# 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:** 38
**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 21, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/741 "2011-09-21T19:31:36Z")
That picture of the three guys flexing in their wheelchairs all slathered up with brown goop might be one of the best things I’ve seen on the internet all year. There must be a way to get that to go viral. (And yes, the fact that the middle guy is a bit pudgy around the middle enhances the hilarity of the photo for me.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/742 "2011-09-21T20:01:08Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > That picture of the three guys flexing in their wheelchairs all slathered up with brown goop Yeah, what’s up with that? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/743 "2011-09-21T20:49:07Z")
On the one hand, posting a true story about deliberately shitting yourself because a restaurant bathroom wasn’t configured correctly, instead of choosing a multitude of other options that didn’t involve public defecation while on a date, means that you’re a douchebag. Both for posting the story and engaging such a ridiculously over-the-top behavior. On the other hand, posting a made-up about deliberately shitting yourself because a restaurant bathroom wasn’t configured correctly, instead of choosing a multitude of other options that didn’t involve public defecation while on a date, thinking that the story would engender outrage for such a sad humiliation, means that you’re a douchebag. Both for lying about such a ridiculously over-the-top reaction, and for attempting to manipulate people. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/744 "2011-09-21T20:58:36Z")
“Public defecation while on a date” made me LOL. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/745 "2011-09-21T21:24:05Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > On the one hand, posting a true story about deliberately shitting yourself because a restaurant bathroom wasn’t configured correctly, instead of choosing a multitude of other options that didn’t involve public defecation while on a date, means that you’re a douchebag. Wait – what? I stopped reading this thread, but went back and discovered some true hilarity. McGarry is the gift that keeps on shitting. I refuse to believe it. I just – no, I refuse to believe he crapped himself on purpose in front of a crowd in order to make some sort of point, though that’s what the story would lead me to believe. “Douchebag” barely scratches the surface of the kind of lunatic who would do that. > [@](#): > > …public defecation while on a date… I LOL’d too. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/746 "2011-09-21T21:26:07Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > McGarry is the gift that keeps on shitting. This made me lose my shit. Pardon the expression. ---
**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 21, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/747 "2011-09-21T21:27:21Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > This made me lose my shit. I am sending your shit back by messenger. Please do not lose it again. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/748 "2011-09-21T21:44:57Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > public defecation while on a date. Hey that’s my favorite search entry on porn sites, back it off. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/749 "2011-09-21T21:48:04Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > That picture of the three guys flexing in their wheelchairs all slathered up with brown goop > [@Acsenray](#): > > Yeah, what’s up with that? Maybe they face the same problem that Jamie has, in restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/750 "2011-09-21T23:37:40Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > On the one hand, posting a true story about deliberately shitting yourself because a restaurant bathroom wasn’t configured correctly, instead of choosing a multitude of other options that didn’t involve public defecation while on a date, means that you’re a douchebag. Both for posting the story and engaging such a ridiculously over-the-top behavior. C’mon, **Kolga**. Maybe jamiemcgarry thought through all of the options and he chose this one because he was sure the date would know “He’s the shit.” That’s a plus for him, isn’t it? ETA: Okay, now that I got my (possibly feeble attempt at) humor out of the way, here’s some real advice for jamiemcgarry: If you’re susceptible to incontinence as you’ve described here, perhaps you should consider wearing those “adult diapers.” Don’t worry about them infantilizing you. Don’t you see the word _adult_ right there in the name of the product? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/751 "2011-09-22T02:28:02Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Yeah, what’s up with that? It’s some kind of stage make-up, apparently. (It does look pretty shitty) ---
**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 22, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/752 "2011-09-22T02:43:41Z")
It makes the muscles of all the he-men and the fat folds of all the little piggies stand out more clearly. Because when you’re judging a bodybuilding pageant you want to see every quivering bulge. He says that beauty doesn’t matter, it’s purely a matter of amount of muscle vs amount of fat, but aren’t there tools that people can use to measure that objectively as opposed to having men get up on stage and flex for points on a score card? