Would You Recognize Richard Sherman if He Were Your Lyft Driver?

April 28, 2016 10:20 AM

Richard Sherman proves again how fun he is.
posted by bearwife (32 comments total)

Er, meant to link this video too.
posted by bearwife at 10:27 AM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

My initial reaction was "who knows what the cowriter of the songs in Mary Poppins looks like?"

Apparently there's also a football player by that name!
posted by Shmuel510 at 10:36 AM on April 28, 2016 [15 favorites]

I got confused with Richard Lewis and I thought "probably, yeah, the guy has a pretty distinctive schtick". But no, I would not recognize Richard Sherman.
posted by GuyZero at 10:39 AM on April 28, 2016

More Lyft fun the Warriors convinced Festus Ezili he'd been traded on April Fools day.
posted by bitdamaged at 10:41 AM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

i liked when he did a similar thing in new orleans a few years ago. i <3 richard sherman.
posted by nadawi at 10:43 AM on April 28, 2016 [2 favorites]

I'm in no way a Seahawks fan, but even I recognize Richard Sherman.

Still wondering why there were so many women. Did everybody but the two dudes just go "Hey, you're Richard Sherman." because that's what I would have done.
posted by Sphinx at 10:44 AM on April 28, 2016

This driver talks way too much.
posted by echocollate at 10:44 AM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

BEST LYFT DRIVER IN THE GAME! WOO!
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:46 AM on April 28, 2016 [4 favorites]

And I was thinking of Sherman Hemsley, who died two years ago, so I was really confused.
posted by Huck500 at 10:46 AM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

Shouldn't Sherman be preventing people catching a lyft?
posted by srboisvert at 10:50 AM on April 28, 2016 [4 favorites]

even though i know who richard sherman is i still expected this post to be about richard simmons.
posted by poffin boffin at 10:50 AM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

we're all so bad at the internets
posted by poffin boffin at 10:50 AM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

I knew fuck all about Richard Sherman and I love this guy.
posted by hat_eater at 10:57 AM on April 28, 2016

I initially read this as "Richard Stallman" and I was ready to go wade out into the surf.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 10:58 AM on April 28, 2016 [8 favorites]

Would You Recognize Richard Sherman if He Were On TV in His Seahawks Uniform Catching a Football?
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 11:11 AM on April 28, 2016 [11 favorites]

I just came back from Hawaii...Oh yeah, I try to go every year, with my friends, there's like 50 of us. We even bring some of the guys from work we don't like so much.

Hee.

(and dang, great job keeping a straight face and playing it cool in the first shot with the woman who recognized him right away.)
posted by Krom Tatman at 11:12 AM on April 28, 2016 [4 favorites]

I've met the Disney Richard Sherman a few times, and he would be great at this as well.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 11:13 AM on April 28, 2016

That's not a poncho
posted by nestor_makhno at 11:19 AM on April 28, 2016

I like that he was driving Frida Kahlo.
posted by IndigoJones at 11:41 AM on April 28, 2016 [5 favorites]

My initial reaction was "who knows what the cowriter of the songs in Mary Poppins looks like?"

Let's go drive a Lyft
Straight through the graveyard shift
Let's go drive a Lyft
And keep disrupting...
posted by Atom Eyes at 11:44 AM on April 28, 2016 [3 favorites]

Yeah, but would people stop and listen to Richard Sherman if he were playing the violin in the subway?
posted by tobascodagama at 12:20 PM on April 28, 2016 [2 favorites]

No, but I'd recognize Allan Sherman (oy!).
posted by Bromius at 12:28 PM on April 28, 2016

would you recognize Jennifer Love Hewitt if she were your AirBnB host
would you recognize Ban Ki-Moon if he were your Tinder date
would you recognize Dave Matthews if he wanted to add you to his professional network on LinkedIn
posted by threeants at 1:34 PM on April 28, 2016 [9 favorites]

Mod note: Folks, maybe we can call a moratorium on "I don't know the football man" in here?
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 1:37 PM on April 28, 2016 [7 favorites]

Generally I dislike on principles of general pettiness people who are smarter, better-looking, richer, and more talented than I am. But for Richard Sherman I make an exception.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 1:49 PM on April 28, 2016 [5 favorites]

Not to threadsit but disclaimer -- I didn't post this as a test. I posted it because I think one of Sherman's many virtues (besides the ones BOP lists) is that he likes making fun of himself, too, on video.

I also admit I think he is an awesome football talent, not least because he is so smart.
posted by bearwife at 2:30 PM on April 28, 2016 [3 favorites]

"Richard Sherman's a big talker. He'd be talking your ear off if he was in the car with you right now."

Between this and Andrew Luck's book club, I'm about to keel over from football-adjacent wonderfulness.
posted by delight at 2:31 PM on April 28, 2016 [3 favorites]

Is that what it's like to take a Lyft? Not that Richard Sherman would be my driver -- that would be a great day -- but that there's that much chatting?

cooommmme.... to a gaaaammmmme....
posted by The corpse in the library at 2:37 PM on April 28, 2016

Why is everyone sitting in the front?
posted by Potomac Avenue at 2:39 PM on April 28, 2016 [6 favorites]

That was hysterical. :)
posted by joycehealy at 5:09 PM on April 28, 2016

.Why is everyone sitting in the front?

Because Lyft is actually a stealth life coach business teaching people how to successfully fake friendship in return for getting what they want (in this case, a cheaper cab ride).
posted by the agents of KAOS at 6:25 PM on April 28, 2016 [1 favorite]

They've done this with Jerry Rice and Danica Patrick as well.
posted by dances with hamsters at 11:15 AM on April 29, 2016