GASSY SPOTTED IN 1925 PHOTO OF RICHMOND BRIDGE

            Source: Wossname Museum of History
Circa: 1925, June

(From the News archives dating to that of the photograph) The benevolent residents of Richmond were greatly disturbed by the appearance of an individual identifying himself as 'Gassy' upon the tranquil banks of the River Thames.  The individual in question was said to be despondent and looking for "urbex photo ops", without further explaining what an urbex was. Said individual also frightened patrons of a nearby ale establishment by engaging in conversations and not using polite suffixes to sentences such as 'please' and 'thank you', instead resorting to speaking loudly and slowly when asking for directions. 

'Gassy' also did not understand the usages of titles, referring to everyone as "dudes", further infuriating gentlemen in the area by forgetting to doff his mask to passing ladies, instead spouting ridiculous nonsense about equal rights and suffrage and all individuals, women included, being equal before his majesty George V's laws.  Local constables were called upon the scene to seize the deranged individual, but was nowhere to be found.  

His whereabouts from that point in time remain a mystery until his reappearance in 1955 in the presence of a "James Byron" asking him not to enter his automobile, a compelling story which we shall present to our readers later.

We shall continue browsing through the archives in the hopes of uncovering more clues to this mysterious individual's identity.  Any of our readers who cross paths with him are hereby warned that this individual is to be considered dangerous and flatulent (which we consider to be a potential origin of the name Gassy).

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Richmond (show map)

Taken on: June 27, 2010

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