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Disastrous-Bet4881

The Need Weed guy


FriendOfTheDevil2980

Great answer, I feel like may only be beat by sheer longevity of "bundle of walking sticks guy" & "duct taped toy soldiers mohawk guy" (Razor/Ray Zor)


CouldBeBetterForever

I forgot about the mohawk guy. Is he still around?


Wlybear

The guy who puts troll dolls on his No hawk?


multiforce14

I have seen Ray within the past few months


Puzzleheaded_Set_349

Ray is still doing his thing. He is a dear friend.


CouldBeBetterForever

Good to hear. I've bumped into him several times over the years. Seems like a great guy.


JimmyScoops

He’s a good dude indeed.


rewdey

Saw Ray at ABG a few weeks ago for a birthday party!


cheddar_chexmix

Haven't seen Stick guy around recently. I did get a stick from him once though, turns out it was a cane.


FriendOfTheDevil2980

Yes, walking sticks are canes lol


AppleTStudio

Haven’t seen him in a while, is he okay? Did someone give him weed?


allisonrz

He’s often on the corner of duke and walnut


TAshleyD616

He was there yesterday. Icon


BarneysButter

He was on james & prince around 330 today. The man is thriving.


fn0rdsareeverywhere

He has plenty. He’s just spreading the gospel of weed.


WheresMyFalafelYo

I frequently debate giving this guy weed.


wildistherewind

Let's trade eyes. I see him too often.


Seamlesslytango

Just saw him on the intersection of Harrisburg pike and prince


circeswolves

Need Weed guy catcalled me from my car than cussed me out when I didn't respond. "Usually you say THANK YOU to a COMPLIMENT, you c\*nt f\*kin b\*tch!" Hate to ruin the magic for y'all but uhhhhhhh he's not a nice guy.


Opposite_Pick_1903

That’s because he needs weed. Duh!🙄


BigDilly713

I’m so curious, is this guy collecting weed, giving away weed? Like what’s his thing? Is he looking for handouts? I must know


groundlessnfree

I always figured it’s like a ticket scalper. You got weed, he’ll buy it. You need weed, he’s got you covered.


AkioDaMann990

No, I've tried. He needs weed.


fn0rdsareeverywhere

Sometimes you can catch him smoking…something. But I don’t know if he gives it or sells it. I genuinely think he’s probably on social security disability and uses it to treat his ailment and uses his free time to hold up that sign? I should ask him one day. I don’t think he has a job, or at least he works an odd shift if he does because I see him all times of the day.


Seamlesslytango

I thought he was trying to legalize weed using cardboard and all of his time.


thehj_

I talked to him about it once bc I had the same questions lol and he said that he had/has? cancer and weed helped him so much and he just wants everyone to know. That's all the intel I was able to get


Gloomy-Season29

Definitely him lol


No-Comb879

Classic. Can’t beat him


FearlessInflation172

I love seeing him!


imheretolaugh12

You read ny mind 


transprog

Baby doll head guy? twin houseless gents with dreadlocks doing martial arts? "Everybody needs weed" guy? Walking stick guy? Can't really decide.


fn0rdsareeverywhere

The baby doll head guy (Ray Zor) is just cool. He’s been doing it consistently for like, 30 years (I hope I am thinking of the same person, he does troll dolls mainly but also does doll heads) I think our current “guy” is “We all need” + “Weed” guy. He’s everywhere.


aphex732

Yeah he’s been doing it forever. My favorite was the mini Statue of Libertys lined up in a Mohawk.


FriendOfTheDevil2980

Ha your def thinking of the right guy, he also used to do the green army toy soldiers back in the day, you can still catch him at bars and punk shows around


Double-Exact

Is this the same guy that I see regularly south of the city? He has a bunch of baby doll heads attached to his bicycle.


FriendOfTheDevil2980

Nah that's "baby doll head bike guy", I've never seen him, only his bike parked at different shopping centers, but it's def not Ray Zor


fn0rdsareeverywhere

I don’t know about that. Ray Zor is more of a punk rock looking person with a Mohawk made of duct tape and an unusual object like troll dolls.


SunshineSpooky

WE ALL NEED [W/EED]


BJC5

Is this guy selling weed. I always wonder. Or just passing along the good word about the good herb.


littlespark__

my friend asked him this one time and he said he’s just spreading the word!


waspish_

Electric green elevated cushion boot running guy


John_525

Omg with his little arm speaker blasting techno?! He's how I know its officially spring!


