Leo Rautins Has Hit Rock Bottom

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Boundaries. We apparently need to have that conversation.

Scenario #1 - I take the bus to work every day. There is this girl on the bus that is kind of cute. I don't know her but we are on the same bus pretty much every day so I could very easily pick her out of a crowd. I know the tambor of her voice because there have been enough times where we have pretty much been the only two people on the bus and we have this wonderful thing called technology (cellphones) so I have heard it enough over the last 3 years that I could again, probably pick out her voice despite barely saying a handful of words to each other over that time.

If I try and talk to her all of a sudden and she turns away, that doesn't mean that I have the right to continue to pursue her. If I get off the bus at her stop and follow her. I'm stalking.

Scenario #2 - I watch the Raptors pretty much every time they play. I've been a huge fan for years and I have this huge obsession with the team. There is this guy who does commentary nearly every day and I could easily pick his face out of a crowd. I have never personally spoken to him but we have this wonderful thing called technology (television) and I have heard it enough that I could again, probably pick out his voice despite never speaking a word to him over that time.

If I try and talk to him all of a sudden and he turns away, that doesn't mean that I have the right to continue to pursue him. If I chase him down the aisles of a grocery store and follow him. I'm stalking.

Hold on, so you pursued a random girl on the bus?

Pursued. No. I was trying to highlight that chasing after a guy AFTER he already showed an unwillingness to engage in friendly stranger chit-chat is creepy. There is nothing wrong with trying to start a conversation. But if you get shut down and then decide to chase after the person, that is just inherently wrong regardless of whether they are a random nobody on the bus or a guy who puts himself in the media spotlight as a player/announcer.

They have to accept that people are going to try and talk to them, but we really shouldn't think that they are automatons who only exist to serve our interest. They have lives too. Their job just happens to be in the public eye. I'd be pissed if a guy chased me around trying to talk to me when I was trying to do errands.

[StatsMan99]

Years ago I saw Mike Bullard (remember him) at Square One, and briefly followed him around the mall.

[The Main Event]

About to pass out but I figured i'd shoot you guys one more. I wish I was making these up. Living in MLS, if for nothing more, has provided great entertainment. I was going into RealSports two nights ago to meet a buddy when I see Lebron and Dwade literally just chilling out. I quickly assess the surroundings to see if there is any security around and to my surprise, there are only servers and patrons around. I identify the best path to get to them and decide that, this time, I'm gonna take the direct approach. I walk right up to them and go, "LBJ! DWade!!" They both look up at me (bear in mind they are lounging on a couch with cellphones in hand and their hats pulled down low). Wade goes "wassup man." I go, "not much, i was just wondering..." when Lebron interrupts and goes, "you with these girls?" as he gestures behind me. I whip my head around and see two gorgeous blondes glancing over in their direction. I nervously reply, "y-ya, man." and I wave them over.

The girls smile and instantly start walking over. Wade and LBJ's body language completely begin to change as they start to adjust for the ladies. Once the girls arrive Wade says something like "why dont you guys sit down" and motions toward the empty space between him and Lebron. The two girls start walkin to sit down and im thinking "**** it man, this could be the only time in my life i get to chat with these guys, im sitting down too" and at the last second i squeeze myself between the girl closest to lebron and himself. You could tell for a minute that he was stunned but I played it off.

Wade was loving the fact that the couch was now tight because this sexy blonde was basically having to sit on him. Lebron was buried in his phone at this point. I kind of poke my neck out and lean over his shoulder, look at his phone screen and go, "checking your fantasy teams?" and started laughing. He literally stared blankly at me and looked back at his phone and tilted it away from me. At this point I look up and there is this huge black guy standing directly in front of me, staring down at us as if something was wrong. I go "you wanna sit down?" He goes "no, but you got to go". I look at Lebron hoping that he will do something to stop it and he just stares back at me blankly. I stand up and am "escorted away" by this ****.

After seeing all of the interviews Lebron has done, I was disgusted by his lack of empathy toward a fan. The funny thing is, Leo has the same size ego as Lebron. Both are scumbags but at least Lebron is recognizable outside of downtown Toronto.

[blizz]

lol I thought this thread was about him talking about Alan Anderson. "Even when he has a bad shooting game, Alan still has the confidence to continue shooting, hoping he'll get the next shot" or something ridiculous like that. Yes its great when a horrible shooter continues shooting. We should start booing him every time he commentates, everything he says is BS.

Thats a 7-footer out there!

And poster above, you sound pretty annoying. If a stranger started looking at my phone, I would get pissed too. Especially people who mention fantasy sports. and you ****blocked him. thats like 3 strikes right there

[TdotRap4Lyfe]

Years ago I saw Mike Bullard (remember him) at Square One, and briefly followed him around the mall.

*Creeper mode activated*

[YogiStewart]

I was new to Canada and a student bussing tables for small amounts of money. It was at a trendy down town restaurant.

Leo comes in with some person I didnt recognize.

Leo goes to me as I pass by. "Can you get me a bottle of San Pelligrino?

