Amazing Union Square Strangers

October 17, 2007 10:11 AM

Anatomy of an Authentic Skateboarder
1. Upturned sun visor.
2. scruffy, gnashing teeth, beedy-eyed mug that only Aphex Twin could love.
3. Lots and lots of chest hair.

Meet the Amazing Strangers of Union Square, photographed and commented on by Normal Bob Smith. [previously]
posted by Stynxno (22 comments total)

I tried to figure out what the hell he was going on about, but the colors gave me a headache. Can someone fill me in? I'm going to go lie down.
posted by hydrophonic at 10:17 AM on October 17, 2007

This was very cool - the peepers page was kinda amazing, in a social anthropology way.
posted by jonson at 10:20 AM on October 17, 2007

(Scanning for jonmc...)
posted by StickyCarpet at 10:23 AM on October 17, 2007

ahhh, the endless search for "authenticity", usually consisting of groups of people other than one's self.
posted by Ironmouth at 10:28 AM on October 17, 2007 [1 favorite]

That peepers page was very interesting. I spend a lot of time on Union Square, and now I have a new thing to do -- go peeper spotting.
posted by Bookhouse at 10:34 AM on October 17, 2007

That peepers page was very interesting. I spend a lot of time on Union Square, and now I have a new thing to do -- go peeper spotting. peeping.
posted by TechnoLustLuddite at 10:40 AM on October 17, 2007

The peepers were well worth the price of admission. OK, it's the internet and it's free, but still, that was amazing.
posted by Mcable at 10:47 AM on October 17, 2007

Interesting content, style, and illustrations.

Horrible UI, organization, and design. Impossible to navigate.

Too bad. Has lots of potential.
posted by tkchrist at 10:54 AM on October 17, 2007

OW OW OW
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 10:56 AM on October 17, 2007 [1 favorite]

Agreed on the interesting-ness of the peepers page. I'll pass through Union Square on my way home from work tonight, and will definitely be on the lookout for peepers. And visible panties, as the case may be.
posted by saladin at 11:06 AM on October 17, 2007

saladin, I will see you there
posted by taliaferro at 11:10 AM on October 17, 2007

Bob, you're so gawth you carry a fishnet umbrella and fart bats.

A haw hee hee hee ha ha hahahahahahahahahahahahahaah!!!!!

Thanks Stynxno, this is good times.
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:18 AM on October 17, 2007

I wish there was a wikipedia page that explained all this.
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! at 11:22 AM on October 17, 2007

remember Saladin...If you can't spot who the peeper is...

YOU'RE the peeper!
posted by exparrot at 11:24 AM on October 17, 2007

Truer words were never spoken.
posted by saladin at 11:36 AM on October 17, 2007

Normal Bob Smith's web design was tolerable when the web was a baby. Not any more!
posted by Citizen Premier at 12:12 PM on October 17, 2007

If a site has 35 pages of fan mail and 344 pages of hate mail, it must be doing something right!
posted by soundofsuburbia at 12:24 PM on October 17, 2007

It's like a scene out of The Warriors, except all the gangs are made up of total douches (so not that much different, really).
posted by schoolgirl report at 1:59 PM on October 17, 2007

I'd probably hit it.
posted by knave at 6:59 PM on October 17, 2007

I went through Union Square tonight and saw no peepers. It bummed me out.
posted by Bookhouse at 9:26 PM on October 17, 2007

Normal Bob Smith's Dress-Up Jesus magnets have adorned my fridge for quite some time now. Love them. Occasionally forget they are on the fridge when some people visit, but if they don't like the magnets, well, it's my house.
posted by caution live frogs at 9:53 PM on October 17, 2007

I think I am going to spend lunch at Union Square today. But to be a peeper, or to be a peeper-spotter... that is the question.
posted by bastionofsanity at 9:07 AM on October 18, 2007