Munich nutters - freaks weirdos and craziees

I watched some nut get taken down by the S-Bahnwache on the Hbf S-Bahn platform this morning. Pretty awesome.

I've seen the Jesus bloke several times, although I have to say he looks more like some kind of druid to me. Last time was at the Volksbad and he was constantly on the move there too (steam room - freezing cold plunge pool - steam room - freezing cold plunge pool and so on for hours on end). He seemed to have a gammy leg so perhaps he has to keep it mobile. Oh, and he's got a massive cock so maybe you should introduce yourself next time you meet him Kathie

Oh my god. Saw them too about a week ago. Tengelman on Belgradstr.

Just saw a glimpse of blonde hair, and brown leg. Thought to myself - it's mighty cold for hot pants in this weather. I shit you not. White hotpants... mega tan, long blonde hair, and cowboy boots. Of course, had to giggle when I saw the moustaches! It was more fun watching other people's expressions. Some old gal in the queue at the register was tut-tutting to herself... girl on the till biting her lip trying not to crack up.

Saw them yesterday evening at Goetheplatz - same white hotpants, FM boots and denim waistcoat despite it being about 3°C.

I think that the stakes have been up'ed recently!
What with 'normal' people haging around the recycle bins with fishing tackle trying to earn a few bob from the Pfand that lots of people can't be arsed with.
No wonder the nutters are trying extra hard.

The ABBA dudes are my fave? Does anyone have any pics?

This thread cracks me up! My favorite 'nutter' can be seen in and around Laimer Platz, I call her Granny Fleiss. Mid 70's, always dressed in torn black fishnet stockings, go go boots, a satin and lace negligee worn as a dress and a tuque covered with silver sequins. Must give credit where credit is due, on a particularly cold day she added a jacket to the ensemble.

i was amazed at the bin hunters on the station platforms in munich. it was my second visit to munich and my wife and i couldnt believe our eyes at the people looking for empty bottles in the rubbish bins on the platforms.

My office is on Landsbergerstr. We see the ABBA guys around there quite a lot; we think they live around there somewhere. They were on bikes the other day. Not the prettiest sight...I can tell you.
They´ve been around for yonks...I remember seeing them about 10 years ago too when I first arrived in Munich. But they didn´t have boobies back then I think.
Blimey.

So who's gonna get the first photo of the gruesome twosome? I've seen them in Saturn in Westend many times and on the u-bahn.

heehee...I spotted these 2 guys on Saturday down in Grunwald...it was a bit parky on Saturday yet they had their trademark teeny tiny white shorts and belly tops on. they look like they've had boob jobs or at leas padded out their tops.
well weird.

I have only encountered one nutter since I moved to Munich. He was outside the U-Bahn stop at Mariensplatz. A slightly older gentleman (I'd guess late 50s/early 60s), with a bit of a beer belly and a thick grey beard and long grey shaggy hair. He was laying on the ground just outside the exit, salad smeared all over his shirtless chest, mumbling and eating as people walked by and stared. Strangeness...

this nutter has been around munich for years. he pretends that he is a dog, hides aound corners jumping in front of people barking. even more strange is that he started to dress like a dog like in walt disney. hes harmless but weird.

Unlikely. Jesus doesn't shop, he multiplies ...

Only flicked through the list here, but have we all neglected to mention the porky lady in the Glockenbachviertel, just around the corner from Isartor? The fat old bird who revels in sitting in a little park, practically starkers, scratching her tummy and making wailing noises? Really, really off putting.

@ coolerking - I hate that doggie guy! He really freaks me out, guess I was always thinking he would actually hurt someone some day jumping out at them the way he does.

OMG the doggie guy! he's been around for yonks!!! he jumped out at me one busy saturday in Marienplatz about 10 yrs ago and loads of shoppers started laughing. I wanted to smack him one.

Actually, that reminds me.

(and I hope it's nobody from here)

Who was the tit last night at Murphy's with the yoyo and the pink shirt?

why are there no pictures in this post?

Want a picture...here u go

U might see her soon in Munich

Dont know if someone has already said this nutter but there is a an older lady who often walks around Marienplatz singing. Occasionally she dances, hops, twirls and giggles. Harmless nutter without a doubt She even makes me a little envious most days as she is clearly having a better time than I am

I am happy to hear that there are characters/nutters in Munich. I was living in D-dorf last year and never saw anything unusual or what I like to call interesting.

I'm moving to Munich in a few weeks and leaving behind crazy Los Angeles and all my favorite "nutters." My favorite being the "corner dancers." "Corner dancers" being the folks who dance on random street corners with 1980's getto blasters on their shoulders, usually wearing long physchedelic gowns with over sized cowboy boots, and always an unusual hat of some sort. There all over, and having the time of their lives. I will miss them.

However after reading some of these posts I feel I may have some friends in Munich. I will keep my eye open for the guy with the HUGE head phones. I love those HUGE headphones!!

