Quote Originally Posted by Re-sign Carl Dale View Post
This summer I was in Bridge of Allan - a small town near Sterling, Scotland and I spotted a guy, probably in his 30s, on the other side of the street wearing a City Top - the South Wales Echo one from the early 90s.

To the bemusement of everyone in the street I bellowed "Bloobirds", thinking it would get his attention. He just carried on walking! Partly to increase the embarrassment to my daughter who was with me, I shouted again, even louder. He turned to look at me (as did the whole street ) and I gave a big grin and an enthusiastic , and he just looked at me as though I should be locked up, before turning around an carrying on walking!

The only conclusion that I could think of was that someone has donated him the shirt!!!
The same thing has happened to me.
Doing the ayatollah and getting a no response or a look of disdain.
How silly you feel.

I suppose if they are mid-convesation or maybe of a nervous disposition it's understandable.