for the love of god dont get in the way of the IMAGE. THE IMAGE

if he was clean shaven and well dressed would "brainy" still be considered a fucking moron? i'm so glad in never have to deal with that bullshit ever again, because guess what, those people are on EVERY SINGLE SUBWAY CAR!

dalas is happy with himself.

official "brainy" response to dalas: omg, like whoa, dalas, that was like totally PROFOUND!

cannot believe the luck of that happening when your mom was visiting.

i really think i would fear for my life in nyc

Dude.... you're mom is HOT!

pretty sure that's alan alda doing some method prep for a new role

I don't think it was luck that this happened when his mom was visiting. I think probably it was the fact that it was a day in New York City when she was visiting.

its bill murry's long lost crazy brother

that is like, quality crazy guy......lol

go mom!

Not the first subway crazy I saw on that 2 day trip. I don't mind at all, it's part of NYC life and I love to be in it when i can.

brainy: he wasn't badly dressed, actually. His appearance wasn't nearly as crazy as his behavior.

-- mrs jake's mom

what's great, is the little reaction he gives the camera when he realizes you are paying attention. little tweak of a jump there. ...and then continues. I WILL EAT AND SHIT OUT ANYOOOOOONE.

If you don't look out for God's image, it'll probably go into a legal battle and someone might be getting sued for God abuse, but luckily this guys looking out for the bearded one from the skies so that doesn't happen because as he says he eats them! I'm going to NY in a week, can't wait to meet God fearin beardy dudes like this guy at every turn. Ass kickin for Jesus, the best type of whoopass. he he he

you get that a lot in the subway

the world is so crazy.......

Aaaahahhaha! That was hilarious! Kidnap that guy and send him my way, I'll unleash him in my city.

this is brilliant

Oh I love the response in the end.

haha I love the end...
Somehow I always end up in the cars with the craziest of them

The IMAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

this guy is only one step away from being a professor of media at any noted university, in fact, he may even be less dangerous as even fewer people are listening to him. did anyone think to ask him how he was or whether he wanted a cup of coffee or how he was feeling?

saintbob: he was scary as shit!

If I could do it all again, I would actually do a News Report right there in the subway car. that should would get LINKED TO!

"I will devour and shit out that messes with the image of God?" I don't know how safe I would have felt videoing a guy who says that out loud in a subway car. He practically stared at the camera a couple of times.

How did you do it, Jakob?

that guy is jakob, if the internet no longer existed.

Man, that guy gets around. I'm sure he was on my bus in Hackney yesterday ...

I think he now teaches at our university. Social studies or something like that.

Oh this explains a whole lot why i m scared of nyc and subway!

:-)

Bhumi, Fear is the mind killer, use public transportation.

Jakob wasn't afraid to film this loon because he was wearing his super videographer vest with the essential "FREE DRINKS for Video" placard.

Hey, you don't need a subway to find people like this. My town has a frequenter of fast food joints who tells folks he is Jesus. This fellow then attempts to convince his listeners he is Jesus for 15min or until they walk away. Unmedicated/mismedicated, non-violent, vociferous mental illness is funny at a range of <40ft indoors.

My hope for us all, "May we always be only voluntarily looney."

Jakob, panning over to your mom's facial expression at the end was priceless. Oh sure, the crazy guy would have been enough on its own, but what luck. I'd have been afraid he would have tried to eat my face or make me shop at wal-mart or something though.

The crazies on Melbourne trains are much less scary, except when they stab people.

"the image of god" meaning the actual physical sight of god or the manifested personality of god? hmm

lmao you probably risked your life filming that.

I need to live there

Dad?

And there's nobody there who will address this unstable person: 'you're too loud, be quit and sit down, now'? Or is this not advisable?

goddamnit i told dad to stop preaching... that fuCker

Ohhh your mom is so cute

Hmmm... he's seemed almost like a Kurt Vonnegut character. At least he didn't hug you. I've had crazies hug me and tell me I was special. It left me with a confusing combination of violation and tenderness.

I like that "hey Mom you having a good time in NYC?" end both of your faces; priceless!
When i live in Manhattan the regular bag ladys and street people who made the rounds oblivious to other's realities just their need the tell you about theirs, and often they smell bad, real bad.

I'm generally never subtle enough to do this without getting caught— then farted on.

in my defense, i must admit that i was really hopped up on cough syrup that day.

holy shit you got some balls. nice!

ha! classic! i wish we had bums like that in Portland. wait, maybe i don't...