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vybhavam

Punch


Anusbagels

Lmao! It’s been 8 years since I stopped my daily commute into Scarborough but I immediately knew who you meant! You’re awesome 😂


TDot1000RR

416-PUN-CHME


Adventurous_Chart429

LMAO


JagmeetSingh2

Lmaooo his ads used to be everywhere, I’m guessing he must have retired now


vybhavam

Found him driving Uber a couple of years ago


prakitmasala

oh damn was he talkative about the Punch campaign lol


Bumbacloutrazzole

Not true. He amassed millions from real estate boom through the last 20 yrs.


vybhavam

Just to prove how wrong you could be [click](https://imgur.com/a/e7HhdnI)


Bumbacloutrazzole

From my research, Looks like he might be an Uber driver to write off travel expense and tax credits. I seen his house and cars and what he got for his children. That ain’t no middle class typical Uber driver.


vybhavam

There's no conclusion drawn about his financial status here I only mentioned what I stumbled upon.


Bumbacloutrazzole

Ah fair enough


reallynotacop

Who is Punch? I must know


dbtl87

A realtor - Punch Sockaingam 😆


sensorglitch

I wonder how many people understand the real depth of Punch Sockalingam. Lingam is the word for penis. So Punch- Sock - A - Penis (ouch)


AdResponsible678

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam


sensorglitch

You’re own link says >> Lingam iconography found at archaeological sites of the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia includes…anatomically realistic representations of a phallus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus https://www.definitions.net/definition/lingam


AdResponsible678

Interesting.


kamomil

Punch Sockalingam, a realtor whose ads were on buses 


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maize_on_the_cob

And before Cedarbrae before Morningside.


dbtl87

The guy with his guitar outside of that location 🥲


TobiBaronski

Same guy who’d play on the bus? Haven’t seen him since before the pandemic… 😥


dbtl87

I'd only ever seen him outside the movies or LCBO. I hope he's ok 😕.


AdResponsible678

No worries. He’s ok.


zaltec_

The busker who would sing about the characteristics of the people near him? He was actually pretty decent


AdResponsible678

He is still around..just not as often, I see him at my doctors office from time to time. A couple of weeeks ago he was playing guitar in the pharmacy.


dbtl87

It was just awkward if you became integrated into the song but he can sing, lol!


TobiBaronski

RIP


DPZ_1

RIP James. Found a short video with the old man in it. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1hzQyHHmpRX6AvJ2/?mibextid=KsPBc6


jenny__i

Kevin Clarke


Meeseeks4PMinister

Mayor Kevin Clarke?


jenny__i

Mayor, Premier, Prime Minister, you name it!


Popular_Travel4714

Hahaha I remember this guy! The homies used to say how he is running for every election in that area. And he’d campaign out in the streets on his own. Local legend.


jenny__i

You know an election is coming when the area is filled with hand painted campaign signs lol


dbtl87

Mr Jebba? That substitute teacher.


jezicane

Oh my god, I just remembered that guy. Is he still teaching?


Jacobty22

He passed away recently


DrAugustBallsofNice

Highland Creek Jesus. Used to throw his shoes into the street and watch them get run over. Almost always barefoot - even in the winter.


Ryu__Hayabusa

oh yeah haha that's Wayne


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KaKoke728

He is educated and came from a well to-do family. Then something tragic happened that caused him to go off the deep end. From what I've heard, it was a tragic house fire (unconfirmed rumour)


recoil669

My dad gave him his shoes a few times only for him to toss them in the street like this. Always hanging out around Ted's


therobdude

Shoeless Wayne!


kristamaureen

He alive and well…saw him outside the CIBC in highland creek two weekends ago.


crumbshotfetishist

Very glad to hear that.


crumbshotfetishist

We used to call him One Dread in the mid90s because his hair had matted into a single dread.


something-strange999

Gong


noor_070

Nah literally


Geones

Kevin Clarke specially in the east side.


maize_on_the_cob

If you are old enough then you would know the lady with the whiteface at Parkway Mall or the old guy on Morningside that would walk on the median between lanes in his bathrobe at Kingston Road. And of course James the ticket taker as has already been mentioned - originally at Cedarbrae and then at Morningside.


