Kensington Market man doles out bad advice for $1
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(Some background: "Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[1][2] Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington today is as much a legend as a district. The (partly) outdoor market has probably been photographed more often than any other site in Toronto."" Wikipedia)
Ryan Sadler frequents Kensington Market with a sign offering bad advice for $1.
By: Tara Deschamps Staff Reporter, Published on Thu Oct 29 2015
If you’re looking for some good advice, don’t bothering asking Ryan Sadler.
He’ll sell you bad advice for $1 if you spot him around Kensington Market, where he’s been catching attention with his kooky sales pitch for the past few weeks.
The Star caught up with Sadler, who has a background in finance, to find out why he’s flogging crummy advice.
In case you don’t heed Sadler’s warning not to follow his recommendations, take ours — his advice is really bad!
Where did the idea to give bad advice come from?
I ... was sitting on the couch, watching YouTube clips. I’m a huge Ronda Rousey fan and I was just listening to her give this quote. ... Her basic critique was a person doesn’t get to be an active participant in society, you don’t actually get to be a critic of situations around you, unless you are actively doing something. It occurred to me I was doing absolutely nothing, so I whipped up a chalkboard sign, came outside and that’s been it.
Ryan Sadler frequents Kensington Market with a sign offering bad advice for $1. Most customers find they get exactly what they paid for.
What are some of the pieces of advice you’ve given out?
I will say anything, from ‘Get a tattoo of Stephen Harper on your butt’ — it’s a topical tattoo, people like topical tattoos. I’ll tell people to interact in strange, but very friendly and non-aggressive ways with police. I’ll suggest that people ruin their lives in obscene decadence by consuming everything that is put around them. … "
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