crazy is as crazy does

living on queen west i often find myself sharing space with somewhat strange characters, whether it be walking down the street, or on the streetcar. the ones that stick out in my mind the most are the people who:

• bark on the streetcar
• wander around queen & bathurst wearing only a bathrobe & drinking a beer when it's -30C
• sing/talk/etc aloud
• dress as santa claus while selling hot dogs in august

however, last night i encountered the hands down winner - a man who ran down queen street at top speed while punching himself in the face (quite hard too). needless to say, it scared the bejesus out of me.

when i mentioned it to someone we got into a conversation about other queen street oddities, and apparently there is a legendary one i've never seen: a man on queen between york & university with several big huge sewer rats as "pets" that perch on his shoulders! eeek!! has anyone else seen this guy? he's now in the category of things i want to see, but really really don't. so if you see him, take a picture for me.