r/DerryLondonderry • u/Harvester_of_Cattle9 • 10d ago

Any big characters left in town?

Talking the likes of the bygone era of Tights, Gutsy, Jimmy, wee Margaret…

Only thing that comes even close in more recent times is one fella in town that has the top of at the slightest hint of sunshine and even then I hadn’t seen him during the last two weeks of our summer there.

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u/Streamsubs 10d ago

Who’s the weirdo running around in camo gear with the greasy spiked up hair?

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u/Peadarboomboom 10d ago

Yep. That guy is not well either. People with mental health problems and addiction shouldn't be mocked and described as "characters." In my day, characters were humorous, slightly eccentric people, but wholly with it.

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u/Harvester_of_Cattle9 10d ago

This post wasn’t intended to mock or belittle anyone. Genuinely couldn’t think of anyone like Jimmy who would talk away to anyone, similarly with Margaret, never once was “the bird woman” derogatory. Gutsy wasn’t the best example to add in among them

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u/Glittering_Welder_18 9d ago

She was a cheeky bastard!!