Clueless People That Unknowingly Met Tony Hawk

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mattstaff
Jun 12, 2020 4:00 PM EDT

As it turns out, Tony Hawk has to deal with a whole lot of people not realizing that they are in fact talking to him. And this pertains to situations where he needs identification, like the TSA checkpoint. It's not like he's walking around asking for everyone to know who he is, but you'd think that more people would have a handle on 

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    Font - PlayStation.c NTSC U/C "I wonder what he's "You famous?" -Guy at restaurant up to these days." -TSA Agent Follow Tony Hawk o Ctonyhawk girl at restaurant: "Are you Tony Hawk?" me: "Yes." her: "Why?" I had no idea how to answer. 6:02 PM - 26 Oct 2009 "Who's skateboard is this?" -Woman on Plane TONY HAWK's EXISTENTIAL NIGHTMARE SION TEEN SONY NVERSOT ACTIVISION. CONTENT RATED BY ESRB COMPUTER ENTERTANMENT IMPOSTER ANXIETY SELF DOUBT
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    Text - Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk At rental car agency, can't find my name on the monitor to find my car, go inside & wait in line. Finally get to the front, agent sees me & says "you really are Tony Hawk" Me: um, yes. I was looking for my name outside on the list Him: "I deleted it because I thought it was fake"
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    Text - Tony Hawk Follow @tonyhawk girl at restaurant: "Are you Tony Hawk?" me: "Yes." her: "Why?" I had no idea how to answer.
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    Text - Tony Hawk O Falow Gtonyhawk Dude at gas station in lowa: "Anyone ever tel you that you look like a young Tony Hawk?" He is my new favorite person.
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    Text - Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk · 7/14/18 Guy at grocery store: "you ever get mistaken for Tony Hawk... or are you Tony Hawk? Me: both! O 107 274,492 27K Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk · 6/25/11 guy at JFK: "How many people have mistaken you for Tony Hawk?" um... everyone I know, including my kids. Q 118 27858 278
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    Text - Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk · 5/15/11 Customs agent at LAX: "Your name looks familiar. Are you that oldest skateboarder guy?" 91 27247 68 Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk · 3/31/11 Text from my brother: Just went through security at SFO on my way to Indo. Guy looks at my passport & says, "You must be Tony Hawk's father" 2764 43
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    Text - Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk TSA agent (checking my ID): "Hawk, like that skateboarder Tony Hawk!" Me: exactly Her: "Cool, I wonder what he's up to these days" Me: this
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    Text - Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk Flight attendant checking overhead bins, sees four skateboards Him, jokingly: "is Tony Hawk on this flight or something?" Looks down, sees me Him: "I guess he is"
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    Text - Tony Hawk Follow @tonyhawk Woman on plane retrieving her luggage in the overhead: "Who's skateboard is this? It's blocking my bag" me: that's mine, you can pass it here her: "It's yours? You ride it? me: yes her: "Are you any good at it?" me: sometimes her: cackles maniacally, exits plane
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    Text - Tony Hawk O @tonyhawk · 3h TSA agent (staring intently): I'm trying to figure out who you look like before checking your ID. Me: ok TSA: that cyclist Armstrong! Nearby agent: that ain't Lance Armstrong Me: he's right TSA: oh you look like that skateboarder (checks ID). Same last name too! Crazy! Me: crazy – at Detroit metro airport Departure 178 275,951 26.6K
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    Text - Tony Hawk Follow @tonyhawk guy at restaurant: "you famous?" me: I think that depends on who you ask him: "anyone ever tell you that you look like Tom Brady?" me: never
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    Text - Tony Hawk Follow @tonyhawk To clarify: my legal name is Anthony TSA agent checks my ID, looks at me, looks at ID, looks back at me quizzically and loudly says "Tony Hawk's my favorite skater" Me: l'll tell him.
    via @tonyhawk

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