And they say nothing exciting ever happens around here...

[coldplugs]

I could not make this up... it's in our local paper today.

"A man dressed as a tree was arrested Monday afternoon in downtown Portland on a charge of obstructing a public way.



[The] Assistant Police said [the man], 30, of Portland, who was standing at High and Congress streets, was arrested after refusing orders to leave the busy intersection.

[He] was taken to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, charged with the misdemeanor of obstructing a public way. His bail was set at $60 cash, according to a jail intake worker. He had not made bail as of early Monday evening.


[He] declined to be interviewed after being asked by the intake worker if he was interested in talking to the media.

Jail workers said the tree had to be removed from [him] so that a booking photo that clearly shows his face could be taken. The tree was being held at the jail."

(I removed the names).

Ah, Maine....

 

[GregW]

Whose diabolical idea was it to have High and Congress intersect?

 

[Basil]

Wonder if there is a mental illness involved? (No, I'm serious)

 

[HealeyRick]

Picture is worth a thousand words:

 

[JPSmit]

clearly he was pining for something

 

[coldplugs]

Wonder if there is a mental illness involved? (No, I'm serious)

Supposedly a bit of "performance art". There's a sizable art college on that block.

 

[JPSmit]

Supposedly a bit of "performance art". There's a sizable art college on that block.

certainly could be the root of the incident

 

[JPSmit]

certainly could be the root of the incident

course he would also need to spruce up his acting

 

[Mickey Richaud]

certainly could be the root of the incident

course he would also need to spruce up his acting

He was encouraged to branch out and turn over a new leaf.

 

[JPSmit]

He was encouraged to branch out and turn over a new leaf.

exactly! mind you given the costume it was more likely they were needling him

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Well, sometimes when you go out on a limb....

 

[GregW]

A little over a year ago, I snapped this photo of a guy walking down the street in Santa Monica. Kind of matches the description.

 

[JPSmit]

I am Groot

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Is pot legal in Maine? I've seen the look on his face before.....

 

[Gliderman8]

(I removed the names).

I checked it out, his name is Douglas Fir.
By the way, I'm stumped as to why he did it.

 

[AngliaGT]

"He had not made bail as of early Monday evening".
Doesn't he know that money grows on trees?

 

[Gliderman8]

Hey, good things come in trees.

 

[NutmegCT]

Hey, good things come in trees.

Coffee on the keyboard!

 

[GTP1960]

Call it what you will, but he does have a Great deer blind there.

 

[JPSmit]

and, given that he doesn't seem dangerous, his bark is worse than his bite