Can You Tell Me Which Aisle for Local Notoriety?

Urban mythology loves The _____ Guy. Seattle's got The Link Guy and used to have those motorcycle / thrash guitar guys although both seem to be in either remission or retirement. Seattlest just received via email the second mention of The Duct Tape Guy that we've come across recently.

I was in Home Depot a couple of weeks ago when I saw him, the guy with the duct tape mask. He walked up to one of the employees and asked "which aisle is the duct tape on?" As if his face wasn't covered with enough duct tape already. Anyways, since I have shared this story with friends and co-workers, they've come back with plenty of sightings.

Where does this fascination with wacky characters come from? Is it like the fame thing? Are we so starved for Tom Skerritt sightings we'll start tracking some dude who wears duct tape on his face? Is it actually Tom Skerritt in disguise? What possesses someone, either Tom Skerritt or otherwise, to dress up in costume and wander the streets (and aisles of Home Depot)? Why fucking duct tape?

Another mention is here at McLeod's Notables site.

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By Dan in Miscellaneous on May 15, 2007 1:12 PM

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Jason Josephes

I know that man, but he's not The Duct Tape Guy. He's known in these parts as The Chrome Sheriff.

Duct Tape Dude

Hey--this is great! I wonder if it is a fascination with dressing up, or just a fascination with duct tape. You should check out this site:

www.tapearound.com

to see how crazy some people are about duct tape!

While you are there, you really should post this comment on the forum and see how crazy people are!

todd

I can picture it now ... Duct Tape Guy is sitting in his duct tape lair. Having just Googled himself (c'mon, we all do it) and found this post, he says—in a low, tonous Ming-the-Merciles kinda voice "At last! My plans for world domination are falling into place ... first Seattlest, next boing-boing, then ... ... THE WORLD! Mwah-ha-haaa!" (thunder claps, lightning strikes)

Then it's back to taping, Duct Tape Guy's work is never done.

blah

Oh man! I saw that guy a couple of weeks ago at Half price books in the U district. He's so creepy.

Zena

I saw Duct Tape Guy walking past the 50th St. entrance to the Zoo. He didn't have a duct taped car though - as described on McLeod's. He was pushing a shopping cart, not a duct taped shopping cart either. It was just a normal shopping cart full of plastic bags of stuff. It made me feel sad, contemplate the human condition, etc...