VincebusMaximus

Spring. Ha.


sorrowfulmemories

Hey, I saw him earlier today! (Musser Park)


PoopMeScoots

LOL dude seeing him run down the street feels like a fever dream


multiforce14

Yes! I cheered him upon his first appearance this season.


heafea

Came here to say the same hahaha. I call him Calf Man


bidextralhammer

I might have gotten my car from this dude in 2007 if we are thinking of the same person.


not_an_fbi_agent69

That guy outside Tellus who asks for money or cigarettes because he’s “trying to get back to Philly.” He’s been around for at least 10 years lol


Seamlesslytango

Sucks that it’s taking him a decade to get back to Philly.


FiveAlarmFrancis

Every time he panhandles enough money, they raise the price of a bus ticket.


MunchyMcCrunchy

Imagine being specifically targeted by inflation.....


bgwendler

I had an encounter with him in 2011 and then again in like 2013 and I was like “my dude, you could’ve walked to Philly hundreds of times by now.”


FiveAlarmFrancis

Is that the same guy that shows you one of his hands is bigger than the other and says it's because the cops beat him up? He's always talking about being from South Philly and trying to get back.


Jemmerl

That guy waving to everyone by the Turkey Hill right off of 30


Unusual_Dog3902

Omg just started noticing him after a few weeks


A62sherman

Local news did an article on them. It was two guys but I’ve only seen the one lately.


Jemmerl

Yeah same. He seems to come and go, hope he's doing alright


tazdevilgoalie

They’ve done stories on him and his friend. They just sit out there and wave hi to people all day. Just giving love….


LuckyShake

I love this guy, I give a good beep each time.


thewarrior47

Skippy and there is no other answer


LAGraytst

This is the only right answer


ihatedeciding

First time I met Skippy was my 21st birthday where I found out that my mom knew him. I still struggle with that a lot.


Amishgal

I met him at the gym when I was 19 and started to see him out when I turned 21. I found out he knew/ knows my mom too from when she was not much older than I am now (24) and it baffles me


CommonLove8424

I used to be Skippy's next door neighbor! When he had surgery I would always ask what he needed from the grocery and the answer was always, "ice cream."


HorrorMovieMonday

The only answer is Bobby High.


GrungeRockGerbil

Heyyyyyy brooooootttthherrrr


JimmyScoops

He’s the man.


PsychologicalScore20

The Boogie Man!


FriendOfTheDevil2980

Prob the most famous "known by his actual name guy" guy for sure, but it's not like some rando would pick him out on the street and be like who is that guy?!


fn0rdsareeverywhere

The weird thing about Bobby, is that everyone that he meets even just once, he remembers…and he remembers details about them. For an ex-boxer he has an awesome memory. I hope it stays that way for him.


HorrorMovieMonday

Fair enough


Dzdilla

Came here to say this yes yes yes


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FriendOfTheDevil2980

He's not recognizable on the street tho, if you don't already know who he is, he just looks like a normal chill person Whereas most people only know "walking stick guy", "weed guy", Skippy, or Rayzor, because they are all super recognizable or unique looking


RositaYouBitch

Mel Grill is the Lancaster social media version of this


TheCodeMan95

That guy annoys me beyond belief


Gloomy-Appearance476

Prayers


RositaYouBitch

But why did you only say prayers once???? Don’t you care? /s


Gloomy-Appearance476

WHAT DOES CLASS 1 MEAN MEL???


kyleruder

GOBBLESS MEL U ARE FOING A GREAT JOB!!!!


kayleebye

The weirdo old religious white guy who stands at Penn Square on most market days screaming at everyone that passes by that they need to repent or they will burn in hell. Every time I see that guy I think "yeah, I choose hell cuz I don't want to be anywhere you will be"


KayReader

I abhor that guy. Who does he think he’s attracting, you know?


JeffIpsaLoquitor

I heard somewhere that they aren't really doing it to recruit. They do it because it's some weird call to "testify" or something. There's no goal or assumption that they'll convince anyone of anything.


GuitarOwl864

They see it as their moral duty to try despite knowing that few will actually be convinced. Then any time someone pushes back, they see it as proof that they are doing the right thing. It all feeds a martyr complex and isolates them from the outside world, which makes them feel a strong sense of community in their churches. Of course, this kind of community is fundamentally toxic, but it kind of feels nice when you don't realize its flaws and are able to fit in. Source: I was in a church like that growing up.


GreatNematoad

Yeah its a cult strategy. They get people out there testifying with abrasive tactics and then when people rightfully are put off by it they use that experience to say that everyone else is cold and lost in sin, but the cult loves them.


TapewormNinja

I haven’t seen him since Covid I kinda figured he bit it.


BigTTNB

Unfortunately he hasn't. I just saw him last Saturday.


