Man in a hurry going nowhere

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

May 26, 2018 6:14pm CST

After reading Inlemay’s (@Inlemay) post about mime men, I posted a photo in the comments about one of the ‘statues’ we saw in Dublin. The guy has even managed to make his tie fly out to one side as if the wind is blowing it. I particularly like the young guy who has decided to mimic the older one. I thought you might enjoy seeing the photo too. It was taken some years ago. And here's a link to Inlemay's discussion. http://www.mylot.com/post/3183771/mimes-taking-a-break

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@marguicha (230334)

• Chile

27 May 18

I love those mimes. There are many in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I took some pictures of them too.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 18

They are very clever aren't they?

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

27 May 18

Oh wow, that guy in the middle is a statue, and not a real person? He looks amazingly real!

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@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

27 May 18

@JudyEv Oh, okay, that makes much more sense now! I was going to say that is the most life-like statue I have ever seen in my life! It must take a lot of skill and concentration for that man to stay in the same pose for any length of time!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 18

@moffittjc @franxav I'm managed to confuse everyone again. They are both real but the older man had frozen in that position. Very occasionally he'd move just a little.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

@moffittjc Most move at least a small amount from time to time. We didn't stay long enough to see how long he held the pose. He must have been amused by the young lad too.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

27 May 18

This is even more interesting, because it looks so real.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear but they are both real people. The older man was playing the statue and the boy was just passing by.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

28 May 18

@JudyEv I understood they are both real. I mean that this man with the tie flying in the wind looks like he is really speeding. It's more realistic that those painted people who stay still for hours.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 May 18

@LadyDuck He must have fine wire in his tie to make it fly out like it is.

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@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

28 May 18

Some people are really good at that.

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@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

29 May 18

@JudyEv Yes, it is amazing how still some can be.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

Some hold their pose for ages. Here are two more we saw in the same city.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

27 May 18

@JudyEv I see the younger one is mimiciing the older guy.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 18

Yes, it was funny to see the young guy copying the older man.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

27 May 18

@JudyEv It certainly was Judy.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29882)

• Manila, Philippines

27 May 18

Hahahaha. That made me laugh.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 18

We enjoyed seeing it too.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29882)

• Manila, Philippines

27 May 18

@JudyEv hihi. I hope I can see it to in actual.

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@drannhh (15219)

• United States

28 May 18

yes, that is amazing how he did that with the tie.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

And to stand there as if frozen with one foot partly off the ground... It can't have been very comfortable.

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@epiffanie (11325)

• Australia

28 May 18

I loved doing it when I was a lot younger .. hahah! .. taking photos next to statues and try to copy their facial expressions .. it's fun ..

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

Wow, how about that? I've never seen anyone do that before.

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@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

27 May 18

They do look real.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 18

How the 'statues' hold their poses for so long I don't know. Here is another one that was just a few yards further on.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

28 May 18

So that guy managed to keep up that pose? I've seen a lot of 'statues' in Spain, but they are all either standing or sitting.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

He stayed like that for quite a while. We only watched for a while but he didn't twitch in the time we were there.

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@franxav (14588)

• India

27 May 18

If it is a statue, it is so real looking that one cannot see the difference!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

The older man is just pretending to be a statue. There were a few of them and they were very good at staying perfectly still.

@Kandae11 (57233)

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27 May 18

Awesome!. I love it.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 May 18

I was pleased we managed to get a photo of it as the young guy only stayed there a minute.

@porwest (112717)

• United States

27 May 18

I love it. I mean, being a big fan of the original series and even some of the new series of Doctor Who, this guy would fit RIGHT in as The Doctor!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

I'd never thought about him being a Doctor Who.

@Starmaiden (9308)

• Canada

27 May 18

That is very creative. Were they Buskers? It reminds me of an assignment the instructors of my acting class got us to do. It was a lesson in trust. We were paired up with another classmate and one of us had to be blindfolded while our partner led us outside to many different venues and up and down many streets. Those of us who were blindfolded had to guess where we were led. When we got to the library we were asked to take off our blindfolds and stand as still as statues. People coming into the library were amazed at the "display" of human statues they encountered in the library lobby. Some even took pictures.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

That would have been interesting if a bit stressful. Some people aren't always very careful about leading someone who is handicapped. And yes, the older man was a busker but the younger was just aping him.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

27 May 18

I like that statue he did a good job on it.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 18

Some of them are very talented - even if it is just at standing still.