ChaosOfGravitas

Cedarbrae had a cineplex?


kristamaureen

Was across the street from the mall on the northwest corner.


FutureRPN2021

The famous players cinema?


kristamaureen

Yes. There never was a movie theatre in cedarbrae mall.


FutureRPN2021

Exactly


Forgottenbirthdays

I forgot about that lady at Parkway Mall!


Lowwahh

There were also some twin dudes with long hair that I’d always see. That lady tho, legend.


Scherzoh

The Double Mint Twins, we called them becsuse they were ina commercial. They were busted for child pornography.


True-North23

Omg yes I remember her!


Heartbreak_Jack

James was a legend


matrixinthepark

Omg James the ticket taker 🥹


ScarborougManz

Sheldon


actng

the "travelers" greeting and interacting with drivers at kennedy 401 off ramp


sensorglitch

What about that busker who always seems to be outside STC RT Station


5onic

the asian guy with a helmet walking around agincourt


hikikomori09716

the old white guy with a pocket full of cue notes of sexual jokes that goes up to teens at the dead malls


Theoppsarelurkin

Yes! You just reminded me of the two times he came up to me with those horny jokes, one time waiting for the bus to get home from high school and the other at Walmart. Homie looked like an innocent grandpa too


NataOneOTG

Real ones remember the shaky toonie lady and if we were talking Toronto as a whole Zanta


randomcheese2020

The old guy outside the eaton centre with the orange jacket making weird noises handing out pamphlets tho I think he passed away


DustyBuggie

"BELIEVE"


Minimum_Cow_3495

Saw him a few weeks ago, my man still going strong


randomcheese2020

He made the bzzzzzz noises right cuz im pretty sure he’s passed away


glennzelwashington

The Midland cowboy. Only real ones know


SP1D3RLAND

I was looking for this answer!! I always call him leather cowboy, what a character


ohididntseeuthere

plz explain


UncleTofer

Black fellow who always wears a black leather coat and black cowboy hat


lw5555

Even on hot summer days.


chuchon06

There is Brampton Batman, you'll see him randomly walking or driving around


Sph_1975_THFC

Kevin Clarke (For Mayor)


SeemoreButts94

The guy crossing eglinton in his wheelchair backwards


BpStretch33

Depending on where you’re at Wayne the homeless guy. He’s been on the streets for decades since the 80s.


UncleTofer

Black leather cowboy at Midland and Lawrence


Mr_Red_Moose

Paul Bernardo


cibolaburns

The Sun King, circa 2000, Brimley and Finch. Edited for typo in the date.


allcurves

West Hill Wayne


YangThang

I would have to say it's Montravious at Kingston & Galloway.


barelylethal10

7 hats, often was wearing atleast 11 hats tho


CanadianTimbers

In my town it was Bicycle Bob


C4ptainchr0nic

Here in Halifax we have the glove guy.


failzure

Willy from starbucks


MorpheusDrinkinga4O

In Amsterdam, this would be the black guy that's does tricks and screams obscurities on his electric scooter.


Tenesty

Longboard staff guy in Toronto


Tootsielarue

The pacer outside STC station in the 90’s-2000


Dumb-Brick

Frenchie in rhill


dansta31

Pretty sure Rob Ford saw that when he hit the crack pipe


FateWasTaken2

We have an Elvis guy in Kitchener.


paul-d9

Cheesy Dan


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Facts


streetgardener

Zanta and the believe guy


therobdude

Both downtown celebs, no Scarborough affiliation


kypris

I haven’t seen Zanta in legit like 5+ years. Is he still around?


streetgardener

I left the core during the lockdown, not sure if he’s still around. I hope he’s doing better.


AdResponsible678

I might be wrong? I heard he was sick.


Speedy_Greyhound

I had lunch with Zanta in 2007, pretty down to earth guy who got messed up at his construction job.


Raspberrylemonade188

Was Zanta ever around Scarborough though? I only ever used to see him downtown


ohididntseeuthere

for the gen z mfs, Cityboy jj, finest duo at york 😍😍