Me knowing who Leo was decided to get the bottle myself even though it was outside my duties. I should have told the waiter. But because I wanted to serve Leo I got the bottle. and brought ice out in their glasses.

When Leo saw the ice his eyes nearly popped out of his head. He yells at me. goes "I expect to be treated with a certain level of hospitality when I come here!!!"

Needless to say he mentioned it to the server and I got talked to by the manager because of leo friggin rautins.

yeah. it is a big sin to have ice with bottled water/sparkling water. defeats the purpose of having a bottled water

[MikeM]

The Main Event must be trolling. These stories can't be real. How can you be that socially inept?

[Prestige]

On a related note, is Milos Raunic a naturalized Canadian or was he born here? Because he sounded like he didn't know English.

[TdotRap4Lyfe]

About to pass out but I figured i'd shoot you guys one more. I wish I was making these up. Living in MLS, if for nothing more, has provided great entertainment. I was going into RealSports two nights ago to meet a buddy when I see Lebron and Dwade literally just chilling out. I quickly assess the surroundings to see if there is any security around and to my surprise, there are only servers and patrons around. I identify the best path to get to them and decide that, this time, I'm gonna take the direct approach. I walk right up to them and go, "LBJ! DWade!!" They both look up at me (bear in mind they are lounging on a couch with cellphones in hand and their hats pulled down low). Wade goes "wassup man." I go, "not much, i was just wondering..." when Lebron interrupts and goes, "you with these girls?" as he gestures behind me. I whip my head around and see two gorgeous blondes glancing over in their direction. I nervously reply, "y-ya, man." and I wave them over.

The girls smile and instantly start walking over. Wade and LBJ's body language completely begin to change as they start to adjust for the ladies. Once the girls arrive Wade says something like "why dont you guys sit down" and motions toward the empty space between him and Lebron. The two girls start walkin to sit down and im thinking "**** it man, this could be the only time in my life i get to chat with these guys, im sitting down too" and at the last second i squeeze myself between the girl closest to lebron and himself. You could tell for a minute that he was stunned but I played it off.

Wade was loving the fact that the couch was now tight because this sexy blonde was basically having to sit on him. Lebron was buried in his phone at this point. I kind of poke my neck out and lean over his shoulder, look at his phone screen and go, "checking your fantasy teams?" and started laughing. He literally stared blankly at me and looked back at his phone and tilted it away from me. At this point I look up and there is this huge black guy standing directly in front of me, staring down at us as if something was wrong. I go "you wanna sit down?" He goes "no, but you got to go". I look at Lebron hoping that he will do something to stop it and he just stares back at me blankly. I stand up and am "escorted away" by this ****.

After seeing all of the interviews Lebron has done, I was disgusted by his lack of empathy toward a fan. The funny thing is, Leo has the same size ego as Lebron. Both are scumbags but at least Lebron is recognizable outside of downtown Toronto.

Wow...that's pretty terrible kinda awkward getting escorted off...

[Undefeated]

Wade was loving the fact that the couch was now tight because this sexy blonde was basically having to sit on him. Lebron was buried in his phone at this point. I kind of poke my neck out and lean over his shoulder, look at his phone screen and go, "checking your fantasy teams?" and started laughing. He literally stared blankly at me and looked back at his phone and tilted it away from me. At this point I look up and there is this huge black guy standing directly in front of me, staring down at us as if something was wrong. I go "you wanna sit down?" He goes "no, but you got to go". I look at Lebron hoping that he will do something to stop it and he just stares back at me blankly. I stand up and am "escorted away" by this ****.

lol nice story, but you come off as a creep kinda no lies

[Chaos Engine]

About to pass out but I figured i'd shoot you guys one more. I wish I was making these up. Living in MLS, if for nothing more, has provided great entertainment. I was going into RealSports two nights ago to meet a buddy when I see Lebron and Dwade literally just chilling out. I quickly assess the surroundings to see if there is any security around and to my surprise, there are only servers and patrons around. I identify the best path to get to them and decide that, this time, I'm gonna take the direct approach. I walk right up to them and go, "LBJ! DWade!!" They both look up at me (bear in mind they are lounging on a couch with cellphones in hand and their hats pulled down low). Wade goes "wassup man." I go, "not much, i was just wondering..." when Lebron interrupts and goes, "you with these girls?" as he gestures behind me. I whip my head around and see two gorgeous blondes glancing over in their direction. I nervously reply, "y-ya, man." and I wave them over.

The girls smile and instantly start walking over. Wade and LBJ's body language completely begin to change as they start to adjust for the ladies. Once the girls arrive Wade says something like "why dont you guys sit down" and motions toward the empty space between him and Lebron. The two girls start walkin to sit down and im thinking "**** it man, this could be the only time in my life i get to chat with these guys, im sitting down too" and at the last second i squeeze myself between the girl closest to lebron and himself. You could tell for a minute that he was stunned but I played it off.

