Poll: Is this attention whoring, or just being unique?

[Lord Kloo]

Don't know really, I wear suits at college when everyone else wears casual just because I like looking formal and I want people to think that I'm pure (don't know how wearing suits helps, it just does..)

He sounds brave from his description, no one would do that here without a card declaring you mentally insane..

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

I once had a similar person in a few classes.

I think it depends entirely on how good the costumes are and their attitude about it.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Being a massive attention whore. It's neither particularly amusing or clever, and I doubt htere are any reasons for him doing other than just attention.

Neither is your username I'm afraid. But when I see a "The Right to Arm Bears" bumper sticker adorning the bicycle rack on the back of some hipster's Volvo, I don't say to myself, "man, what an attention whore!"

So I should use my real name? Just like you then?

 

[Rainbowloid]

It's possible that he's just being an attention whore, but he might just like wearing costumes. It's kind of hard to tell which from the description given. I know that I feel much better about myself when I'm in costume, but I'm not brave enough to wear them outside of Halloween/conventions.

If I just saw him on the street, I'd figure he had his reasons.

 

[Gigano]

I'd probably be perplexed and stare quite a bit if anyone showed up to my law courses dressed like that and playing it straight, but I wouldn't think ill of them.

It'd be sort of refreshing and amusing.

[small]Unless it was the professor; then I might have a few misgivings.[/small]

 

[Brawndo]

Being a massive attention whore. It's neither particularly amusing or clever, and I doubt htere are any reasons for him doing other than just attention.

Neither is your username I'm afraid. But when I see a "The Right to Arm Bears" bumper sticker adorning the bicycle rack on the back of some hipster's Volvo, I don't say to myself, "man, what an attention whore!"

So I should use my real name? Just like you then?

Man you are no fun.

 

[JokerCrowe]

Well... the cynic in me says that Attention is the more likely one, but who knows... It's just that I know a lot of people who are unique and eccentric, and they don't really like having that pointed out... But I guess you have to talk to him to know for sure. And even then he might be lying... >>

 

[Ham_authority95]

I wouldn't know unless I asked him.

Either way, it doesn't concern me in the slightest what clothes another person wears.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

I love it. The guy certainly has balls. I'd walk around in some costumes if my friends wouldn't instantly disown me. I certainly don't blame them for that action if I did either. haha

I personally think if he gets one smile/laugh out of someone throughout his day, he succeeded in what he is most likely attempting to do.

 

[Brawndo]

I personally think if he gets one smile/laugh out of someone throughout his day, he succeeded in what he is most likely attempting to do.

I share your sentiment. By doing this he gives people little "wtf was that" moments to break them out of their boring day-to-day routines, and maybe even give them a funny story to tell their friends and family. Plus, it's a conversation starter with strangers: "Yo, did you see that guy?"

Usually people who don't like such "stunts" are bland individuals who get irritable when the careful order in their lives is disrupted by miscreants...

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

Sounds like an attention whore.

This is not being unique, this is being unnecessarily weird just for attention. Also, why does somebody have to wear abnormal clothing or have a weird hair color in order to be considered unique?

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

Sounds like an attention whore.

This is not being unique, this is being unnecessarily weird just for attention. Also, why does somebody have to wear abnormal clothing or have a weird hair color in order to be considered unique?

EDIT: How did I get double posted?

 

[Dancingman]

I must admit a well-done costume and something odd is always amusing to me, but yeah the guy's a total attention whore, no hiding that.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Sounds like an attention whore.

This is not being unique, this is being unnecessarily weird just for attention. Also, why does somebody have to wear abnormal clothing or have a weird hair color in order to be considered unique?

Because Haters Gonna Hate.

 

[lacktheknack]

He's a unique, eccentric attention whore.

Absolutely no one who isn't desperate for attention arrives at law school dressed as Mr. Fantastic. And neither, for that matter, does anyone else.

 

[Eumersian]

If they aren't going for a particular style, or absolutely insane, I would say that they are attention whoring. I know a guy who decided to just dress like the 1700's at his school. But he thought it would be fun, and he made it more of a style for himself than just something to get attention for.

 

[babinro]

I'd class that person the same way you'd class someone like Lady Gaga except he's not a celebrity.

I consider it an attention grab. I'd have no idea who Gaga was if not for the image she portrays and the media attention it garners. I still don't care one bit about her, nor could I name a single song she's done, but the media has made me fully aware of her time and time again.

 

[NiallXoldham]

I voted for flower, I very nearly put attention whore. I have to ask though, does it seem like he's trying to be a super hero? Underwear on the outside, Costumes from other super heros, seems that way to me.

If this guy is doing this because he finds it fun, he deserves a pat on the back for being a light hearted funny guy, world needs more.