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Running Man is a half sized manikin that dangles in front of
your car on the end of a pole and runs along ahead of you,
occasionally turning his head to leer backwards over his
shoulder. He also shouts gibberish at those on either side. If
you get too close to the car in front he runs up unto
their roof
and dances about, but you also suffer reciprocally in this
situation because he is complimented by Following Man.
Following Man runs along behind your car and grimaces at
those who get too close, climbing up unto their bonnet if he
can, and bouncing around on all fours like a monkey on speed.
When you stop at traffic lights Running Man starts picking his
nose. The female versions, that are also available, start
putting on lipstick and adjusting their hair. Running Man can
also be accompanied by a pet in the form of a hideous pecking
bird, but that’s another story.
And I thought I had a lock on this idea
Tandem_20Treadmill
[theircompetitor, Nov 14 2005]
The promised follow-up
http://www.halfbake...us_20Pecking_20Bird
Not as good but still inspired. [Mr Phase, Feb 16 2006]
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Make it a law. Beautiful. |
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Will Running Man have to carry a red flag? |
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Likely to skewer pedestrians & make it difficult to get round corners. |
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A work of art. I'd rather pay for this than anything on the Turner Prize shortlist. |
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Hey! What happens in traffic when "Running Man" catches "Following Woman"? Or vice versa, or indeed any combination! |
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trapcheese - they breed/wrestle/admire each others
cars/suits etc
Jacob Marley - thanks means more to me than I can
reveal
Dr Bob, they would wave regally and blow
kisses/rasberries at pedestrians as they streaked past.
moomintroll - yours could wear red |
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Yes! Can I be following man? |
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Following man could have a squeaky toy insert, to help with reversing. |
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These are, um, mechanical puppets? Androids? Golems? |
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Does following man replace running man when driving in
reverse? something funny should happen here. |
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You're not saying how this could be done, but I've never
cared about that in the halfbakery, so bun for you. |
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i get the feeling this great idea was on the tip of everyone's tongue and xezang was the one to say it. like einstein's relativity theory i suppose. |
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kudos for putting this into words |
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May I suggest that the running men retract fully when stopped? Wouldn't want them flicking boogers at pedestrians. |
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Or fraternising with the Following Woman ahead. |
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In an accident does he become Burning Man? |
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In a major accident, both running man and following man are launched into the air, and parachute to safety with their new found freedom. |
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Oddly, freedom is something they do not want, since they really have nothing to do (like when the car is parked and they just spend time arguing or discussing politics). So they do everything in their power to prevent accidents. |
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And yes I am sure about this...I used to date a following woman. |
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When you go fast, running man and following man both lean forward into a sleek dive position to help cut down wind resistance. |
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Of course, you'd always be driving behind a running man who's breaking wind.... |
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So THAT's what the cow-catcher's for on the front of trains! .... to get the cow's arse attached to the air-intake to extract the methane for better efficiency. It's all coming together now. |
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At freeway speeds these little fellows would be terrifying to watch. Big, frenetic BUN! |
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You could have your running dog tied to the bumper and when people try to get you to stop you can just smile and wave as if you don't know they want you to stop. This happened last summer when i tried to let a woman know her tire was about to fall off.+ |
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Where do I sign up? I've been hoping to have a woman chase me for years! |
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