November 8, 2014

"I think people were scared of him. The one thing people did was move away from him like he was dangerous."

"There were a lot of blasé New Yorkers that looked — and then looked back at their iPhone as if he wasn’t even there."
Posted by Ann Althouse at 6:43 AM
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7 comments:

rhhardin said...

One of Imus's characters said he slept in the nude. "This is only a problem on long flights."

11/8/14, 6:50 AM
Robert Cook said...

I doubt very much if any New Yorkers were scared of him, given the variety of human behavior one will see on the trains if one lives in NYC long enough. Rather, they probably saw him as just another one of the more bothersome but unsurprising aspects of New York life: rats, roaches, drunks, crazies--all of which are to be avoided where possible, simply because they're a nuisance or distasteful, or will interfere with one getting about one's business on schedule.

There are things that people can do on the trains that will make the other riders fearful of them...but, absent belligerent or threatening actions or statements on his part, sitting drunk and naked and sipping whiskey isn't one of them.

11/8/14, 8:32 AM
Jaq said...

The generosity of women is astounding.

11/8/14, 9:33 AM
Ann Althouse said...

"One of Imus's characters said he slept in the nude. "This is only a problem on long flights.""

Reminds me of all the old post-9/11 jokes about flying naked.

11/8/14, 10:14 AM
Anonymous said...

I am from flyover country. I just assumed that being rude to women on the street and sleeping nude and drunk on the Subway are expected as part of the culture in New York. I hope New Yorkers keep flying over. They are entertaining to watch on the internet. Let's keep it that way.

11/8/14, 12:28 PM
Drago said...

This gentleman used to have clothes...until GWBush came along.

11/8/14, 12:45 PM
Joe said...

No, they moved away from him like he was a crazy fuck, which he was (and perhaps still is.)

11/9/14, 1:13 PM

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