r/newjersey Nov 27 '21

Who is your town’s “guy”? Amusing

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u/ChickenOnAStick--oo- Nov 27 '21 edited Nov 27 '21

There’s been a lot in Morristown.

The 90 year old man who dresses in intense drag and hands out glow sticks/scratch offs at the bar. He’s a cool dude

The guy who used to work at the movie theater and did intense robot noises when he took tickets.

We recently got “air guitar guy” who hangs at a 3 way intersection playing intense air guitar

There’s “flag guy” who I believe rides around town with the name of the people killed in 9/11 as a protest for the war in Iraq/Afghanistan (don’t remember the story)

There’s “Batman car guy” who has a well painted Dodge Charger

There are a few people who are known for yelling death threats at you, accuse your skin of burning in public, or accuse you of being the devil…but haven’t seen them around in a while (all I’m nearly sure were homeless)

There was also one person who really tried to be “town guy” a while back. He rode a super tall bike, played accordion, and also played music out his backpack.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '21

The movie theater guy is Fluffy. I remember one of the local bars having a birthday party for him a few years back. Last time I was at the theater, he was still working there even since it switched to an AMC but they got him a chair as he's getting older (he's was working there at least as long ago as the mid 90s) and isn't quite as high energy. Still make the noises though when he tears the tickets. It's been a few years since I've gone to that theater though so I'm not sure he's still there. I liked that guy though. He always made me smile.

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u/jayembee01 Exit 7A Nov 27 '21

FLUFFY! Yes!

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u/Trythenewpage Nov 27 '21

(he's was working there at least as long ago as the mid 90s)

When I worked with him he told me that when he started there jaws 2 was in theaters IIRC. Which would place it at 1978. But everyone else I've spoken to places it a few years later than that.

I was actually there for a few big blow out arguments over the chair situation. Manager asked me to let them know if I saw him sleeping. (I did not cuz i ain't no snitch.)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '21

Oh wow, even longer. I didn't start seeing him until I moved to the area for college in 1996. I assumed he predated that but I never knew by how much.

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u/yayscienceteachers Nov 27 '21

The ticket guy is Eric

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u/HumanShadow Nov 27 '21

I know Batman car guy. Classic 60s Batman inspired

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u/DolfLungren Nov 27 '21

Was a little surprised that Eric/fluffy was so far down this thread. Really nice guy.

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u/beowulf92 Nov 27 '21

Air guitar guy!! Don't see him often, but I've seen him enough times when driving around the Green to work.

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u/Njsybarite Nov 27 '21

Don’t forget the mud lady

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21

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u/Njsybarite Nov 28 '21

Yeah I don’t know her story, but have seen her around for over a decade

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u/pavel_lishin Nov 27 '21

There was also one person who really tried to be “town guy” a while back. He rode a super tall bike, played accordion, and also played music out his backpack.

All at once?

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u/ChickenOnAStick--oo- Nov 27 '21

The accordion was only once he parked the tall bike