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EyesOnImprovement t1_j9txu4r wrote

I think we should include some of our great local characters.

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  • Paco
  • Taco
  • Frank the Tank
  • Crazy Jessica
  • That guy with the horn and the safety vest
  • Mumbles outside Paradise Deli
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Jahooodie OP t1_j9u208e wrote

No bagpipe guy? And then the other competing worse bagpipe guy?

No "The Hustler"?

No Big Hair Girls?

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Midday_Shadows t1_j9u4ajl wrote

Wait, there are TWO bagpipe guys???

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Jahooodie OP t1_j9u556n wrote

There is a fireman dude who practices around Grove Street, at reasonable hours for that sort of thing. Then there is a younger dude that wanders about, spotted downtown & the heights.

I haven't seen or heard either in awhile though

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EyesOnImprovement t1_j9u7inf wrote

I think they're the same guy. I think he has autism and they made him an honorary fireman. So yes, Bagpiper makes the cut for being a genuine freak.
The hustler is just a piece of shit and the BHGs are professionals, so no on those two I'm afraid.

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bodhipooh t1_j9u27zv wrote

Paco and Taco are dead, so not sure about their inclusion in a list of things to see/visit for people to "understand Jersey City" but replace them with Elijah!

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EyesOnImprovement t1_j9u31h9 wrote

No, Elijah's a larper. Paco and Taco were real.

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Jahooodie OP t1_j9u44x5 wrote

If they get a mural maybe, but no real way to point folks to a place to try and understand their lives specifically. Though it is an interesting concept to try and include, as the reality of our town & recent history

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