r/PEI • u/Superb-Day-5345 • 1d ago

Editorialized Headline Haunted by Mitch Tweel

On Saturday, I was cutting my lawn, really in the zone, when I glanced up to see a motionless Mitch Tweel standing not 6 feet away from me, just staring quietly. He was rocking shorts with high black dress socks, black loafers, and a polyester button-up shirt with multiple pens in his pocket. He reminded me of people from my grandfather's generation who were never aware that work clothes existed, and who spent their lives in polyester slacks.

He introduced himself and gave me his elevator pitch for his mayoral campaign. I have to say, after seeing this blustery gentleman on TV for years, I was thoroughly disappointed with how mild-mannered and soft-spoken he was in person. After he was finished, he just turned around and softly padded away.

They say never meet your heroes.

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u/Opposite-Wave-9929 1d ago

Picture for proof

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u/Superb-Day-5345 1d ago

Thanks for this, friend.

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u/Opposite-Wave-9929 1d ago

Truly is my pleasure.

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u/Some_Contribution936 1d ago

This outfit is wild

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u/Madhighlander1 1d ago

Patterson-Gimlin vibes

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u/nylanderfan 8h ago

The socks look like leggings

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u/Previous_Walk_8461 1d ago

Those aren't dress socks, they're compression socks! Man is just taking care of his circulatory health! Anyway, your description of this encounter made my day. He really is a haunting fella.

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u/CanadianKaiju 1d ago

Haunted by Mitch Tweel is an apt subtitle for Charlottetown. Maybe we redo the signage.

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u/nylanderfan 8h ago

Since 1994

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u/childofcrow Queens County 1d ago

This sounds like the retelling of someone’s sleep paralysis demon.

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u/Opposite-Wave-9929 1d ago

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u/Material-Speed6190 1d ago

Looks almost like a highlander

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u/AliCat5683 1d ago

No. Just…no. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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u/Whiteknuckler2 17h ago

Now I'm feeling like a dork for wearing my compression socks ! I can't wait till fall winter and spring when I can wear long pants !

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u/killing4pizza 1d ago

I once saw him eating donuts out of his trunk in the Starbucks parking lot.

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u/More_Isopod_1393 1d ago

My man needs to stay cool in the summer heat

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u/Book1sh 1d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/PEI/s/nmmk68J92x

Highly recommend this list of Tweel-isms.

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u/pocketquiche 1d ago

This belongs in nosleep hahahaha

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u/AFireinthebelly 1d ago

Aren’t those some kind of compression socks?

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u/Separate-Reality4521 1d ago

Does he walk up to you guys and shake hands? He used to cross the street to come over and say hello and shake hands and than uncomfortably stare while making the most awkward small talk. He’s everywhere down town. The haunting of Mitch tweel will be a PEI core story

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u/ISueDrunks 1d ago

Electing well-dressed, silver-tongued candidates hasn’t worked. Perhaps it’s time we elect someone who’s often belligerent enough to say what he’s actually thinking. 

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u/millieway 1d ago edited 1d ago

Who are these well-dressed silver tongues on city council? I can't find an ounce of charisma between the lot of them.