Creepy acquaintainces & strange people

[Sparticus]

Do you or have you had any creepy/strange acquaintainces? Sometimes I feel I can't get away from these types!

Describe them; I'll start:

Frankenstein-he has stitch marks, his head looks like Frankensteins, he's starting to walk like Frankenstein, he's a SEVERE know it all with OUTRAGEOUS lies he makes up on the spot! His lies are so outlandish, we don't know whether to laugh at him or call the ambulance. The thing is his brother was with me the night my son was born. Now his brother is dead.

I've ignored him for months and even a year once. But whenever I get together with some acquaintainces, Frankenstein is there. And he gets creepier as the years go on.

What about you? Have you known any creepy people or do you know them now?

 

[Sparticus]

Toxic Mike! The nuclear Bomb of toxic people...{I no longer hang around Mike.} When my mother, father and brother all died in one year, after hibernating for years, I started going to a support group. There I met {horror show music please...} Toxic Mike. Oh in the beginning he was the best brother I never had. We'd play football, grab a sandwich or pizza, take walks & talk on the phone in between our support group meetings.

He seemed balanced enough. Right? WRONG! On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the worst, Toxic Mike is an 11. First I met his brother who got too busy to help me {at the support group.} So Mike started helping & we buddyed up. This is how scary Horror shows are first created!
Mike has severe Bi Polar which could lead to a physical altercation. And he's pretty built for our age.
Maybe I should call him schizophrenia man.

After he reels ya in with his soft, caring, buddy-brother type of patience, the 2nd Mike appears! Angry Mike. Example he picks you up & you both decide to drive to ____. But Toxic Mike has another plan, it's a week before Christmas and he hasn't bought any gifts for his fianced, so kidnapping you, he SPEEDS down a long block towards the highway DURING A HEAVY SNOWSTORM!!!

I'm like "Mike my gilfriend wants me to go to her place in 30 minutes for dinner. Bro I can't do this know." If he likes you, in the morning or at night he will drive to your house & call you from his phone. "Hey what are you doing, want to go out for coffee? ok I'm downstairs.." ie he stalks people. So much more I could say. But he's out of my life for good.

 

[Galaxy Freeze]

I laughed at the title of your post, because I know I've been "friends" with WAAAY too many of these people.

Mainly in Elementary school, I'd just be followed by the other outcasts who were even weirder than me (yet I was the one getting picked on), they always gave me stuff like Pokemon cards and games just to keep being friends with me. Again, they weren't really friends, they'd just follow me everywhere for some reason, which I deemed as creepy, then I got tormented even more because everyone thought I was friends with those people... ugh. I don't really know any creepy people anymore, good thing. I do know some strange people, but not creepy. lol

 

[Sparticus]

Awww-Pokemon cards. I like the way you use imagery. They'd follow you! Wow you are a good writer-you describe things very well. Oh no! The same thing is happening to me now! Because I feel sorry for some of these guys I've mentioned, others judge me. Yikes.

Yeah maybe the word "creepy" wasn't the best choice. :alien2: Yes the word strange is better than creepy. When I was a kid I would befriend all the new kids who had moved to our area/school. A lot of these included boys kicked out of schools for being too difficult. Here too-they were acquaintainces mostly. Since I could outwrestle almost anyone my age in elementary school, these new scary kids would leave me alone. Others would flee for their lives... :{ :running:

As an adult I've maintained {Oh Hera hear me now! Hellllllpppp!} this habit.

I laughed at the title of your post, because I know I've been "friends" with WAAAY too many of these people.

Mainly in Elementary school, I'd just be followed by the other outcasts who were even weirder than me (yet I was the one getting picked on), they always gave me stuff like Pokemon cards and games just to keep being friends with me. Again, they weren't really friends, they'd just follow me everywhere for some reason, which I deemed as creepy, then I got tormented even more because everyone thought I was friends with those people... ugh. I don't really know any creepy people anymore, good thing. I do know some strange people, but not creepy. lol

 

[paloftoon]

I don't have a problem with strange people! Strange people can make better friends than normal people, and might actually care about you, your feelings, and respect you as a person. Most normal people tend not to do this.

