That Strange Interest In Odd People | Historia Ephemera

[@ayylien00]

It's always fun to have stories of your area's local "that guy" make its way into history. For instance, Richmond VA can fondly co-claim Edgar Allan Poe with Baltimore. Also Chris-Chan!

[@OccasionalNASCARRaces]

I thought Chris-Chan was from Charlottesville

[@ayylien00]

@OccasionalNASCARRaces Ruckersville precisely, but they've been spotted all over sorta like a cryptid

[@arempy5836]

Remember, Virginia is no longer for lovers, it's for virgins.

[@j.2512]

trust me, no one there wants to claim Chris chan. his neighbors the least of them.

[@retroroy8720]

Always glad to see another video from you.

[@inflateable7387]

our town had its own victorian era curiosity, called the St Neots Giant, who was popular for being really really tall. He toured the country and was shown off to foreign royalty and honestly, the best part about it, is that in some weird twist of fate the guy was called "James TOLLER" not even kidding. Very popular victorian era figure here locally, fits into this kind of subject matter I guess.

[@Pseudiom]

There were several "Giants" I didn't include because they were simply known for being tall (see: Charles Byrne who was also well known). I think those type were probably more interesting in person. Videos and cameras have probably ruined the allure of being incredibly tall or short.

[@ScarletRebel96]

The weirder the person the better stories that occur

[@georgewilson7432]

Pseudiom, if you are wondering about the Argentine breed of eccentric, search about Raúl Barón Biza, his life story could had been written by Stendhal.

[@Pseudiom]

This guy seems to have been more productive than most eccentrics I have to be honest.

[@zacdemarest5493]

yeah people love lolcows

[@Philemon_Logos]

Even Switzerland has its originals. Dällebach Kari was a barber with a harelip who was known for telling jokes. The 1970 film immortalised him.

[@kimsherlock8969]

Imagine their life limited by their knowledge Knowing there's something else but never seeing

[@thedreadtyger]

I own a copy of Chambers' Book of Days. Buying it I thought it a sort of secular Menaion. Later it put me in mind of that book of days in Titus Groan. I wonder if it was not Chambers that inspired Peake in that matter. Your videos are well researched, and your delivery is engaging except for the occasional mispronunciation. Beau, e.g., is pronounced like Bo, not Byu. There is a movie of Beau Brummell starring Stewart Granger as Brummell and Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales. You might find it of worth. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@yokothespacewhale]

1:16 😂 didn’t take me long to have lost

[@Scufflegrit]

The name Job is pronounced Jobe like globe. The name Beau is pronounced Bo like bow and arrow.

[@georgewilson7432]

All the fun stuff happens at the margins.

[@orsino88]

“Nollekens” is three syllables.

[@kimsherlock8969]

George the 3rd The mad King ? 😊😅

[@orsino88]

“Beau” is pronounced as though it were spelled “Bo.”

[@ScorpionM203]

T H E F A T

[@Home_Rich]

Aren't they weird tho? They're almost never "normal".

[@InsanityPlusOne]

The pudding man was just Sarah Jessica Parkers ancestor and your story teller is just half asleep and classist. Pudding man was just a normal commoner who would one day lead to the most famous horse chimera in acting.

[@kimsherlock8969]

Verboten

[@intergalacticmeow]

Meow

[@myrmepropagandist]

Hi friend! I noticed that you have a twitter handle but I can say with confidence that your excellent videos would find a bitter audience over on mastodon. The people there will love this content and be so happy to have you post now and then to discuss them and other historical tales like this one. Please consider joining. We would love to have someone like you in our strange busy community.

[@IAmXMob]

🖤

[@thekrampuselbananoquevivee9947]

op is not hetero

[@ActiveResearchYouTube]

Why do you do that weird inflection at the seems of every statement

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

It’s called vocal fry aka it’s just an accent lighten up homie.

[@candide1065]

@@ActualLiteralKyle I don't think that this person is your "homie" nor do they seem to be particularly sad or depressed.

[@Lenn869]

@@candide1065 for a happy person he sure is crying a lot

[@Dewsta26]

Big baby ​@@candide1065

[@williambobson3369]

Don’t make him self-conscious! Meanie

[@TheArtofDyingTogether]

Nothing better than a new eccentric Pseudiom, about characters that would give John McAffee and the Tiger King a run for their money. As usual, thank you for the content! Waiting on Dad Rock December