tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post9031081089822269978..comments2023-08-08T10:25:47.529+01:00Comments on McCabism: Body-imageGordon McCabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-39226190204807480952007-03-19T22:45:00.000+00:002007-03-19T22:45:00.000+00:00I'm afraid not Mr Draper.I'm afraid not Mr Draper.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-91413003368667302402007-03-19T20:31:00.000+00:002007-03-19T20:31:00.000+00:00if this is the gordon that graduated from granger ...if this is the gordon that graduated from granger high 1966 contact me. cdraper@utah.govDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200339032596640612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-14704998181618069682007-02-26T09:54:00.000+00:002007-02-26T09:54:00.000+00:00TIIIIMMMMMYYYY!TIIIIMMMMMYYYY!Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-617459977810094182007-02-26T00:06:00.000+00:002007-02-26T00:06:00.000+00:00Henry James always said it's better to know less a...Henry James always said it's better to know less about a historical event when you want to turn it into fiction (he was referring to his writing of "The Aspern Papers," I believe).<BR/><BR/>So, I stand corrected. But my story about Gordon the Genius, Wheelchair-Bound Blogger woulda been a good one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-64968519740528053222007-02-21T22:22:00.000+00:002007-02-21T22:22:00.000+00:00Ah, I'm afraid Sherlock Susan failed to spot the s...Ah, I'm afraid Sherlock Susan failed to spot the significance of the manner in which the bathroom bulb failed, with the glass of the bulb exploding out of the bayonet cap, leaving the metal cap welded into the smoking socket.<BR/><BR/>But the image of me in a wheelchair is definitely a fetching one. I shall use it as a source of pride and inspiration.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-44004064062431430742007-02-21T20:56:00.000+00:002007-02-21T20:56:00.000+00:00This is what Sherlock Susan gets up to in her spar...This is what Sherlock Susan gets up to in her spare moments, Gordon: When you replied on the McDonald's thread that you didn't have a job until you were working with air traffic control patterns (i.e., after college) *and* you revealed on the physics paper thread that your bathroom light had blown out and two days running you had nevertheless pulled the cord, this is what I concluded: Gordon, like Stephen Hawking, is in a wheelchair. That's why he didn't have a job in his youth and that's why he was unable to just change the lightbulb (hence, pulling on the cord would have desired result). <BR/><BR/>Absolutely nothing wrong if so (one of my favorite movies is documentary about paraplegic rugby players --talk about a) guts and b) ability to pleasure women), but now I'm curious to know if I'm right. Or were you just a rich kid who never had to work? Or is it just that in England teenagers simply *don't* work because it's too hard to get work papers?<BR/><BR/>I know, I'm intrusive, but I write fiction and to me, every little bit of information missing larger bits to make sense of it suggest a hidden tale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-14793926975279915612007-02-20T22:19:00.000+00:002007-02-20T22:19:00.000+00:00You're so right Neil.You're so right Neil.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37936507.post-26993772433940359672007-02-20T21:43:00.000+00:002007-02-20T21:43:00.000+00:00At just over 6 feet and about 12 stone, I am consi...At just over 6 feet and about 12 stone, I am considered a bit of a whippet. It interesting that people seem to think that it is absolutely fine to comment on the lack of meat on my bones ("Yea, it's alright for you, you skinny bastard..." That kind of thing.). If, however, I was carrying a few extra stone, I doubt it very much if they would poke fun at me to the same extent. Skinny people are fair game, fat people are a protected species. This is sizism. And I'm sick of it. What you reckon, Gordon? Am I right or am I right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com