There's a kind of creepy person that was in my life. He enjoys obsessing about details about people, and that's one thing. But then to act on them is another thing. Basically, this person had a crush on me and when I was not interested in the same way, he told other people what a bad person I was. Some people felt bad for him and sided with him more, so I ended up having to have to look for other group(s) and friends to be with. Once in awhile, if I bump into one of his posts online, he complains about how he doesn't have any close friends who really get him. Funny thing is, I think the people who sided with him are empathetic about his situation, but they don't want the stress of dealing with his complaining or the awkwardness in the age difference, so they don't try to hang with him.

 

[Sparticus]

Funny...I know, sometimes a few quirks makes for a unique friend. Vert true. Most "normal" people only care about what is on the outside of you-your car, job, clothes you wear and the "what's in it for them" attitude. So long as the strange person isn't toxic sometimes they make for good friends. Oh no paloftoon! Yuck. Awww you had to find new groups/friends...bummer! And then later he complains to you he has no friends. Yes he did! He had you but pushed you away.

That happened to me recently-I was helping a guy not be homeless. I must of pissed him off because after 4 years of phone calls, grabbing lunch on a few Sundays & me patiently listening to him, he disappeared. I don't really care but I do know he spreads false rumors about people :-( This guy obsessed via analysing people & then mostly saying negative things about them. Lately I've been thinking that maybe he's gay & because of society didn't want to admit it. His 2 closest guy friends who both act strange/mysterious like him, might be gay. He knows I'm heterosexual, have a female friend & I'm wondering if he "liked" me. Oh uh...

But you were in a worse situation.

I don't have a problem with strange people! Strange people can make better friends than normal people, and might actually care about you, your feelings, and respect you as a person. Most normal people tend not to do this.

There's a kind of creepy person that was in my life. He enjoys obsessing about details about people, and that's one thing. But then to act on them is another thing. Basically, this person had a crush on me and when I was not interested in the same way, he told other people what a bad person I was. Some people felt bad for him and sided with him more, so I ended up having to have to look for other group(s) and friends to be with. Once in awhile, if I bump into one of his posts online, he complains about how he doesn't have any close friends who really get him. Funny thing is, I think the people who sided with him are empathetic about his situation, but they don't want the stress of dealing with his complaining or the awkwardness in the age difference, so they don't try to hang with him.

 

[Craig]

I'm about the creepiest person you're likely to ever have as a friend, you'll learn to love my creepiness and soon you'll want me to do creepy things to you, to include you in my creepy antics to creep out other people.

Eventually you'll become creepy yourself by association alone, when that creepiness finally matures and you know (without a shadow of a doubt) that you're ready to become a loyal vassal of my creepy court of creepy kind. For I am the king of creeps, the Creepy King.

And oh! The fun we shall have together, now and forevermore!

 

[Mellotron]

Same as Sportster, I used to attract real creepy people but today not as much as I've drawn inward more. I even attracted them as a kid in grade school. There was this one kid who would never speak but followed me around all over the place in school. He wound up later getting me into a lot of trouble for something I had nothing to do with. Over the years I would attract more of these people, kind of the ones who were out to make trouble and include someone else and I guess I seemed like a willing participant although I wasn't. Luckily I never got into any trouble, I always put a good arms length between me and trouble.