Wade was loving the fact that the couch was now tight because this sexy blonde was basically having to sit on him. Lebron was buried in his phone at this point. I kind of poke my neck out and lean over his shoulder, look at his phone screen and go, "checking your fantasy teams?" and started laughing. He literally stared blankly at me and looked back at his phone and tilted it away from me. At this point I look up and there is this huge black guy standing directly in front of me, staring down at us as if something was wrong. I go "you wanna sit down?" He goes "no, but you got to go". I look at Lebron hoping that he will do something to stop it and he just stares back at me blankly. I stand up and am "escorted away" by this ****.

After seeing all of the interviews Lebron has done, I was disgusted by his lack of empathy toward a fan. The funny thing is, Leo has the same size ego as Lebron. Both are scumbags but at least Lebron is recognizable outside of downtown Toronto.

You should have angled for an orgy.

[raps4589]

All Leo rautins threads should be locked lol. His name just brings anger to alot of fans

[J-Roc]

On a related note, is Milos Raunic a naturalized Canadian or was he born here? Because he sounded like he didn't know English.

That's like many schools in Mississauga.

[TheFreshPrince]

OP sounds creepy...

[Geddy]

It's threads like this which make me love this board sometimes

[sule]

Years ago I saw Mike Bullard (remember him) at Square One, and briefly followed him around the mall.

Mike Bullard came into the Best Buy I used to work at, and wanted to buy an FM Transmitter. The store was pretty quiet when he came in, so i left my department and went to the audio section to personally help him and give him advice on which one to buy (I had read up a bunch on them when I bought mine, so i knew pretty much everything one would need to look for when purchasing one).

The guy was a dick. I wasn't being overly talkative, or even saying "hey, you're Mike Bullard". But I was being very polite and giving him great advice. He made some slick comment about the service in the store before he walked away. I didn't even mention that I bothered to go to one of his late night show tapings when he actually had a show and had Mandy Moore on.


I've also seen Pinball Clemens at a garden centre in Milton back when he was coaching the Argos. He seemed really friendly, but I didn't go over to talk to him. Figured I'd let him be.

[22haytham22]

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[wolfv]

You need to share these stories more often Main Event, LOL

[The Main Event]

You need to share these stories more often Main Event, LOL

I have ALOT more from previous years including a run-in with Kevin O'Neil that ended up with someone getting a bloody lip. Will get into them later if people have any interest hearing them.

[sule]

About to pass out but I figured i'd shoot you guys one more. I wish I was making these up. Living in MLS, if for nothing more, has provided great entertainment. I was going into RealSports two nights ago to meet a buddy when I see Lebron and Dwade literally just chilling out. I quickly assess the surroundings to see if there is any security around and to my surprise, there are only servers and patrons around. I identify the best path to get to them and decide that, this time, I'm gonna take the direct approach. I walk right up to them and go, "LBJ! DWade!!" They both look up at me (bear in mind they are lounging on a couch with cellphones in hand and their hats pulled down low). Wade goes "wassup man." I go, "not much, i was just wondering..." when Lebron interrupts and goes, "you with these girls?" as he gestures behind me. I whip my head around and see two gorgeous blondes glancing over in their direction. I nervously reply, "y-ya, man." and I wave them over.

The girls smile and instantly start walking over. Wade and LBJ's body language completely begin to change as they start to adjust for the ladies. Once the girls arrive Wade says something like "why dont you guys sit down" and motions toward the empty space between him and Lebron. The two girls start walkin to sit down and im thinking "**** it man, this could be the only time in my life i get to chat with these guys, im sitting down too" and at the last second i squeeze myself between the girl closest to lebron and himself. You could tell for a minute that he was stunned but I played it off.

Wade was loving the fact that the couch was now tight because this sexy blonde was basically having to sit on him. Lebron was buried in his phone at this point. I kind of poke my neck out and lean over his shoulder, look at his phone screen and go, "checking your fantasy teams?" and started laughing. He literally stared blankly at me and looked back at his phone and tilted it away from me. At this point I look up and there is this huge black guy standing directly in front of me, staring down at us as if something was wrong. I go "you wanna sit down?" He goes "no, but you got to go". I look at Lebron hoping that he will do something to stop it and he just stares back at me blankly. I stand up and am "escorted away" by this ****.

After seeing all of the interviews Lebron has done, I was disgusted by his lack of empathy toward a fan. The funny thing is, Leo has the same size ego as Lebron. Both are scumbags but at least Lebron is recognizable outside of downtown Toronto.

So let me get this straight...

- You followed Leo Rautins down an aisle at a grocery store, and when he clearly indicates he doesn't want to have a conversation, you yell his name out to the whole store?

- You crept closer and closer to Sherm when he was shopping for fruit to ask him about Bargnani's future with the team.

- And you forcefully wedged yourself between LeBron and a hot blonde to not only c*ckblock him and get ignored, but then look over his shoulder at his phone and use ur go-to conversation starter for a famous athlete, which was "you're checking your fantasy teams?".

lol. Sorry bro. That's pretty damn creepy.