# JamieMcGarry - Wheel yourself on down here **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 25, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050 "2011-08-25T16:11:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/621 "2011-09-02T20:40:44Z")
Does he call the thing you hang on the mirror the “Crip Sticker”. That’s what my dad calls his. Of course, he is the guy who refers to my mom’s hysterectomy as “the time your mother got spayed”, so he is not exactly a paragon of tact. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/622 "2011-09-02T20:42:47Z")
> [@treis](#): > > We don’t discriminate against the handicapped here. LAWSUIT’D!! Aw, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/623 "2011-09-02T20:44:53Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Does he call the thing you hang on the mirror the “Crip Sticker”. That’s what my dad calls his. He calls it the “crip license,” actually. I suppose he has an official license to crip, and thus park in the crip spot. And yes, if you call his wooden leg a “prosthetic” you get a very exasperated look. It’s made of wood. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/624 "2011-09-02T20:51:35Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Rhymer Rules prohibit me from assaulting women, and thus this post forced me to go out and slap a completely innocent Hungarian. I hope you’re happy. Listen buddy, I’m not stupid. I know there’s no such thing as an innocent Hungarian. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/625 "2011-09-02T20:53:40Z")
Didn’t Jamie say in the airplane thread that he’d never, ever, _eveeeeer_ allow someone to pick him up because it infantilizes and demeans him? What are the two burly guys doing in that video? Why…they’re lifting him up! ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/626 "2011-09-02T20:54:59Z")
But to be fair, he only did it because the guys begged for him to. He didn’t want them to suffer from inspiration deprivation during that trip to the gym. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/627 "2011-09-02T20:58:09Z")
> [@ladyfoxfyre](#): > > Listen buddy, I’m not stupid. I know there’s no such thing as an innocent Hungarian. Untrue. I keep a stock of them around for just this purpose. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/628 "2011-09-02T20:58:59Z")
> [@Feyrat](#): > > He calls it the “crip license,” actually. I suppose he has an official license to crip, and thus park in the crip spot. I keep envisioning an old African American man with mostly white hair. One that doesn’t get around too well. Ready at a moments notice to “put a cap in a cracker’s ass”. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/629 "2011-09-02T21:08:12Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Didn’t Jamie say in the airplane thread that he’d never, ever, _eveeeeer_ allow someone to pick him up because it infantilizes and demeans him? What are the two burly guys doing in that video? Why…they’re lifting him up! Shhhh. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/630 "2011-09-02T21:17:25Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > What are the two burly guys doing in that video? Lugs lift him up where he belongs. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/631 "2011-09-02T21:35:01Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I keep envisioning an old African American man with mostly white hair. One that doesn’t get around too well. Ready at a moments notice to “put a cap in a cracker’s ass”. ROFL! My dad’s an old white guy, just in the interest of disclosure. He is kinda funky though 😃 And he’s got a sense of humor, which is an added bonus when you’re crippled. Actually: I never thought of my dad as crippled. I know I never managed to outrun the old bastard when I was a kid! ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/632 "2011-09-02T21:36:54Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Lugs lift him up where he belongs. Geez, that clip needed a soundtrack, too, and now, in my head, it has one. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/633 "2011-09-02T21:43:10Z")
> [@Feyrat](#): > > ROFL! My dad’s an old white guy, just in the interest of disclosure. He is kinda funky though 😃 And he’s got a sense of humor, which is an added bonus when you’re crippled. > > Actually: I never thought of my dad as crippled. I know I never managed to outrun the old bastard when I was a kid! Crochety “old men” with an attitude and a sense of humor are some of the best IMO. Hell, I almost look forward to a cane and being hunched over yelling at kids to get off my lawn. I think there is some sort of law where no matter what the dad’s speed or agility is, the kids can’t quite out do him. Glad to hear your dad has a sense of humor about it. I take it you got the “crips” reference"? ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/634 "2011-09-02T21:43:36Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Rhymer Rules prohibit me from assaulting women, and thus this post forced me to go out and slap a completely innocent Hungarian. … in a wheel chair? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/635 "2011-09-02T21:47:35Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Lugs lift him up where he belongs. Go to your room. ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/636 "2011-09-02T21:59:28Z")
> [@Feyrat](#): > > That’s how my dad does it. He’s got a wooden leg and sometimes I have to remember when I go out in public that other people don’t like to hear it called “the crip spot.” My dear departed Grandfather had a blue tag for his car, and referred to himself as “invalid”, deliberate emphasis on the second syllable. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/637 "2011-09-02T22:01:48Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Didn’t Jamie say in the airplane thread that he’d never, ever, _eveeeeer_ allow someone to pick him up because it infantilizes and demeans him? What are the two burly guys doing in that video? Why…they’re lifting him up! It’s a fine line between “helping the disabled” and “homoerotic gym play.” ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/638 "2011-09-02T22:20:40Z")
> [@LouiseE](#): > > My dear departed Grandfather had a blue tag for his car, and referred to himself as “invalid”, deliberate emphasis on the second syllable. My dear departed father had a blue tag and would drag one leg behind himself going ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ His disability had nothing to do with his legs or leprosy. God I miss that man. ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/639 "2011-09-02T22:21:51Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Crochety “old men” with an attitude and a sense of humor are some of the best IMO. Hell, I almost look forward to a cane and being hunched over yelling at kids to get off my lawn. I think there is some sort of law where no matter what the dad’s speed or agility is, the kids can’t quite out do him. Glad to hear your dad has a sense of humor about it. I take it you got the “crips” reference"? That pretty much describes my dad, yeah. Except he’s the kind of old man that isn’t yelling at kids to get off his lawn… he’s handing out messy fudgsicles at about 8pm just before their parents want to send them to bed. He’s a bad old man 😃 And yeah, I got it. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/640 "2011-09-02T22:38:37Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Is there really any point to correcting people like this? “Handicapped” isn’t even a pejorative or disparaging in any way, like some words that have gone through the [euphemism treadmill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Disability_and_handicap). Derr…it was a joke, which lots of others got, such as > [@ladyfoxfyre](#): > > And it’s “handi-capable” anyway. and > [@Joey\_P](#): > > in a wheelchair and **LurkMeister** , among the many others who got it and didn’t comment on it. You people who beat up Hungarians OBVIOUSLY are silly Midwesterners. The new fad on the coasts are the Portuguese. Always smelling of the sea and shellfish… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050.md?page=33)