 

[melame]

Several years ago I had a friend that I worked with. I had assumed from the moment that I met her that she was a lesbian, but she was always talking about guys she liked and guys she had dated, so I figured I had misjudged. After we had been friends for a few months she told me that she had madeup the stuff about the guys and she really was a lesbian. I told her that I was glad that she told me and that it didn't matter to me. At this point I was quite pregnant with my daughter, so I went on maternity leave soon after. My (now) husband and I got married before I returned to work. When I got back to work and told her that we had gotten married, she got really upset and told me that she knew that my husband had been cheating on me. She gave me a very detailed story about when, where, and with whom this happened. Only I couldn't ask any of the people involved because they would be very mad at her for telling. I got very upset until I realized that this supposedly happened when my husband was working over 2000 miles away. She eventually came around to tell me that she had just told me that because she wanted me to leave him for her. She was fired soon afterward.

 

[paloftoon]

Well, funny thing is, if those people aren't willing to keep in touch, then they really weren't true friends to begin with anyway. I'd been with that group for years. It gets a bit more complex cause some of these members are dependent on their parents moreso, so that could definitely have an affect on their attitude. I just hope that I can find better people to be around who are willing to deal with me and my craziness, but also see through my empathy w/o trying to take advantage of me. I wish the same to you too Sparticus, and want to spread this "invisible, hopeful joy" to all reading this!!


on the somewhat bright side, it's not too hard for me to look for other groups to hang out in. It's harder for me to deal with the lack of social reciprocation I get from other people. Usually I can sense it's because of prejudices not under my control. Some people are just so closed minded it's disgusting

Funny...I know, sometimes a few quirks makes for a unique friend. Vert true. Most "normal" people only care about what is on the outside of you-your car, job, clothes you wear and the "what's in it for them" attitude. So long as the strange person isn't toxic sometimes they make for good friends. Oh no paloftoon! Yuck. Awww you had to find new groups/friends...bummer! And then later he complains to you he has no friends. Yes he did! He had you but pushed you away.

. ..

But you were in a worse situation.

 

[total-recoil]

Absolutely. I attract unstable people. I mean, I know I'm a bit odd and have all sorts of issues but I'm stable and together. Yet somehow I attract outlandish people. I've just had a bad experience with a best friend who it now seems to me is a bit of a creep. I mean the lies he's told from the beginning! I was getting these weird texts where he said a particular girl at work had just arrived at his house with a suitcase or something like that. He recently told me he was holidaying around Europe which now turns out to be fantasy. He would send waves of texts describing events that were fictitious. And then it was getting nasty where he'd say bad things about other people and appear vindictive. As well as spreading tales that were maybe slanderous about women he knows (no idea how much of that was make believe). I'm now very disappointed as I initially thought he was a serious, educated, decent guy and it seems my judgement was way off. I'm a bit angry as well as I dislike being lied to. I mean, you don't tell lies to friends or at least I don't and also a no-no for me is spreading gossip about people that damages their reputation. I think next time I'll be far more wary.

Do you or have you had any creepy/strange acquaintainces? Sometimes I feel I can't get away from these types!

Describe them; I'll start:

Frankenstein-he has stitch marks, his head looks like Frankensteins, he's starting to walk like Frankenstein, he's a SEVERE know it all with OUTRAGEOUS lies he makes up on the spot! His lies are so outlandish, we don't know whether to laugh at him or call the ambulance. The thing is his brother was with me the night my son was born. Now his brother is dead.

I've ignored him for months and even a year once. But whenever I get together with some acquaintainces, Frankenstein is there. And he gets creepier as the years go on.

What about you? Have you known any creepy people or do you know them now?

 

[Sparticus]

Excellent way to put it-if they don?t keep in contact they aren?t true friends.
Sure I imagine their attitude would be affected. I?m in the same-looking to find better people to be around. It?s sad that humans judge those who are different as being less or not equal to them . As you said it?s nice to find people who don?t use.

I too want to get accepted for being me; I?m sick of having to be careful how I act & speak. Sounds like we are alike in finding groups of people but wanting positive social feedback. I feel it was different years ago. Maybe because I was younger. Paloftoon thank you. I wish the same for you. Sometimes I look in my local paper or library for social events that I might attend. Even if I don?t attend just the action of checking out social possibilities helps me feel more optimistic.

