At my job, I often encounter some very interesting people. And by "interesting" I really mean certifiably nuts. But today, I met one of those people who really need to be in a straight jacket with a constant IV drip of the strongest psychotropics.
This man was dressed in nothing but olive drab green. Even his shoes were baby-crap green! His hair was almost long enough to touch his rear end. His face was littered with tribal face paint - at least I HOPE it was paint. And of course, his ears. His ears were surgically altered to be pointy.
Now, I understand wanting to be eccentric. I myself don't like to fit the mold! But come on people, when the first words out of your mouth are "Greetings, human! My name is Legolas of the Woodland Realm," you need HELP!
I talked to this guy for a good five minutes, mainly because he wouldn't quit following me. And oh, the wild things that emerged from his mouth! For one thing, he told me that he grew up in Lothlorien and that he would visit Rivendell in the summer as a kid. And that he would never go for Arwen because he was gay. And that his family was killed by orcs. And that he "can make a mean batch of lembas bread."
This guy even said that Orlando Bloom stole his identity and that he would "restore his honor." I'm not sure what to think of that, but I think we have a new celebrity murder to watch out for.
My conclusion, people is this: Either he was mentally unsafe and desperately needs to be lobotomized, or he thinks that I am dumber than a rock. Either way you cut it - those are NOT good outcomes!
In a way, this is pretty depressing, that a man could fall so deep into dementia and NOT be noticed enough to get help. It makes me wonder about the society we live in. Maybe we're all apathetic. Or maybe we just put up with the outrageous because it amuses us.
At any rate, I don't think I'll ever watch or read Lord of the Rings again without cracking up.
This man was dressed in nothing but olive drab green. Even his shoes were baby-crap green! His hair was almost long enough to touch his rear end. His face was littered with tribal face paint - at least I HOPE it was paint. And of course, his ears. His ears were surgically altered to be pointy.
Now, I understand wanting to be eccentric. I myself don't like to fit the mold! But come on people, when the first words out of your mouth are "Greetings, human! My name is Legolas of the Woodland Realm," you need HELP!
I talked to this guy for a good five minutes, mainly because he wouldn't quit following me. And oh, the wild things that emerged from his mouth! For one thing, he told me that he grew up in Lothlorien and that he would visit Rivendell in the summer as a kid. And that he would never go for Arwen because he was gay. And that his family was killed by orcs. And that he "can make a mean batch of lembas bread."
This guy even said that Orlando Bloom stole his identity and that he would "restore his honor." I'm not sure what to think of that, but I think we have a new celebrity murder to watch out for.
My conclusion, people is this: Either he was mentally unsafe and desperately needs to be lobotomized, or he thinks that I am dumber than a rock. Either way you cut it - those are NOT good outcomes!
In a way, this is pretty depressing, that a man could fall so deep into dementia and NOT be noticed enough to get help. It makes me wonder about the society we live in. Maybe we're all apathetic. Or maybe we just put up with the outrageous because it amuses us.
At any rate, I don't think I'll ever watch or read Lord of the Rings again without cracking up.