clavus

Be wacky

The world needs it. The wackiest guy I ever knew just died. I knew him since I was six years old, and I am tremendously saddened.

Please go out of you way to do something utterly screwy, and post it here.

Even though Larry had a position of respect and authority in the community, he was utterly unique. If there was a thunder storm, he would stand in the rain and cheer each lightning strike. He rode one of those old-fashioned bikes with the huge front wheel, because it was fun. He molested people’s Christmas decorations. He dropped horrible puns into totally serious conversations. He sang in the shower…loudly. He played the bagpipes…badly. He loved practical (and impractical) jokes. His sense of humor no limits, and people often didn’t quite know what to make of him.

So please, help me bring the world back in balance. Tell the barista at Starbucks that your name is “Mr. Happypants,” or put up signs for a yard-sale at your friend’s house, without telling your friend (bonus points of you fill their front yard with junk). Do something.

The world is at risk of becoming a boring, predictable place. We don’t have Larry to tilt it any more.

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Stiltzkin

Wacky... wacky... hmm... my friend Fil is kind of wacky. He always makes funny faces and does ad-lib comedy gags with random objects! When we're driving around in my car he'll roll down the window and say "HI!" and wave at random cute girls from our university, and they actually say "hi!" back to him! Umm... umm! I'm mildly wacky sometimes! I'll make stupid random sound effects for no good reason at all that make no sense to what's going on! Does that count?

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cheerios

sorry to hear it, clavus.. if i have a good opportunity for randomness, I'll take it

MSD

I am a kindred spirit of your friend. My purpose in life is to help other people, and much of the time, the way to do so its to get them laughing.

I'll make sure to inject some extra wackiness into my schedule to compensate for the tragic loss.

InTeGrA77

Sorry clavus. I'm sure that his wackiness will be missed greatly.

I can do something utterly screwy, but gimme a second to think............................................haha, I know...

I just jumped out of my chair and did a somerault for no particular reason. Does that count as wacky?? Hope so, because now my head hurts like hell (hard floor)!

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Ratman

I did some crazy shit today, just for Larry. It's cool 'cause in Asia a white guy can do just about anything and get away with it. And believe me, in this conformist society, a non-conformist gets noticed!

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Redlemon

I almost hate to ask... but were Larry's last words "Hey, watch this!"?

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Tirian

I have a wacky friend named Larry too.

...so there is still a wacky Larry on this planet.

MSD

If it helps to know that wacky people are still around, I just got pissed off about the warm air overheating my head while my feet are freezing and wrote a letter to Congress explaining this and asking that they immediately repeal the laws of physics.

water_boy1999

I smoke wacky tobacky. Does that count?

Sorry to hear about your friend. I lost a friend a few weeks ago and she was one of the world's sweetest people. So, if you TFPers do something really wacky, please follow it up with something really kind.

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clavus

Thanks for the kind words and wacky deeds.

I wore my Strongbad shirt to work today. How many Vice Presidents in your comapny are conducting busines in a Strongbad shirt? Not many, I'd venture.

As for sweetness, my son might have that covered. He asked me how I feel and I told him "sad." There was a long pause, and he handed me the treat he was eating. "You can have this, Dad."

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thingstodo

I can do something really wacky, but I wouldn't want to tell anybody. It would be considered too wacky. So, in honor of your friend, I'll do just that. KNow it will really count in the wackiness measuring system.

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GakFace

well, my sister's b/f 'humps' guys when they get in a fight. They end up laughing instead of fighting. If thats not crazy, i'm not sure what is.. heh. And I mean.. Two OTHER guys get in a fight.. he 'humps' them...

Me? I personally don't say "hello" much anymore, I just say something completely and utterly random.
Lightning? Oh I love to cheer it on. I remember One day I was driving home from work, when I was working second shift. It was about 12:10 AM... dark as can be... yet pouring down rain and lightning like the fourth of the july. I was driving between counties and so it was farm land. This mean that there were at least a mile on either side of me before trees had a chance to get in the way of my viewing pleasure. Now for the fun Part. I'm driving 65 MPH, with my window down... with my left arm flailing in the wind while getting splattered with rain-drops. My head is almost sticking out of the window as I'm looking straight up and watching lighting ripple through the sky and make tree's of light all of the place. It was truely an amazing moment for me. After every one I'd scream at the top of my lung in "oohs" and "ahs"& "Hell yeah!" and "SWEEEET!!" Of course we must not forget while doing all of this, I probably had Ozzy playing in my CD player at near full volume. That was a fun drive home indeed.

