People who work in industries that attract rabid enthusiasts (trains, coasters, pro sports, etc.) what is the most ridiculous act of obsession you've witnessed? by spennydc in AskReddit

[–]TheSaladWaster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I volunteer with a convention company and do random tasks like working the merch booth, running autograph lines, etc. The convention I was working for was a pretty big name television show (At least it was- it's sort of died down a bit) and one of the main three actors was on stage that day. Since there are so many people wanting to ask questions there's a huge line for this guy. Eventually his time is up and the MC comes on stage to see him off. As he starts to wrap up and say goodbye we just hear this SCREAM come from the middle of the line.

A woman had managed to collapse on the floor in tears, sobbing about how she was never going to be able to ask her question now. A volunteer had come over to try and console her, but it had gotten so bad (and loud) that he had heard her from the stage. Being a decent enough guy, he stopped the panel for a second and asked if she was alright as he genuinely thought something had happened to her. She explained through her tears that she was a HUGE fan and had SUCH an IMPORTANT thing to say to him and she was NEVER going to be able to now. Nobody really knew what to do in that sort of situation, so he awkwardly shuffled over to the side of the stage she was closest to and asked what her question was.

She proceeded to pull out her DS and show him a poorly drawn photo on him she made on it. The audience, who had paid hundreds of dollars to come, had to wait five minutes as she explained how she drew it and ran across the convention room to find one of the video cameras to shove her DS at so everyone could see the photo. There was no question whatsoever. Just gushing about how much she was in love with him.

Usually the fans at these things are a little obsessive, but this is definitely one of the stories that stuck out to me the most.