A tipsy crossword enthusiast was caught on camera transforming the ‘gloomy mood’ of delayed train passengers by coaxing them into answering puzzle clues.
Damion Francis was traveling back from London to Bath on the evening after day drinking with friends when his pal pulled out an old newspaper crossword.
At first the 39-year-old pretended not to know him, when he started asking bemused travelers the name of a Venezuelan river, as he casually sipped from a wine miniature.
But the other passengers, frustrated by delays due to flooding, soon transformed into smiling brainiacs shouting out answers as quickly as the puzzle-master could ask them.
The funny footage was uploaded to TikTok with the caption ‘How one guy changes the mood of the whole train car through a crossword puzzle. Wait til the end…’. The video has since gone viral, racking up almost 4 million views and lots of comments.
“He started doing the puzzle and calling out for answers and the whole train started getting involved,” said Damion, from Swindon, Wiltshire.
“It really lightened the mood because everyone was a bit peed off because of all the delays on the train.
“To our surprise, there was someone on the train who knew the answer to each of the questions.
“It was a bit of a collective thing really. Everyone was connecting over it and joining in. It was from all age groups as well, there were younger and older people all getting involved.”
NO NEED FOR DRINKING: Hilarious Video as Snoop Dog Narrating Planet Earth Lizard-Escape is ‘Better Than Original’
“The reaction to it was all positive, I don’t think there was any negative reaction to it at all.
“It feels good that we’ve been able to send out so many positive vibes just from one video, and it’s good to see positive comments from people.”
One person commented: “So much better than everyone ignoring each other like normal!”
Another said it showed the upside of being tipsy and fun in public. “This is lovely. Humans are so cute sometimes.”
“Drunk guy unifies everyone,” concluded another. “It’s Britain in a nutshell.”
MORE FUN: Devious Dog Fakes a Coma to Avoid Toilet Duty in the Rain –And it’s So Cute
SHARE THE FUN Video With Crossword Pals on Social Media…