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/753 "2011-09-22T02:50:06Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Wait – what? I stopped reading this thread, but went back and discovered some true hilarity. McGarry is the gift that keeps on shitting. I refuse to believe it. I just – no, I refuse to believe he crapped himself on purpose in front of a crowd in order to make some sort of point, though that’s what the story would lead me to believe. “Douchebag” barely scratches the surface of the kind of lunatic who would do that. I remember that thread but not the shitting in public part…that didn’t actually happen, right? ---
**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 22, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/754 "2011-09-22T02:53:38Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I remember that thread but not the shitting in public part…that didn’t actually happen, right? According to him it actually happened. He wanted to take a shit, his wheelchair wouldn’t fit through the stall door, so he went back to his table, tried to hold it, and wound up shitting himself in front of his date. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/755 "2011-09-22T02:57:16Z")
Is there a link to that thread/post? I was thinking of the date he went on where he didn’t want his wheelchair taken from him. It would be rough for the girl if that were the same one… ETA: Never mind, found it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/756 "2011-09-22T03:01:33Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > It makes the muscles of all the he-men and the fat folds of all the little piggies stand out more clearly. Because when you’re judging a bodybuilding pageant you want to see every quivering bulge. > > He says that beauty doesn’t matter, it’s purely a matter of amount of muscle vs amount of fat, but aren’t there tools that people can use to measure that objectively as opposed to having men get up on stage and flex for points on a score card? There’s also proportion and symmetry as well as the posing routine. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/757 "2011-09-22T03:28:06Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Yeah, what’s up with that? Toilets didn’t have wheelchair access. That, or synchronised shitting. ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/758 "2011-09-22T03:47:11Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > If you’ve ever watched an episode of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” you’ll know that the world Larry lives in is populated with men and women (and children) that make his life a living hell on a day to day basis, taking what would and should be a normal every day annoyance and blowing it up to heightened levels of angry, entitled, self-righteousness. This is a fictional TV show, and the way the characters Larry encounters react to things which are as minor as folding a shirt incorrectly at a clothing store to being asked to move away from the ice-cream freezer so he can buy some Chubby Hubby, are cartoonish and over the top. > > It turns out, these characters are not just fictional over-the-top caricatures. As a matter of fact, we have our very own CYE character here at the Dope, and his name is **JamieMcGarry**. Perhaps you’ve heard of him, considering that in his very short time here (he joined in mid-June) he has averaged over 15 posts a day and already has a post-count nearing 1,200 and a majority of those posts are on a single topic – his disability and the way he interacts with people in the real world in regards to it. > > Here are a few of Jamie’s threads on the subject, in case you haven’t been following along: > > [The problem with planes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613277) > [Not intending to hurt doesn’t take away the hurt](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614942) > [A real-life handicap parking story](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613579) > [It’s Part of Me](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613720) > [**How do you view “invalids” in relation to society?**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614457) > [Nonsensical parking lot story](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=620786) > and the most recent fun: > [Slipped under the radar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621609) > > Feel free to read all of those threads if you have a few days to kill, but basically they boil down to this: JamieMcGarry is a self-righteous asshole masquerading as a crusader for disabled rights when really he’s just trying to scam a free-ride in life by filing erroneous and unfounded complaints against the health club he was a member at until they revoked his membership. > > Jamie claims that he was banned from the gym not because of the parking lot incident detailed in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613579), but because of other problems he had with management, specifically relating to modified exercises he was doing with their workout