From the St. Pete Times, an inspiring story of a triple-amputee and his unbreakable spirit:
Michael Wiley has broken traffic laws across Pasco County for the past 22 years, even though he has no arms. Now he faces a charge of domestic battery.Wiley was once convicted of kicking a state trooper with his good leg. This time, he is accused of striking his wife with his head.
As his mother once said, "He's proving to the world he's as good as ever."
Hopefully they'll be able to get Sean Astin for the movie.
Posted by floridacracker at September 13, 2006 12:31 PMI'm trying to remember where I first heard "handi*capable*". It was some sitcom. I think it was Dif'rent Strokes. I just remember some kid in a wheelchair really stressing the "capable" part.
Posted by: marc at September 13, 2006 05:17 PMJust another news article that reminds me why I could never handle being a cop. Besides maybe using his ankle to cuff his leg behind his back to his belt or beltloop, what do you do to an armless guy that is trying to kick you with his one leg? I mean would a Taser even work on a guy that's been blown apart by a transformer accident? Sure, he puts his pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us, but you have to admit, he'd probably laugh at the threat of a Taser.
Posted by: tfhr at September 13, 2006 07:00 PMoh my Gawd, Donnah you found one. This guy has been
the Zephyrhills Manic Man for a while now..he pops up in the papers from time to time. The Ledger did a sort of weird human interest story on him recently... He must have a way with the press.
The last article I read about him started out with some strange charges he had picked up, and ended with him bragging about driving a stick shift.
Posted by: csason at September 13, 2006 10:44 PMI loved "Diff'rent Strokes". That and "Facts of Life" were two shows I only started watching after I was grown and married and I found them both screamingly funny. DS did the more serious topics. I remember Dudley being drugged and in the clutches of a pedophile -- that's some comedy fare.
I heard "handicapable" in the 80's sometime, don't know from where.
I remember reading about some serial killer that was trying to get released from prison because he was old and in a wheelchair. The prosecutor very vividly explained to the powers that be that even if the guy only had one leg he'd use it to try to kick you to death with. Ha.
Owen, I believe I've posted about your fellow before. He's quite a colorful character. He truly is handicapable!
Posted by: Donnah at September 13, 2006 11:50 PMThe famous Dudley molestered episode featured the late Gordan Jump as the prevert. It was through that episode that boys of my generation learned it was wrong to take nekkid showers or do nekkied bed jumping with fat, old, bald men. Beforehand, we just didn't know.
Gordan Jump featured in a lot of our young lessons. Tangentially, it is because of him that to this day, as God as my witness, I know that turkeys can't fly.
Posted by: marc at September 14, 2006 01:40 AMPoor Dudley. I had no idea that episode was famous. It was just the one that stuck out most in my mind.
There are a lot of hilarious comments over at jumptheshark, including this one about being "handicapable":
I guess it's "a very special" moment when they introduced LARGE-headed KATHY the wise-ass quadraplegic in Arnold's class. So the kids/and viewers wouldn't freak out and/or pity the "HEAD on wheels" --they made KATHY a real bully with a foul-mouth "COOL IT, TURKEY!" "WATCH IT, DIRTBAG!!". In the end, we learned that KATHY was indeed handi-capable and not a bad dancer !! whirrrrr....whirrrrr....."Kimberly! My colostomy bag is FULL!!".
A pic of Kathy to refresh your memory:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/27167/cat/654