I encountered a nutter with another TTer little while ago. It was on the U3/U6. This scraggly haired old lady was chirping at my friend and I to quiet our conversation. She looked like the wicked witch of the west. We were the only other people in that particular train car. So anyway, ingoring her we carried on our normal conversation...then she started us mocking in this high pitch little squeal, as she stuffed her face with some kind of salad she was eating. She carried on for a bit and then turned around and shushed us. We then start wispering as she began mocking us again. Finally, I turned around and told her that we could talk as we pleased on the train and that we were not being loud. Again, the wacko starts mocking us and out of nowhere she turns around and goes..."You with your pretty hair...!" So we got off the UBahn at the next stop.
Weird lady.

I love those two guys with the hotpants - 'The Barbie twins' as I call them.

Whenever I see them (about once a fortnight) they are arguing and screaming at each other. About a month ago I was cycling through Schwabing at 4am feeling pretty wasted, when I passed a bus stop, a little island of light in the darkness, and there they were, one crying with his head in his hands, and the other one kicking the fuck out of the advertising hoarding. Perhaps they were both having a bad hair day.

I hear quite a few of them are Gathering at Günther tonight...or is that the TT crowd

I know this isn't about a Munich nutter but he is my favourite nutter of all time so I thought I'd share it.

Living in Cricklewood he was known as the 50p man. Personally I never heard him say another word. All he would do is walk up to people hold his hand out and in a really gruff voice say '50p'.

One time however, he accosted a friend of mine and said 'Pound'. Curious at the price rise my friend asked why it was a pound instead of the normal 50p. The answer was simply 'Christmas'. Well it was December I suppose!!!

Also if he ever appeared in Hampstead it was always a pound as the people were wealthier there. Classic!!!

I've seen the Jesus/druid guy at Laim Bh. The train pulls up, the doors open, people get out and he's just standing there in the doorway. People get on, doors shut, train pulls away and he's gone.
Back in Sydney I used to live in the suburb of Epping. There was this guy with Tourette's who used to be waiting at the bus stop sometimes. He'd make this noise which sounded like "Ep...ep...ep!". So, of course, he was the epping guy of Epping.

Moshammer lived in Grünwald didn't he? Maybe it is not unusual to see eccentrics there


I have seen this guy often on the SBahn - looks very unusual and tends to hobble the length of the SBahn and back again. Have always wondered why he dresses like that...

I was once on the SBahn and put my feet on the seat (with paper under them I might add - the SBahn guys don't have a problem when you do that and some oldish woman said to me in German that I bretray Jesus by putting my feet on the seat. I said that I am not religious and so doesn't matter. She repeated herself and when I did not move them, she moved further down the carriage

I have noticed that seems to be a lot more people who talk to themselves in German as opposed to England... don't know why...

I think it is interesting to read about peoples' stories and experiences, but I really do not like the way people refer to them as "nutters" etc.

I was once in a Klinik to try an get assistance with my Depression and to learn to better deal with stress. In this clinic were people with a variety of illnesses. Some had problems to go out in public, to face others etc. It is common practice of this clinic to send people to Munich and get them to purposely do things that provoke people to stare. This way they can train their self-confidencein dealing with everyday situations.

Examples of which are:

1) Walk around with make-up or toothpaste in a random but obvious part on your face;

2) Walk around dragging a Coca-Cola can on a piece of string;

3) Go into a café, order a drink, spill it and give no tip;

4) Ask people for money for the telephone;

etc

I found also these things quite strange, but I can kinda see the logic of what they are trying to achieve...

I think people should have a little more understanding for these people. Any of you guys may end-up like that one day, then you may not find it so funny...

Hmm. Interesting training techniques. To be perfectly honest, the only way dragging a Coke can around on a string would increase my self-confidence would be by thinking "Okay, everyone around me thinks I'm a nutter, but at least I know I'm not - I'm just doing it because the doctor told me to do it".

As for calling them nutters, it's harsh and cruel, but isn't it also for the most part accurate? These people are mentally imbalanced. I remember learning that a great deal of homeless people suffer from schizophrenia to varying degrees. I don't particularly like the designation nutter or crazy, but I have to say, when you encounter these people, the description fits.

Saw that Jesus guy on the S4 once. He hobbled up and lay down on four of those tip-up seats that you get in the bike/pram section. Then he got up and asked the driver to turn off the lights as they were hurting his eyes. So the driver turned off the overhead lights in that section (it was afternoon).

The Lord works in mysterious ways.

I don't think what you call them makes a difference as long as you treat them as normally as possible. A lot of homeless disturbed people have developed an aggressive manner as a defence and can be totally disarmed when you talk normally to them.

I live in Schwabing, been going to Münchner Freiheit quite often, but have never noticed or seen the guy...or am I just ignorant?


Yup, seen them quite often...the very first time I saw them was in the grocery department in the Karstadt opposite from St. Michael's in the Fußgängerzone...they were bickering about something to eachother, but that was years ago. Now that I'm living in Schwabing, I've seen them more often. Once they sat opposite from me on the tram, but I hadn't the heart to ask them for a photo. *chickened*

Haven't seen my neighborhood nutter mentioned by any posts, probably because he doesn't seem to take the public trans, so doesn't have a wide sphere of influence. He hangs around the Karl Preis Platz area of Rosenheimer Strasse, young guy wearing a red beret and usually riding a bike. Sometimes he has a German Shepherd in tow, but I think he might have been forced to give the dog up. He has bad legs, and I think the bike probably helps him get around better than walking.