Well, funny thing is, if those people aren't willing to keep in touch, then they really weren't true friends to begin with anyway. I'd been with that group for years. It gets a bit more complex cause some of these members are dependent on their parents moreso, so that could definitely have an affect on their attitude. I just hope that I can find better people to be around who are willing to deal with me and my craziness, but also see through my empathy w/o trying to take advantage of me. I wish the same to you too Sparticus, and want to spread this "invisible, hopeful joy" to all reading this!!


on the somewhat bright side, it's not too hard for me to look for other groups to hang out in. It's harder for me to deal with the lack of social reciprocation I get from other people. Usually I can sense it's because of prejudices not under my control. Some people are just so closed minded it's disgusting

 

[Sparticus]

Me too, I’m the same. I might have quirks but these people I often attract are way out there. Sometimes I feel sorry for them which is one reason I might befriend them. That sucks that your best friend did that. Especially with the whole going to Europe and then fake texts.
Something similar happened to me.

For four years I’ve been talking to this one guy. He seemed better than the other strange people. Bottom line he was always saying bad things about people including anyone who tried to help him. Lately he was sounding more vindictive. And I think he was involved in spreading false gossip.

I feel the same way. I thought this person was above the false gossip & lies stage. Feels like I wasted 4 years. Yeah me too-feeling disappointed & a little angry. I thought I was being wary but I’ll have to protect myself more from these kinds of people.

Absolutely. I attract unstable people. I mean, I know I'm a bit odd and have all sorts of issues but I'm stable and together. Yet somehow I attract outlandish people. I've just had a bad experience with a best friend who it now seems to me is a bit of a creep. I mean the lies he's told from the beginning! I was getting these weird texts where he said a particular girl at work had just arrived at his house with a suitcase or something like that. He recently told me he was holidaying around Europe which now turns out to be fantasy. He would send waves of texts describing events that were fictitious. And then it was getting nasty where he'd say bad things about other people and appear vindictive. As well as spreading tales that were maybe slanderous about women he knows (no idea how much of that was make believe). I'm now very disappointed as I initially thought he was a serious, educated, decent guy and it seems my judgement was way off. I'm a bit angry as well as I dislike being lied to. I mean, you don't tell lies to friends or at least I don't and also a no-no for me is spreading gossip about people that damages their reputation. I think next time I'll be far more wary.

 

[total-recoil]

I'm still texting him out of curiosity and also another girl I know is still in touch with him. I have a vague suspicion he had a fixation on a certain woman who herself has met someone else more well established. So, this friend of mine started to broadcast the fact he had supposedly had a relationship with this woman. I have no idea if this ever happened. I recall now when I first met him he told me he had offered this woman a lift in his car and they were then supposed to have made passionate love or something in the car. Yet when I ever saw them together she always gave the impression she didn't really want to be too bothered with him. Even supposing the stuff about the affair was true, is it really appropriate to broadcast a woman's private business all over the workplace?
Actually the whole business has me curious and I never asked this lady if the affair was true as I didn't feel it was appropriate. Later I had stories about trips all over Europe and mystery house visitors but began to detect discrepancies. Such as one text stated he was going to Germany tomorrow but a day after he said he was drinking coffee in a French cafe. So, texted back to ask how come he was drinking coffee in a French cafe in Germany?
The tragedy is nobody normal ever bothers to get to know me and I keep meeting these weird people (former girlfriend included).

Me too, I?m the same. I might have quirks but these people I often attract are way out there. Sometimes I feel sorry for them which is one reason I might befriend them. That sucks that your best friend did that. Especially with the whole going to Europe and then fake texts.
Something similar happened to me.

For four years I?ve been talking to this one guy. He seemed better than the other strange people. Bottom line he was always saying bad things about people including anyone who tried to help him. Lately he was sounding more vindictive. And I think he was involved in spreading false gossip.

