Was whir-whir cuckoo the one with the tight fitting suit, headphones and used to

steam through crowds in the city centre making car engine / gear-changing noises ? He was one of my faves.

And the shouty beardy bloke who used to carry his rubbish bag around and hoard his dog-end collection in the Debenhams doorway on the Surrey street side.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on August 2nd 2011 at 12:45:54

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Name this man (photo from 1985): (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 12:25:50
- Brilliant ! (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 2, 13:16:13
- It's Marigold. (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Aug 2, 12:30:40
  - defo Marigold.... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 2, 12:39:35
    - Tis indeed. Brilliant finding a pic of him on tinternet. Puppet bastard has too much (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 12:43:05
      - Marigold AND whir-whir cuckoo are miles better than puppet bastard. (n/m) (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 2, 12:43:58
        
        Was whir-whir cuckoo the one with the tight fitting suit, headphones and used to (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 12:45:54
        
        yeah - also whir whir cuckoo also sometimes wore a black neoprene diving hood with his (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 2, 12:55:21
        
        St Stephens used to be his favourite bit of road (Other Football) - Hertz van Rental, Aug 2, 13:05:39
        
        I think daniels round about was the boundry of the nutters patch! (n/m) (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 2, 13:07:11
        
        He was all over the place. Grapes Hill, Dereham Road, the flyover (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 13:09:44
        
        I only ever saw him at the very bottom of Grapes Hill or on the roundabout by Halfordses o (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Aug 2, 13:11:06
        
        Yeah that was one of his faves. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 13:12:52
        
        Re-reading, I meant Marigold not "Whir-whir Cuckoo", I've never heard of that. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Aug 2, 13:14:11
        
        I've never heard a bloke referred to as whir whir cuckoo, but I am guessing he was the (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 13:14:56
        
        Jesus, Simba. We've had some top notch loons over the years (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 13:04:56
        
        no, sorry, cant remember a "Simba!" (n/m) (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 2, 13:07:45
        
        Bloke who used to balance a pint of lager on his head (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 13:10:04
        
        oh... seen quite a few nutters in the muderersover the years do-un that! (n/m) (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 2, 13:10:49
        
        This one was also black. Quite thickset bloke and was a handful when they tried to kick (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Aug 2, 13:13:29
- Alright, I'll call him Alan (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 2, 12:27:10

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