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Well ralph, allow the online site wikipedia to help you out.
Joseph "Joey" Deacon was born with severe cerebral palsy, a neurological condition which left him with a muscular "spastic pattern", particularly arms and legs, resulting in a tendency of muscular tonus in the form of flexion of arms and extension of legs. This prevented fine motor control in movements of hands and arms, and meant that although he could walk with assistance, he used a wheelchair for most of his life. This also rendered his speech unintelligible to all except a few.
In 1981, the last year of his life, Joey Deacon was featured on the children's magazine programme, Blue Peter, for the International Year of the Disabled. He was presented as an example of a man who achieved a lot in spite of his disabilities. However, despite the positive light in which the programme's editor was trying to present his story, the impact was not as intended. The sights and sounds of Joey's distinctive speech and movements had a lasting impact on young viewers, who quickly learnt to imitate them. Joey's name and mannerisms quickly became a label of ridicule in school playgrounds across the country. Even today, if a person trips over or happens to otherwise compromise themselves, they may still be mocked as a "Joey". Nonetheless, many who were children at that time now look back on him rather fondly. [4]
Joey's name was also the inspiration for the playground rhymes "Joe A, Joe B, Joe C, Joe D, Joey" and "Acon, Beacon, Ceacon, Deacon!" where the speaker alternately points his finger at himself and a fellow pupil in order to imply that the other person has some (vaguely-defined) handicap in common with Joey Deacon. That variants of these rhymes/games exist is significant because it means they have sufficient maturity and prevalence to diverge.
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I have to admit that I was fucked off at having to come into work early, but this thread has made me lol, quite something given that I have had around three hours' sleep.
On the topic of quick-to-prepare "food", try this:
Ingredients:
- a couple or three pitta bread - some mature cheddar - Worcester sauce
Method:
Cut open pittas. Stuff in as much mature cheddar you want/need. Add as much Worcester sauce as you want/need. Put in microwave for thirty or so seconds on full power. Eat.
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quote:Originally posted by Ringo: Doesn't the grease from the cheese make the pittas all rubbery?
Depends on the quality of the cheese, really. I use Sainsbury's finest Canadian mature Cheddar, so the rubberyness is minimal. If you go for the full-on budget option however - something like Tesco Value "Cheddar" with a milk content of 0.01%, rubber content of 73% and fuck-knows-what-else content of 26.99% - you'll probably think you're biting into a flat tyre. Albeit a cheesy one.
Tip: you can also add some mushrooms for extra flavour.
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