equipment. Since he was unable to use the lat pull-down machine the way it was designed, due to his wheelchair, he started lifting himself up wheelchair and all. He says this was an “Inspiration” to other club members, which it very well may have been, and he was shocked that the management told him to knock it off due to their legitimate liability concerns. > > Jamie believes that because the gym does not have a lat pull-down machine that is usable by someone with his needs, that he has the right to sue them under ADA laws. However, as it was pointed out multiple times in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621609), the ADA law A) Only requires businesses to provide access to the exercise equipment and B) Doesn’t even go into effect until March 2012. So even if this health club was breaking ADA codes by not having the specific machine that Jamie feels he’s entitled to have (which is ridiculous) but they wouldn’t even be breaking this law until next year. > > It doesn’t take a lot of common sense to know that when you start using a machine like that in a way that it was not intended to be used, you’re begging for something catastrophic to happen. And to tell you the truth… I believe Jamie really was begging for something catastrophic to happen. Because **KA-CHING**! > > You know those people you hear about, and maybe you know a few of them, that “slip” at the grocery store every few months and end up getting a settlement check from them to avoid a lawsuit? Or the people that fake a back injury at work so they can go on workers comp, but then they get busted playing flag football without a hint of back pain? JamieMcGarry is that person on wheels. Very squeaky wheels. > > Jamie – I’m sorry that you are in a wheelchair. I really am. That sucks that that happened to you. But Jesus Fucking Christ, man…. Get rid of that fucking chip on your shoulder and figure out a way to exist in this world without looking at everyone as your oppressor. You’re not Batman. > > Does it suck that people park in handicapped spots when they shouldn’t? Yes. They’re assholes. But deal with it like a fucking grown-up. Call the police or security and stop fucking confronting people the way you do. You’re going to get yourself hurt one of these days (which again, I’m starting to think is your actual crusade… because **KA-CHING**!). > > By the way, everybody… This health club that Jamie is trying to bankrupt is part of the [Hurley Health and Medical Center](http://hurleymc.com/). A great organization that does great things for the community of Genessee County. They do fundraising to help defray their costs to bring health care to the low-income truly struggling members of the local community. Something tells me that if they were a tiny hole-in-the-wall fitness club without deep pockets, Jamie would be approaching this in an entirely different way. > > In protest of JamieMcGarry’s wheelchair vigilantism, I’ve donated $10 to the HMCC. The best part, in the “In honor of” field - I put Jamie’s name. I think it would be fun if every time Jamie starts one of these threads of his, we each donate a buck or two to the HMCC. They do good work. Maybe he’ll knock it off if we make him look like the world’s biggest HMCC supporter. You can [donate here](http://www.hurleyfoundation.org/?id=703&sid=4) if you’d like. > > As I said in the “Slipped under the radar” thread, maybe we can raise enough for them to buy a **non** -wheelchair accessible lat-pull down machine. > > **And Jamie - Get a fucking life.** The bolding at the end is mine. That’s one hell of an Opening Post. How long did that take you to put together? With all the links, and the research into which threads were worth linking? At least 90 minutes I reckon. And who knows how many hundreds and hundreds of man hours were spent on this messageboard just getting to this point? And at the end, just to be clear, you suggested someone ELSE should be getting a life? People in glass houses my friend… people in glass houses. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/759 "2011-09-22T14:04:58Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > That picture of the three guys flexing in their wheelchairs all slathered up with brown goop might be one of the best things I’ve seen on the internet all year. There must be a way to get that to go viral. (And yes, the fact that the middle guy is a bit pudgy around the middle enhances the hilarity of the photo for me.) Other than the douchey look on Jaimie’s face, it’s just three guys participating in an activity. The other two men have “I’m so happy to be here” looks on their faces. No stranger than Comic Con or a Beauty Pageant. I hope the middle guy never went searching online for the photos from that day and then came across Jamie’s post. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050/760 "2011-09-22T14:14:09Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I was thinking of the date he went on where he didn’t want his wheelchair taken from him. Well, I’m not braggin’, babe, so don’t put me down But I’ve got the fastest set of wheels in town When something comes up to me, he don’t even try 'Cause if it had a set of wings, man, I know she can fly She’s my little douche coupe You don’t know what I’ve got! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050.md?page=39)