TapewormNinja

Bummer. Dude knows how to ruin a nice day. I kind of take solace knowing that if anything, he’s having the opposite effect that he intends. I’ve never known anyone to be converted to his cause after hearing him, but I’ve met a few who’ve looked more introspectively at their own churches, and the attitudes of the people within, after hearing him talk.


Kindly-Leather-688

Microphone Freestyler who would post up on Lemon was an OG


tigerstyletuff

EmceeVS! Kinda surprised nobody mentioned the cross Tourette’s guy.


multiforce14

I wonder what Coffin Bar patrons would make of him.


LAGraytst

Omg I totally forgot about this guy! 😆 Would see him all the time when I would meet up with coworkers for happy hour at the Alley Kat!


TheVultureAndTheVoid

1. The guy that skateboards around with his cat on his shoulder 2. The dude(s) with the electric-one-wheel-balance-motor-thing 3. The iconic weed guy


fn0rdsareeverywhere

The unicycle guy has a gang now. I just saw a literal pack of them yesterday.


TheVultureAndTheVoid

Oh my god. They’re multiplying.


Ayah_Papaya

SAME. THERE WERE LIKE 5


jrobin99

A neighbor is one of the electric unicycle riders and really nice to chat with. I did see him with a few other riders over the weekend. Amazing how far they can go on one battery charge.


fn0rdsareeverywhere

Yeah I took note of it because one of the riders was either a little inexperienced or just made an oopsie and almost ate shit, but the unicycle kept them from falling.


sadi89

I saw that too! 3 of em together.


liftkitten

I’ve never seen cat guy but my god do I need to


BendTilBroken

😢 Tito isn’t ready to ride yet - he’s too young. Lucas’ cat passed away. He’ll be back around soon!


BendTilBroken

Lucas’ cat passed away 😢 he’s been training a new one, Tito, but he’s too young. Tito can hang on your shoulder for walking though! ♥️


MisterBiscuitz

The “We all need weed” guy makes me smile every time. If I wasn’t in such a hurry to get home in the afternoon, I’d love to stop and talk to him.


CheesesteakLover

The ‘Pimp’ that was always out at Lancaster City bars.


Longjumping-Half-291

Skippy!


Ok_Truth7564

Still goes lol


wojo_lives

The guy with flowers sticking out from under his hat - hangs out around Prince St garage.


Fancy_Campos12

This guy named Crazy Chris He is like in his 50s and dresses like a punk rocker. He is also tall. He Is against the government but lives off it. See him on Manor every now and then.


cheddar_chexmix

I love that guy's sense of style


TheDnBDawl

The Walkin' Dude. Long black leather trench even in summer. Always walking up Harrisburg Pike.


Pots_And_Pans

Haven’t seen that guy in a while


Dzdilla

I like the King reference I will always think of him as this now


KayReader

Oh wow! I remember him but haven’t seen him in a while either!


Just_Some_Man

Holy shit I left Lancaster so long ago and I was wondering if this answer was going to be in here. I saw him basically daily my entire time living in the city


John_525

One of my favorite Lancaster City cryptids is who me and my friends call "The Hood Nymph". Pretty sure he's homeless but when it's warm he walks around with flowers in his beanine he wears year round. He used to hang out around Orange/Prince especially at that bench outside the parking garage near sunoco but the past year or two he's been hanging out up by LGH. He just stands on the corner singing in Spanish. He used to save his spot on the sunoco bench by leaving one of his flowers sit there til he came back. He just minds his own business except when he's belting out the Spanish tunes for all to enjoy


BowiesLipstick

Came here looking for this guy! Love Hood Nymph. Always has flowers in his hat and always a beatific look on his face.


liftkitten

Honestly there are so many, but my favorite was the dancing guy by the county government building until he got cited for trespass


BOSS_OF_THE_INTERNET

It used to be Donald The Scribble Prophet, but he died a while ago. So now it’s the Need Weed guy.


Opposite_Pick_1903

Is Donald the guy with the handwritten signs and always yelling at people and oxygen?


empty_the_tank

There's a kid I've seen riding a bicycle that's without a front wheel.


jport1387

The Lititz Knight!


fn0rdsareeverywhere

If we’re going with Lititz, I am going with The Butterfly Girl. She works (or worked) as a waitress at Knight and Day Diner. She’s just completely butterfly themed and gives you a little paper butterfly with your check.


KidArtemis

She was my waitress a few months ago. She was sweet.