Heh.. Here's a funny story. When I was younger, my sister didn't come home for dinner no matter how many times my parents told her. They then told me to go over there and GET HER HOME! SO I thought to myself.. What can I do to ENSURE she comes home.. NOW!.... I had an idea and ran over there to tell her something. What did I say, you ask? "Lindsey! Lindsey! Come Home Quick!! The House Is On Fire!!!!"

... and yes I got in trouble for that one.. she did come home quick though!

There's a few wacky stories for ya.

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Today, I went to Maccas and ordered a Bigmac with Two Mc Chicken Fillets instead of beef patties, and a Sundae with Strawberry sauce on the bottom and chocolate sauce on the top.
When I ordered the burger, I said "Two all Mc chicken fillets, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."

Your friend Larry sounded like a cool guy.

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analog

I'm sorry to hear about your loss... the world has nowhere NEAR enough wacky people... I find myself constantly having to pick up the wacky-slack, even though I'm ALREADY wacky! I'm just glad I have it in me to be that wacky.

For you, and in the honor of the friend you lost, I will perform an insanely wacky stunt tomorrow. It will be grandiose and all who see it will swim in its wackiness!

Best regards...

btw, my last words when I die will be "I love you" if my love is still alive, and "pull my finger" if not.

Sion

buddy of mine and I did this once: went through a Burger King drive-thru backwards. and ordered Bic Macs.

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hu-man

I once went into a 7-11, and ordered a "Hotdog! With TWO SAUSAGES!" They refused, saying it couldn't be done. After arguing for a while, I exclaimed that I then wanted "Two hotdogs! With ONE SAUSAGE!" And that's what I got.

Fremen

Please, tell us how you know this.

I'm more of a "say something wacky" kinda guy, I guess.

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clavus

His bathroom was on the front of the house. The whole neighborhood knew he sang in the shower.

Oh, and I often blew him in the shower while he sang opera.


...not.

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dtt

i do crazy stuff, fireworks.. bottle rockets and roman candles are damn fun

KWSN

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yeah....... i have my wacky moments.

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raeanna74

You're friend sounds like lots of fun. I'm sure he'll be missed.

I used to be more wacky in college. Mostly cause I had time to think of crazy stuff to do.

One spring we had so much snow that winter that half the sidewalks were under water. They put out pallets on all the sidewalks so we could walk over the water which was several inches deep in some places. A friend of mine and I made some signs, stapled them to sticks, and stuck them in the snowbanks next to the "boardwalks". The signs said "No swimming", "No diving off docks", "No fishing", etc. I noticed a number of people got some laughs out of it including some of the faculty. I don't think anyone knew who'd done it. We did our dirty work early on a Sat morning when everyone else was sleeping.

I've gone and some carwheels in my yard in the rain and puddle jumped with my daughter.

Instead of flipping people off (which my daughter would obviously emulate) I stick out my tongue at anyone who annoys me. Even if they flip me off I just stick out my tongue. I think it kindof shows them how juvenile their gesture is and half the time I get a smile out of it. Besides I think it's more fun.

I love to swerve my car in the road when there's no other cars around. Just enough to make the kids wiggle back and forth. I usually get lots of laughs out of that.

I like wearing my spongebob boxers that say "I have issues" on one side and "Do I look like I'm kidding?" on the other. Hubby always rolls his eyes at me when I wear them.

I guess I'm kindof crazy anyway. I talk in my sleep, tease hubby, tease my daughter, and have fun with life.

One time the kids were having a bad day, one of them had just started something like the 3rd tantrum of the morning and I was at a loss how to handle it. I was frustrated and stumped. I did the only thing I felt like doing. Flopped down on the floor, kicked my feet in the air, and yelled. Had my own little tantrum. All the kids stopped to look at me, especially the one mid-tantrum. They all laughed and were in a pretty good mood from then on. Me too. Being crazy is GREAT.

