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25-yr-old naked man playing violin at courthouse jailed
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| May 27, 2014
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Posted on 05/27/2014 3:59:09 AM PDT by bkopto
Portland: A naked man, playing violin in front of a downtown Portland courthouse on Saturday, refused to walk to a squad car and had to be carried by police.
Police say they are not sure of the mans identity. He told them his name is Matthew T Mglej and that he is 25 years old. Even the brand of the violin remains unknown. Mglej was jailed under the Portland city code forbidding indecent exposure. Police say they warned the man numerous times about his lack of attire, but he refused to dress himself or leave public view.
City police refrain from enforcing the code during Portlands World Naked Bike Ride as long as participants keep to the designated route. The event draws about 8,000 riders each June.
TOPICS: Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dontlookethyl; nakedbikeride; napl; portland; portlandia; portlandor; portlandoregon; pubicnudity; publicnudity
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Portland, Oregon (of course)
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posted on
05/27/2014 3:59:09 AM PDT
by
bkopto
To: bkopto
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:00:59 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin.)
To: bkopto
My first though was this must be one of those dopey kids in Keene, NH. Portland, OR... was second guess.
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:24:39 AM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: bkopto
There is a naked man playing the violin in front of the courthouse, and this reporter is concerned about the brand of the violin? Unless it is a Strdivarious, I don’t see what the brand of the violin has to do with the story.
I wonder if there was a robbery going down at the edge of the Courthouse Square and this reporter didn’t even notice?
To: afraidfortherepublic
Yeah, you’d think he’d at least mention what piece the man was playing, and whether his interpretation was any good.
To: afraidfortherepublic
—that was my first thought, too—followed by “bet it wasn’t a Stradivarius”-—
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:30:33 AM PDT
by
rellimpank
(--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
To: Slings and Arrows
The jokes write themselves.
How did the police handle his instrument?
Was their first thought to shoot the violin?
Where did he hang his bow?
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:46:50 AM PDT
by
verga
(Conservative, leaning libertatrian)
To: afraidfortherepublic
” and this reporter is concerned about the brand of the violin?”
unless the violin is under arrest the violin has nothing more to do with this story.
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:49:49 AM PDT
by
Morgana
( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
To: bkopto
A naked man, playing violin in front of a downtown Portland courthouse on Saturday, refused to walk to a squad car and had to be carried by police.Yuck! Maybe the police do earn those pensions after all.
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:50:49 AM PDT
by
OldPossum
("It's" is the contraction of "it" and "is"; think about ITS implications.)
To: verga
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:52:12 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: bkopto
A little peepper spray would get him moving.
To: verga
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:54:56 AM PDT
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
To: proxy_user
Yeah, youd think hed at least mention what piece the man was playing, and whether his interpretation was any good.That was my first thought, too. However, IMHO most people would not know the answer to either.
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posted on
05/27/2014 4:58:15 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: Morgana
unless the violin is under arrest the violin has nothing more to do with this story.Was this an intentional or unintentional pun?
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:18:59 AM PDT
by
verga
(Conservative, leaning libertatrian)
To: verga; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
I hope that was rosin on his bow.
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:21:32 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: bkopto
Evidently he has no frets.
Was it on Martin Luthier King Blvd?
Sounds like a real f-hole.
Did he take a bow at the end?
Does he know all the positions?
I will refrain from making any puns about the erect sound post.
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:22:32 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: bkopto
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:25:43 AM PDT
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
To: verga
Let me to have my morning coffee before I post anymore. :)
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:31:36 AM PDT
by
Morgana
( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
To: bkopto
Must be protest AGW and he’s playing Earth’s swan song!
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:36:58 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: bkopto
I wonder how the press would have reported this story had he been playing a fiddle? IYKWIM
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:46:13 AM PDT
by
Phlap
(REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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