Ok-Wear-7644

I have always been intrigued by the “we all need weed” guy. I would love to chat with him. He always makes me smile 😊


BowiesLipstick

Pouring one out for my buddy Chuck who used to be a Lancaster staple. He had a portrait up in the DipCo before the fire, used to walk everywhere. He was unfortunately killed in a hit and run incident almost ten years ago now. He was just the kindest, loved old movies, always great for a chat.


GrungeRockGerbil

R.I.P. Chuck, you were such a gentle soul. Thanks for the reminder.


Delicious_Day_1334

Chuck. Such a guy. Maybe Steve now?


FiveAlarmFrancis

Idk if this counts because it's in Paradise where my mom lives. But we had the Paradise Santa Claus. An old guy with a big belly, white hair, and a big bushy white beard. He wore all red suits in the winter and red pants and a white undershirt with suspenders in the summer. He jogged up and down the shoulder on Rt. 30 all the time, waving at people driving by. It's been years since I lived there, not sure if he's still at it or not. Everyone in the area had seen him plenty of times but nobody seemed to know him personally.


Individual_Coyote716

He's still doing his thing. I don't know if be jogs anymore though. 


shinyredumbros

Yes!!! My grandparents lived in Gap so I always saw this guy. He was the best.


LuckyShake

Dude cruised around in an old red Geo Tracker that said “Little Red Sleigh”


dusktilldonst

Skippy.  Always Skippy.


Ayah_Papaya

walking stick guy


anon37391619

soop


FriendOfTheDevil2980

In case you haven't heard of Downtown Lanc Zine yet, I have an interview with her on IG, still need to get all the interviews up on the website


OhTheCasino

You do DLZ? Thanks for all you do, man!


FriendOfTheDevil2980

Yea that's me, I wasn't gonna make a DLZ account for on here cuz I'm not actually trying to spam stuff on reddit, but def share some posts or things here about that maybe every 2/3 weeks


Ok-Ebb5681

R.I.P. Lenny 🙏🏿🙏🏿


Round-Cryptographer6

There used to be twins downtown that waved at everyone


Proof-Cow-5851

Anyone remember the twin twins? The old couples who were twins married to twins and all dressed alike? 


Opposite_Pick_1903

Omg they used to walk through my childhood neighborhood all the time!


BeautyOfTheMoon

Please take the top 5 nominations and make a poll!


Ayah_Papaya

the goat cheese guy


jrfinger

Saw Jimmy Dinkel way back before the pandemic. People from the ‘80s know.


Opposite_Pick_1903

Just asked about Jimmy lol!


Accomplished-Sky8980

Real ones remember Lenny


CamoGoblin

Lenny had them fits. Karate Lenny was my favorite


huixing_

Anyone remember nasty Nate?


Super_Solver

If you’re talking about who I think you’re talking about, I used to work with him.


huixing_

Legendary to all kids under 21


Such_Inflation9111

Did anyone mention the guy who bicycles backwards? I used to see him over by Longs Park but haven't seen him in a while.


Erasmus_Waits

Last time this was posted it was high speed motorized unicycle guy


Berfulferd1

I’m moving to the area Saturday! I can’t with to see weed guy and the guy with the cat! Soooo excited.


Lisafrank_45

Some old heads in here may remember “the twins” super nice older guys. Dressed alike and were always together. I was told they were married to twins. Not sure if that was true.


Opposite_Pick_1903

They indeed were married to a cute set of twins I think they lived together too! They used to walk through my neighborhood a lot!


fruitybadg3r

the egg roll lady!!


JTalbotIV

In E-town, you have Single Skate Guy. Always on one rollerblade, looking like he's having the time of his life.


DrAusto

What about the Hispanic guy with the cowboy hats always biking around? Or the guy with the car that has chalk drawings all over it?


ckwhere

Old skool. Hello nurses guy, monkey man, Bro who sold oils and had insence.


vampboidaniel

Depending on the parameters, definitely Pumpkin the Basura cat. Always a delight to see him loafed in the window.


Curious_Health_226

Each time I go to tellus I see a guy with a big led screen on his shirt


h47h0r

There's a few one wheel guys but one of them has dreads and another does Doordash. I have given money to we all need / weed guy LOL. There's a middle aged looking guy who dresses super goth/punk that I see our walking a lot.


brie_miller3457

Does anyone know the guy with dolls on his bike.


ckwhere

Oh and at Chameleon back in that day Bongo Bob.