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bullmoose

In Larrys honor I just went through the office and put black shoe polish on the earpiece of all the phones. Soon everyone will have black circles on their ears. I'm going to do the toilet seats next.

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Nefir

Wow.. that sounds like someone who'd make one hell of a friend. Its a shame he's gone.

A couple of years ago King Crimson and John Paul Jones were performing in NYC, and I went to see them with a bunch of friends. We observed that it was really silly when a whole bunch of over-excited people were yelling the band's name back at them - "KING CRIMSON!!!" "KIIIING CRIIMSOOON!!" We thought it was redundant, but alot of people were doing it, so we decided to just start yelling random stuff that has nothing to do with the band.

Some of the things I remember yelling or hearing yelled by my friends included (and mind you, this was a pretty heavy progressive rock concert):

- "COME BACK, MY LITTLE PONY!!!"
- "KHAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!"
- "THE WAFFLE KING DECLARES WAR!!!"
- "WEEOOOHWEEOOHWEEOOHWEEOOH! EEEE! EEEE! OOEEOOEEOOEEOOE!" (that annoying car alarm thing)

There were alot more clever phrases yelled, but it can't recall them off the top of my head. Needless to say, we got some strange looks from people around us - and weren't even smoking anything (unlike most other people there)!

So there's my funny/stupid story of the evening.

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tecoyah

I just put on my daughters' unicorn costume...and ran across the 18th hole of the golf course across the street....to the shocked suprise of what may very well have been the CEO of Xerox.

For you Larry

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MSD

I'm going to print up and hand out "Vote Perot 1992" flyers and tape peoples' reactions.

Diamond

I work in a very professional type of job, so I put a bright blue Spongebob seatcover on the work car. Life is too freekin short

KellyC

Does laughing histerically (sp?) out of the blue seems wacky to any one??...or just plain crazy?

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VitaminH

I was at a bar last night and I began picking random girls out and putting my arm around them and introducing them to others as my girlfriend. Does that count?

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ruggerp11

I like to randomly rub my nipples
I hump my friends
I put my balls on things... OOOO story time

ok I had a roomate who was engaged to a woman we don't like (now married). She would often come over and sleep at our place. We never saw her because she would sprint into his room and out in the mornings. Well one day while said roomate wasn't home I was in one of my moods. I whipped the boys out and put them in a cup I found on their bathroom sink. I walked around with balls in cup for like ten minutes. I visited the other roomates pointing out that yes, I had a cup on my balls.

I got the cup nice and coated with the lovely scent that I refer to as swass (sweaty ass, also applies to balls). I put the cup back where I found it.

In the morning I again saw the fiance sprint out the door to wherever she hides from daylight.

I moseyed (ok I walked briskly) to his sink only to find the cup washed out. I am guessing here but I think she brushed her teeth and then rinsed out her mouth with my swass.

I was happy for the rest of the day

I like to moon people. a lot. I get it from my dad, he moons me.

I am the friend who will say anything for a laugh.

I once called all the women on my roomates phone drunk at 4 in the morning. Some were happy, some were not.

Being a rugby player I drink with rugby buddies a lot. Well, when we drink together we sometimes play rugby with strange people and object around us.

Case in point. Me and my buddy Reed came back from the bar barely able to stand. In my old apt there were chairs and furniture out in the commons area. It was there to encourage people to mingle. I've never seen those chairs used, ever.

Well in our drunken state we must have thought they looked a lot like the opposing rugby side.

Together, we linked arms and plowed through the chairs and coffee tables (they never had a chance). How I ended up not braking some part of me is beyond me.

I love wackiness, long live Larry through us!

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amonkie

Ruggerp11, Do we need to WARN England you're coming? You know, so if they need to clear a hundred foot path for your rugby tackles

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adds chimney and carberator

GakFace

So then when you were done did you say, "Oh what a lovely Tea Party!"

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clavus

Oh, that rules!!!

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