Observing acts of gross stupidity

[Paulie Dangerously]

Just got back from a few days in Berlin where I saw a fellow tourist do possibly the most stupid thing I'd ever seen.

 

On a main strip a small crowd had gathered round a guy kneeling on the floor doing a version of the "three cups and a ball" game. He had 3 little boxes and a white ball and was doing the classic "guess which one it is, make a bet and I'll match it" by doing his mixing and letting people pick their own box and bet however much they wanted on it.

 

Obviously he had a couple of stooges in the crowd, a woman and a man kept betting and winning €50 at a time and making a huge fuss over it, the guy doing the trick looked gutted. I stood watching for a while to see how it panned out and a couple of times the fella did his mixing so shitly and clearly showed me which box it was under and then gestured for me to bet but there was no way I was getting involved.

 

After a few minutes one of the crowd members bounced over and put his foot on one of the boxes so the fella couldn't move it again and got his wallet out and bet at least €500 that the ball was under his foot, clearly he'd seen it and thought "here's some easy money"

 

Now I don't claim to be "Joe Streetwise" but even I could see what was coming. This has to be the oldest trick in the book.

 

Obviously when the box was turned over there was nothing under it. The guy who made the big bet was flummoxed as to why it his eyes deceived him and by the time he realised he'd been conned the fella running the scam had vanished along with the stooges who helped him create an illusion leaving me to be laughing to myself over what a complete idiot this fella was.

 

Anyone else seen an act of such idiocy at home or abroad?

[Guest ShoePiss]

Last night at the match some kid was putting a plastic bag over his head while his parents watched.

[Liverpool lad]

A lad I know has decided to dabble with steroids. Now we normally enjoy his stupidity and find it all very amusing, but we have had to explain to him the stupidity of what he is doing.

 

The lad administering the jabs for him doesn't seem to know what he is doing, he isn't a 100% sure what it is he is taking, he is experiencing pain around the jab site, he isn't training particularly hard nor he is eating right. It is only going to end in tears.

[Unrighteous]

A lad I know has decided to dabble with steroids. Now we normally enjoy his stupidity and find it all very amusing, but we have had to explain to him the stupidity of what he is doing.

 

The lad administering the jabs for him doesn't seem to know what he is doing, he isn't a 100% sure what it is he is taking, he is experiencing pain around the jab site, he isn't training particularly hard nor he is eating right. It is only going to end in tears.

 

Good lords above... He sounds like a winner.

[MokTheAfflicted]

A lad I know has decided to dabble with steroids. Now we normally enjoy his stupidity and find it all very amusing, but we have had to explain to him the stupidity of what he is doing.

 

The lad administering the jabs for him doesn't seem to know what he is doing, he isn't a 100% sure what it is he is taking, he is experiencing pain around the jab site, he isn't training particularly hard nor he is eating right. It is only going to end in tears.

 

 

Sounds like a prime candidate for The Darwin Awards

[lifetime fan]

A lad I know has decided to dabble with steroids. Now we normally enjoy his stupidity and find it all very amusing, but we have had to explain to him the stupidity of what he is doing.

 

The lad administering the jabs for him doesn't seem to know what he is doing, he isn't a 100% sure what it is he is taking, he is experiencing pain around the jab site, he isn't training particularly hard nor he is eating right. It is only going to end in tears.

 

 

You're mates with robbief?

[Liverpool lad]

I met Robbie F and he is a nice lad.

 

As for the lad I am talking about, he is beyond saving