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[–] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I saw Sir Ian McKellen at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.

The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.

When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are you sure that was Sir Ian McKellen and not a random old homeless guy?

[–] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

He walked away mumbling something about fools and flies

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 5 days ago

When I was younger, maybe junior high, I got roped into watching my 3 month old niece while my sister got her hair done. So there I am, sitting in the waiting area of a hair salon with my niece, and who walks in but Sir Ian McKellen!

I was nervous as fuck, and just kept looking at him as he read a magazine and waited, but didn't know what to say. Pretty soon though my niece started crying, and I'm trying to quiet her down because I didn't want her to bother Ian, but she just wouldn't stop. Pretty soon he gets up and walks over. He started running his hands through her hair and asking what was wrong. I replied that she was probably hungry or something. So, Ian put down his magazine, picked up my niece and lifted his shirt. He breast fed her right there in the middle of a hair salon. Chill guy, really nice about it.

Anybody else met him and have any stories to share?

[–] Metz@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Did i just witness the birth of a original Lemmy copypasta?

[–] SandmanXC@lemmy.world 60 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

One I feel like I hadn't seen in a decade. Well done!

[–] LurkyMcLurkface@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nope. This is a reddit copypasta.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 5 days ago

Not quite. It’s a 4chan copypasta!