I feel the same way. I thought this person was above the false gossip & lies stage. Feels like I wasted 4 years. Yeah me too-feeling disappointed & a little angry. I thought I was being wary but I?ll have to protect myself more from these kinds of people.

 

[Explosition_Rooster]

Yeah, I kinda see myself in this, as I some how, both in elementary school and in high school managed to attract the 'odd ones'.

In elementary school, I was going to therapy to help deal with the death of the family pet, which is where I met my first friend, who was also going through quite a bit of stuff. We became fast friends throughout all of elementary school, doing all the typical stuff until I moved away.

My other friend was, well, a delinquent who thought of me as a friend. The friendship with him was interesting and fun, which makes having to move away (again!) all the more sadder.

 

[Sparticus]

Choo Choo Charlie is 6'3" and looks like Neil Young. But he's toxic in that he spreads negative gossip, says bad things about others, always complains & to top it off, the guys have caught him stealing 3xs even thought he recently got a large settlement in an injury lawsuit. Yes Choo Choo Charlie used to drive a train...but in town he drives us all crazy!

 

[paloftoon]

Your favorite is coming up on pre-All Saints Day. All Saints Day is the best day to get candy at Target, or used to be. Probably true for many places.

I'm about the creepiest person you're likely to ever have as a friend, you'll learn to love my creepiness and soon you'll want me to do creepy things to you, to include you in my creepy antics to creep out other people.

Eventually you'll become creepy yourself by association alone, when that creepiness finally matures and you know (without a shadow of a doubt) that you're ready to become a loyal vassal of my creepy court of creepy kind. For I am the king of creeps, the Creepy King.

And oh! The fun we shall have together, now and forevermore!

 

[Sparticus]

"Arms"

Arms was a weight lifter who alleged to have worked as a part time enforcer for a mob contact. I first met Arms in the late 90s and he became my boxing sparring partner for a short time. We are the same height though he is about 30lbs heavier than me. At the time I had a small boxing gym in my basement where I trained my stepson, his friends & hit the heavy bag after work. Strictly amatuer as I only trained for 1 year 30 years ago in a gym taught by a Golden Gloves 2nd place Winner. My former trainer had trained in Gleason's Gym in NYC.

Arms had HUGE biceps the size of my thighs & I have muscular legs. We boxed a few times & once he hit me with a right in the jaw that knocked my jaw backwards a quarter inch...even though I had a mouth piece, I had my mouth open to breath [not a good idea...] I got so pissed that he almost broke my jaw that I hit him with 3 straight hook punches to his temple. After that he never challenged me again.

Arms is the guy I met 4 years ago [we both forgot we had sparred each other] who I have been trying to help him keep off drugs & alcohol. He was doing great until 6? months ago when he started smoking & drinking. Since he has a LONG rap sheet with the police, Arms is in danger of going back to jail/being homeless. He lives with his mom who is very old & she has cancer. He might become homeless again if he continues to get high.

Last time I saw him he was in the park with a drunk older man. He hangs out with the wrong people. We ocassionally talk on the phone but Arms is not going to make it. He gave up.

 

[ifightdragons]

Choo Choo Charlie is 6'3" and looks like Neil Young. But he's toxic in that he spreads negative gossip, says bad things about others, always complains & to top it off, the guys have caught him stealing 3xs even thought he recently got a large settlement in an injury lawsuit. Yes Choo Choo Charlie used to drive a train...but in town he drives us all crazy!

I realize that these are all vivid depictions of true-to-life stories, but man, you should be a screenplay writer. I can just see these descriptions of made guys during the intro of a Scorsese picture!

 

[Sparticus]

Thanks! A new acquaintaince of mine was an amatuer actress & I'm gonna suggest to her we create an acting club. ifightdragons I knew a young biker who kinda looked like you. Great guy. Btw Norway was so much fun when I visited. The people there were so cool to me.

I realize that these are all vivid depictions of true-to-life stories, but man, you should be a screenplay writer. I can just see these descriptions of made guys during the intro of a Scorsese picture!