His MO seems to be doing things that will cause people to get angry and confront him. I've seen him cause bike accidents and then yell at the person still lying on the sidewalk. In the local supermarket, he walks right to the head of the line (usually doesn't get a reaction on that one, maybe people feel it's his right because of his legs.) He yelled at an elderly lady once for blocking his access to the door of the supermarket as she was trying to get a shopping cart out.

My favorite trick is when he chooses to ride his bike down Rosenheimer Strasse in heavy traffic instead of in the bike lane. Of course all the cars have to slow down, they honk their horns and yell at him, so he yells back, over his shoulder, while riding. I never even have to look out my windows anymore to see what the commotion is when I hear a lot of honking and yelling in the street.

Are you talking about the dude on bus 288? ... I went to Macquarie University (in Epping) and I remember a dude with Tourettes being a regular fellow passenger ... along with a cast of other nutters (all heading to the uni Psych clinic or a mental health facility nearby). Lets just say that the bus rides to uni were more entertaining (sometimes scary) and definetely more educational than the actual Psychology classes I took.

There's a guy who sits on the bench at the north-east corner of the Alte Pinakothek park and he yells "Arschloch!" everytime I jog past him. at first I was insulted, but he yells literally everytime.. so I laugh now.

Saw an absolute cracker this morning. Caught the 53 just under Donnersbergerbrücke to work, with a bloke wearing the following:

- Old school pumps halfway up to the knee
- Skin tight jeans in the colour of the american flag - complete with eagle - tucked into his pumps
- Skin tight 'Woodstock' singlet
- Green denim washed jacket
- Bandanna with baseball cap backwards
- Raybans, long hair, goatee, smoke, few flies and plastic beer rounding off the ensemble.

He was humming some old classic - swear to god I thought it was Axl Rose.

Sounds like a Tollwood refugee.

I don't get this either. I saw a woman in an evening dress rummaging through, but maybe she'd just lost her earring or something.

I think it has to do with the german habit of throwing away newspapers just after reading them , rather than taking the paper home with you.

hmmm... it still doesn't make it less gross

I have no problems with people fishing newspapers out of bins, I would of course much prefer rummaging through an evening dress, when said dress is suitably filled.

Aw come on, it's how some of us find a duvet for the night. does it matter if there's a bit of banana hanging off the corner?

Yeah, I see them all the time in the 19 tram heading from HBF towards Pasing. Hilarious.
The old black guy with the guitar hangs around Ostbahnhof too.

I've seen plenty of weirds on the ubahn, sometimes even aggressive guys that start insulting other people because of petty stuff like taking up too much space on a seat. getting really insulting and aggressive.

Speaking of rummaging through the garbage, a couple of years ago I was eating in the Burger King near Stachus on Sonnenstrasse, and I watched a 30-ish woman come in the door and head for a table with someone's abandoned, but unfinished, dinner on it. She found the remains of the burger under the wrapper, looked around casually to see if anyone was watching (I was behind her), picked up the burger, and headed out the door with it. I saw her start eating the remnants as she walked away.

This was no street person. She looked a bit on the emaciated side, but she was clean and wearing nice clothes.

We need photos of these people !

how's this?

Talking about rummaging in the garbage...I've noticed a lots of old people doing that. Funny thing is, I took a photo of one of them a couple of days ago...he was rummaging through the trash can on Marienplatz looking for Pfandflaschen...kinda sad actually, but since 6783kqe asked for it, here's the photo:

oh godddd,

This guy is a right pain in the arse. When we had our offices in The Kunstpark, he would go through the bins outside our window everyday looking for stuff. Everytime he struck 'gold' he would shout things out to himself. We would look out the window expecting that he'd discovered treasure, but he'd usually be standing there looking pleased as punch that he'd discovered a piece of broken plywood. If you tried to talk to him he would swear at you in a nasty fashion. I was putting up posters once at Ostbahnhof and he came up to me and shouted at me very forcefully that posters were verboten. I turned around and said 'yes...I know. and?' and his brain just completely flipped. Total meltdown.

@Elemmaciltur

Actually, it's not that sad to see old people poking through the garbage. I used to know an old man who did it. He said that the doctor wanted him to get more exercise - to go out and start walking - so he figured he might as well turn a profit along the way. He had his very own little poking stick and everything (no dirty jokes, please).

interplanetjanet, yeah, I can understand that, but still: rummaging in the garbage??? Oh well, I guess it's 'suum cuique'.

You know I've always wanted to get a big, thick gold chain, dress up as a tramp, and then go to Odeansplatz U-Bahn (the U3/6 bit up by the U4/5 escalator end) during the rush hour, rummage around in the bin and pull out this nice shiney bit of jewelrey.

But then I'm just evil

You just received +ve karma for being the first Aussie I've ever heard use the correct term. It's a start, only another 19mil or so to go.