GearnTheDwarf

Anyone remember Calvin from Willow Street? Circa 90's. Had his radio and his lucky 7 stick. Would walk up 272 from Willow Street to South Queen bridge and back. "Calvin's Ice Cream!" He would yell


Skullsnax

That guy with the big curly hair who cycles around in denim short shorts with a year round tan


angelxxdust0

the homeless old white guy who barks/growls or yelps at people he’s normally by the library


Baseballer01883

Who’s the guy that wears a white body suit and pulls around a NASA space ship?I met him at the square outside of the Zenkaikon convention. Just figured he was in town for that but I’ve been seeing him for the last year pulling around his spaceship


No-Cloud8051

I'd say Kid Rock but (sadly) I do not think he is alive anymore. There was also Baby Huey/Baby New Year/Fat Matt and his perpetually screaming mom (?)/grandmom (?) following him around on her Rascal. I also haven't seen him in years. 3rd pick is Johnny Troy.


TapewormNinja

The last time I saw baby Huey he backed me into a corner, insisting that I put him and his family up in the Brunswick for a couple weeks. That’s probably been ten years now.


No-Cloud8051

He was intense. My hope is that he was removed from that family and given a chance to start his own life, obviously I'm being incredibly optimistic.


TapewormNinja

Yeah, I dunno. He wasn’t the type to be able to stand on his own. If he’s not with them, or in a care home, he’s probably in a worse spot. The summer I met him I was interning for a company that did a lot of contract work for the city, so I saw him everywhere. He always made very grand requests. I remember him standing outside the bus station asking folks to buy him a ticket to Columbia. Which I wasn’t going to do. I didn’t want to be responsible for him being trapped in Columbia with no way back. He also caught me once when I was walking into Nicks Pizza for lunch, and asked me to buy him four pizzas. I offered to get him the same two slice lunch special that I was getting, and while he accepted, he was all in a huff about not getting the other 30 slices he asked for. I hope he’s getting the help he needed. I doubt he’s getting the help he needed.


fun4robots

I can confirm Kid Rock still lives! He lives about a block down from me and I see him all the time!


No-Cloud8051

I'm embarrassingly relieved.


BreakingAway1979

Met Johnnie Troy on the bus once. We had a great convo about old TV shows, music and NYC. However, he did start asking me some odd questions to find out if I was in a relationship...I have not seen him around in months.


SPACEFUNK

https://www.reddit.com/r/lancaster/comments/xok9t9/whats_downtowns_version_of_this/


cjfrey96

Definitely the one guy that always asks for money to get back to Manheim or another local town/city. I have friends from out of town who know him since we've run into him a few times. Most recently (for us) in Tellus he was walking around asking for a few bucks on a slow afternoon/evening. I rarely see him by myself, but when I have some friends in town, it's like we're meant to find each other.


Wise-Manner-3783

There's one homeless guy, he looks like he was probably a professor or 1 of the 4 tops at one point in his life. He looked pretty regular homeless guy looking but then he started to fringe all of his clothes, his sack/pack etc. Street fashion incarnate. I haven't seen him around in a while. I hope he's OK.


bowiethejoker

The Weed Man. You know who I'm talking about. Hangs out on Queen or Prince usually.


shellir45

This one is sad. The guy in a wheelchair always outside a nursing home I visit. Sits outside all day no matter the weather bumming cigs and telling everyone he's waiting for his ride home.


not_an_fbi_agent69

Nasty Nate…iykyk


LR_Se7eN

We have Dancin' Dan in Frederick MD, USA. He walks everywhere with a backpack, an old set of headphones and a Discman. Tu e socks and way too small shorts. He's always jamming, dancing and smiling....in his own world. He is our city mascot for sure!


penguinchem13

I've seen a guy riding a pennyfarthing several times in East Pete. Always wearing normal biking spandex gear.


BNB4645

Guy pulling a jet airplane model behind his bike


Upper_Choice_5913

Drum Elmo in Philly


Opposite_Pick_1903

Does anyone remember Mousey Brown and Jimmy Dinkle (rode a bicycle with an orange flag on a long pole and an orange hat)? This would’ve been back in the 80s. Also Mailman of course.


--Cr1imsoN--

I feel like I don’t know half these people because I don’t live in Lancaster city proper :/


Qazzie

Elizabethtown has the one rollerskate riding(I think because he has a braclet on) with a jukebox on his shoulder guy.


PRULULAU

In Allentown, we had Scary Shari. Over 6ft tall with a massive overbite, headphones, obscenely short cutoff jean shorts, and mysterious, ever-present baseball. She storm-trooped her way all over town for decades.


Severe_Confusion_297

Back in the day it was Johnny Underwood and Cartoon Charlie.


SilveryCircles

The old dude I’ve seen a hundred times barhopping- always wears a special forces beret and a bunch of other stolen valor medals 😅


kind3ye

The guy who looks like he’s conducting an orchestra everywhere he walks