Traffic-stopping commotion

Heard some loud shouting coming from downstairs while we were having a meeting at the office. Wantunn put his head to the window to take a look and uttered an exclamation; in a heartbeat the rest of us rushed over to see.

Some weird guy with visible tattoos on his body was standing bare-chested right smack in the middle of North Bridge Road, right in front of a double-decker bus, making wild kung-fu poses and waving his arms and legs madly. It was evident that the bus had tried to get around him, and also obvious that he'd moved accordingly to block its progress. Traffic slowed to a crawl as other nervous vehicles attempted to edge past without attracting attention.

By the time Ducky and I managed to retrieve our cameras, the fellow had changed his target to the BMW in the shot above. With one foot planted firmly on the car's bonnet, he gesticulated wildly, dishing out intimidating poses and stares and refusing to budge, as if daring the driver to step on the accelerator.

weirdie and the BMW - more gesticulation, originally uploaded by varf.

After several minutes of impasse, the man inexplicably squatted in front of the BMW, cradling his head in his arms. He then slowly stood up and moved to the side to let the car pass, clasping his hands together and bowing like some Kung Fu/Shaolin monk who's just had the honour of dueling with a famous martial artist.

weirdie and the BMW - bowing out of the way, originally uploaded by varf.

The police came after a while and brought him to the side of the road for questioning.

weirdie gets taken to the lobby, originally uploaded by qoomonster.

Was it drugs or too much to drink? Or just pure lunacy? We'll probably never know.