Ronnie Pickering now - cult meme hero's antics in seven years since viral rant

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road rage rant between Pickering and a moped driver sparked an infamous, hilarious tirade that saw the pair trade some rather tepid insults seven years ago today (Wednesday, September 21).On September 21, 2015, Pickering was seen uttering the now legendary line: "Do you know who I am?

I'm Ronnie Pickering."READ MORE: Man to spend 24-hours doing world's most hated exercise to 'stop people complaining'At the time, very few people knew who exactly Pickering was, but the video has since went viral and now the 59-year-old grandfather-of-five is known by hundreds of thousands of internet users.Pickering, also known as "Road Rage Ronnie", has felt the success of internet stardom and life seemed to carry on as normal.There was an occasion a few years back where Pickering assaulted a drug dealer selling outside of a friends house, which landed the internet legend in court, but there has been no lasting damage from the video itself.Speaking to HullLive, Pickering said of the video: "To be honest, I was just spouting a lot of gobbledegook.

I said things I wouldn’t normally say. I now wish I had never said all that but what can you do?"The infamous video showcased Pickering saying: "Do you know who I am?" to a rather flummoxed driver, who responded with: "What?".Pickering also received an "alternative" blue plaque to honour his internet meme culture success.

Pickering, who says he "never made a penny" from the video, continued: "People have rows like that all the time but they are not always filmed.