Army Guy

Andy-Pandy · 19-02-2009 10:06pm #1

Has anyone else seen the chap that walks around Dublin city centre dressed up in full U.S Army gear (circa ww2)? Its a pretty impresive outfit, seems to have the full set up, its just that he is always in it. He looks like an extra in saving private ryan. Anybody now what the story with him is?

javaboy · 19-02-2009 10:07pm

Moved from After Hours.

galwayrush · 19-02-2009 10:07pm

Maybe he's a shell shocked extra from Saving private Ryan and doesn't realise the war is over?;)

Andy-Pandy · 19-02-2009 10:08pm

Wow, it lasted a full minute on after hours.

Hazys · 19-02-2009 10:09pm

Andy-Pandy wrote: »

Has anyone else seen the chap that walks around Dublin city centre dressed up in full U.S Army gear (circa ww2)? Its a pretty impresive outfit, seems to have the full set up, its just that he is always in it. He looks like an extra in saving private ryan. Anybody now what the story with him is?

An army guy with equipment suited for the 1940's, you say.

Are u sure he's just not a member of the Irish Defense Forces?

Andy-Pandy · 19-02-2009 10:11pm

Hazys wrote: »

An army guy with equipment suited for the 1940's, you say.

Are u sure he's just not a member of the Irish Defense Forces?

Im 100% sure, it says U.S army on his outfit. He has the hip flask, backsack, shiny boots, the lot. Mad skinny as well so he is.
ive always wanted to ask him what the story with the get up is.

Poccington · 19-02-2009 10:48pm

Hazys wrote: »

An army guy with equipment suited for the 1940's, you say.

Are u sure he's just not a member of the Irish Defense Forces?

Well unless they were using Battlevests, Steyrs, 203's, NVE etc. back in WW2 no he's not a member of the DF :rolleyes:

Yeah I've seen him a few times up by College Green, lord knows why he wears all that gear though!

sneakerfreak · 19-02-2009 10:52pm

ive seen him between rathmines and ranelagh a good few times

skinny as hell

Dancor · 19-02-2009 11:04pm

Ah I think I know the lad your the lad your talking about. He started with the hat first the slowly added more gear. No soldier or actor, Just a little different. He lives off the Navan Road. Also strolls around wearing WWE belts now and again.

Andy-Pandy · 19-02-2009 11:58pm

He sure looks convincing. I wander if its all authentic stuff or copys. Its a weird little hobby.

disssco · 20-02-2009 12:55am

dancor wrote: »

strolls around wearing WWE belts now and again.

What a fruitcake.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 20-02-2009 1:54am

I personally haven't seen him, or heard of him.

But lads, the thread has been moved from AH, so lets not turn it into a slagging match against the lad, ok?.

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javaboy · 20-02-2009 2:43am

Mairt wrote: »

I personally haven't seen him, or heard of him.

But lads, the thread has been moved from AH, so lets not turn it into a slagging match against the lad, ok?.

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I just deleted the redirect from AH which might help a little.

whiskeyman · 20-02-2009 1:47pm

never saw or heard of this guy before... odd

I wonder what would happen if someone wore a SS uniform around town...

Dancor · 20-02-2009 4:17pm

whiskeyman wrote: »

never saw or heard of this guy before... odd

I wonder what would happen if someone wore a SS uniform around town...

Then we would have to get Harry Hill i the midde of them and shout FIGHT!!!
Then they run at each other from either side of the room and battle to the death. My money would be on the SS guy.

Collie D · 20-02-2009 6:05pm

whiskeyman wrote: »

I wonder what would happen if someone wore a SS uniform around town...

I remember seeing a guy in an outfit not dissimilar to a KKK one on O'Connell Street a couple of years ago carrying a placard. Can't remember the wording but let's just say it wasn't very tolerant. Said it to a mate and he told me he saw him heading towards Moore Street so he probably didn't last too long.

Would love to see this guy from the OP though

Masada · 21-02-2009 1:39am

lol,
I heard about this guy the other night, havent seen him myself but he sounds like a very "interesting" character.

someone should take a photo or something.,

wheres me jumpa · 21-02-2009 8:55pm

Havent heard of him myself but could he eventually be a Naked Cowboy (NYC) type of Dublin?!

MrJones · 21-02-2009 11:24pm

sneakerfreak wrote: »

ive seen him between rathmines and ranelagh a good few times

skinny as hell

yeah i seen this guy near ranelagh las weekend as well!

bonerjams03 · 22-02-2009 3:07am

Yeah, I was just thinking of him.

I assumed he was one of those useless buskers who stand still, leaving for the day...

Latchy · 22-02-2009 3:11am

Fair play to him .He could join one of those WW2 renactment units that you see on the web ,with loads of other like wise guys and live out the whole GI role.

mafiaboy · 22-02-2009 3:27am

yeah i know this guy your on about he is from crumlin near the four roads pub, this is a new thing for him its been gonig on for about a year used to see him and his mate walking tru town with there cd player playing one ear pice in his ear and one in his mates ear i think the entyness between there ears would make them hear stereo ha ha

Rashers · 01-03-2009 5:25pm

disssco wrote: »

What a fruitcake.

We've had our 'fruitcakes' in Dublin before. People like oul Bang Bang who ran around 'shooting' people with the big old key he used as a gun. There was also Damn the Weather who they said was shellshocked during WW1, and he'd come up behind you and shout "Damn the weather!" And of course there was poor oul Forty Coats.

But we didn't think of them as fruitcakes... they were just accepted as the colourful characters that roamed the streets of Dublin and enriched the city... bringing a smile to a face at a time when a smile was needed perhaps.

Good to see ol' Dublin is producing it's harmless street characters still.

Ste.phen · 01-03-2009 8:48pm

On that note,Whatever happened to the lady that used to dance around the O' Connell St median, usually wearing colourful clothes/hats? Haven't seen her in a long time. We used to know her as 'Mad Mary' but I presume that wasn't ACTUALLY her name...

Rashers · 01-03-2009 9:47pm

Ste.phen wrote: »

On that note,Whatever happened to the lady that used to dance around the O' Connell St median, usually wearing colourful clothes/hats? Haven't seen her in a long time. We used to know her as 'Mad Mary' but I presume that wasn't ACTUALLY her name...

If it was this lady she hasn't been seen for awhile and no one seems to know what happened to her.

I wonder has anyone got a photo of the army chap?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 02-03-2009 1:24am

Rashers wrote: »

If it was this lady she hasn't been seen for awhile and no one seems to know what happened to her.

I wonder has anyone got a photo of the army chap?

She was run over by a 13A bus...

of course I'm only kidding

melekalikimaka · 02-03-2009 9:52am

Masada wrote: »

lol,
I heard about this guy the other night, havent seen him myself but he sounds like a very "interesting" character.

someone should take a photo or something.,

i see him every day going home from college, he always gets on my bus, the 122 outside starbucks... the fact i do photography and always have a dslr on me...really should 'shoot' him

badum-tish

I'll get my coat

Ste.phen · 02-03-2009 3:13pm

Rashers wrote: »

If it was this lady she hasn't been seen for awhile and no one seems to know what happened to her.

I wonder has anyone got a photo of the army chap?

That's exactly who I was referring to. Haven't seen her in a few years alright.

Army Guy

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