same dance in return, and then they walked off in opposite directions. Not a word said by either of them.
I was thinking "wtf?" but of course had no opportunity to find out.
The wierd thing is that, at lunch, I say *another* pair of suited types greeting each other in this manner - totally different guys.
Frat ritual? Secret society? Why two on the same day? Just inexplicable.
Any other examples of unexplained wierdness you've seen lately?
You've found civil servants working at the Canadian Separtment of Silly Walks?
Anyway, back to the OP: One time I met this guy who had cancer of the leg and he did this fucked up thing where he flexed his leg muscle and it bulged out in this unnatural way and I almost threw up. :(
I saw a middle-aged Chinese dude, perhaps in his 50s or early 60s, in a brown suit and tie in a mall. He was alone, just loittering, with his hands to his back. There was nothing unusual about him, except one thing.
He was wearing 4-5 inch high heels, female style.
Quote from: Caliga on December 02, 2009, 07:11:39 PM
Anyway, back to the OP: One time I met this guy who had cancer of the leg and he did this fucked up thing where he flexed his leg muscle and it bulged out in this unnatural way and I almost threw up. :(
Someone we know?
Quote from: Caliga on December 02, 2009, 07:11:39 PM
Anyway, back to the OP: One time I met this guy who had cancer of the leg and he did this fucked up thing where he flexed his leg muscle and it bulged out in this unnatural way and I almost threw up. :(
Why was the guy showing you his legs?
Quote from: Caliga on December 02, 2009, 07:11:39 PM
Anyway, back to the OP: One time I met this guy who had cancer of the leg and he did this fucked up thing where he flexed his leg muscle and it bulged out in this unnatural way and I almost threw up. :(
Leg cancer? :bleeding: Dear God, something new to worry about. :Embarrass:
Quote from: DGuller on December 02, 2009, 07:26:30 PM
Why was the guy showing you his legs?
I think he was comparing them to some anime character's legs. After that he talked about Turtledove for a while and then started pulling out news clippings and pinning them to the wall, WITHOUT COMMENTING ON THEM. That's what I actually threw up :x
Okay for once Cal made a funny.
:lol:
Its scary to think there is someone else out there so similar to Tim. :lol:
Quote from: Jaron on December 02, 2009, 08:19:12 PM
Its scary to think there is someone else out there so similar to Tim. :lol:
:lmfao:
Quote from: Queequeg on December 02, 2009, 04:22:34 PM
Can't someone help Malthus? Will no one help the widow's son? :(
There is a squad on its way to your domicile now. Just be calm and let them cap your bitch ass.
Quote from: Caliga on December 02, 2009, 07:40:54 PM
Quote from: DGuller on December 02, 2009, 07:26:30 PM
Why was the guy showing you his legs?
I think he was comparing them to some anime character's legs. After that he talked about Turtledove for a while and then started pulling out news clippings and pinning them to the wall, WITHOUT COMMENTING ON THEM. That's what I actually threw up :x
I did too comment on them! <_<
death heckling a group of female pro-choice demonstrators with a bullhorn was a little unusual
Did you enjoy it though?
for the experience, sure, why not. it's not something i see every day. it provided some nice five minutes of entertainment while i finished my cig
I once saw a woman being hurled from a limousine as it made a rolling stop. Also once saw (about 2 blocks away, 2 years later than the first incident) a woman get pulled into a different limo.
I saw a Persian dude this summer all decked out in a 2000 dollar suit (with at least 10 times that in gold all over hands and throat) wearing flip flops talking on his cell as the jeri curl dripped onto it, just last summer.
Quote from: Monoriu on December 02, 2009, 07:19:53 PM
I saw a middle-aged Chinese dude, perhaps in his 50s or early 60s, in a brown suit and tie in a mall. He was alone, just loittering, with his hands to his back. There was nothing unusual about him, except one thing.
He was wearing 4-5 inch high heels, female style.
:lol:
I've so much love for lazy transvestites.
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on December 03, 2009, 02:21:22 AM
I once saw a woman being hurled from a limousine as it made a rolling stop. Also once saw (about 2 blocks away, 2 years later than the first incident) a woman get pulled into a different limo.
You can't just leave those stories at that.
When I lived in Rome, I was once asked for directions well past midnight by a British tourist carrying his luggage around and with the adress of his hostel written in black marker on his leg.