We used to have some crackers - - Wrath of the Barclay

We used to have some crackers -

Woman who wore a plastic bucket on her head and used to get the bus to Ely.
Bloke who used to walk around town with a big bundle of newspapers under one arm Walked very quickly, alternating between lamp posts on each side of the street around each of which he used to walk 3 times.
Classic "bag lady"
"Batman" from Waterbeach - was a religious eccentric and wore a plastic "bat belt" to hold his tracts.
Barmy old woman who used the Ely bus and had a bag full of alarm clocks that went off at varyng intervals during the journey.

Posted By: CB41 on January 23rd 2009 at 15:47:19

Message Thread

so what's everybody up to tomorrow? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 15:17:32
- Wealstone vs Hendon - Ryman Prem (n/m) (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 23, 15:36:27
- Surely will watch Kettering vs Fulham on TV (NCFC) - XXL16, Jan 23, 15:35:44
  - It's not on TV as far as I know (n/m) (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 23, 15:37:24
    - Yeah no in UK TV, but on (NCFC) - XXL16, Jan 23, 15:40:06
- off to Lynn (NCFC) - south, Jan 23, 15:31:31
- I'm going into town, it will be filth free tomorrow as all the glory hunters will be at (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Jan 23, 15:31:09
  - pity u living amongst scummers (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Jan 23, 15:39:26
    - Costs him a packet in beer to chuck over them (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 15:45:08
      - get over it-i still think it was funny (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Jan 23, 15:46:42
    - Actually, there's quite a few City fans in BSE, plenty of shirts etc. in the town (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Jan 23, 15:42:42
      - ..and the bloke who works behind the bar in the Queens Head. And Craig, Rich and Chappy (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Jan 23, 15:52:28
      - Funny. All these years and I finally discover that your name does not mean (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 15:45:53
        
        yes but where is bse i still dont know (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Jan 23, 15:48:53
        
        got it! bury st eds! (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Jan 23, 15:49:24
- Bloody hell, I'm going there tomorrow too. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 23, 15:18:29
  - Whistler? (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 23, 15:19:53
    - I'm going to do the Folk Museum and the Scott Polar too. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 23, 15:26:22
      - is the Scott Polar in the middle of a refit? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 15:28:27
        
        Aint got a scooby. Spose i'd best find out afore going there. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 23, 15:42:17
    - i've been there the once (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 15:22:16
      - keep him away from vases... (n/m) (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 23, 15:23:11
        
        exactly what i was thinking! (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 15:25:14
        
        I went and had a look at them the other day.. (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 23, 15:33:36
        
        it wasn't - he was a loon (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 23, 15:30:38
        
        a loon? in Cambridge? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 15:33:16
        
        We used to have some crackers - (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 23, 15:47:19
        
        there was the bloke who used to wear various strange items on his head (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 16:03:07
        
        isn't that some sort of performance art though? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 23, 16:08:30
        
        i thought that (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 16:10:51
        
        there's a good proper tramp roaming the streets at the moment (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 23, 15:55:43
        
        poor sod (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Jan 23, 15:57:48
        
        They are so rare these days compared to the wino/junkie lot. (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 23, 15:56:53
        
        I remember when the market square fountain had loads of proper tramps (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 23, 16:07:30
        
        I found a dead one one Saturday night in the old Market Square toilets. (NCFC) - CB41, Jan 23, 16:12:52
        
        lawks (NCFC) - camcan, Jan 23, 16:31:30
- staying in bed (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Jan 23, 15:18:18

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