Yes, that’s right: our very own Mangetout and famous actor/director Tom Hanks share a rather unique hobby: collecting snapshots of lost gloves. The only thing stranger than the fact that these two otherwise (I assume) unconnected people share such an off-beat hobby is the fact that I remembered Mangetout mentioning it in a couple threads several years ago.
Heh. Every time I see a lone glove laying on the ground somewhere, I think to myself “Hey, there’s someone on The Dope who would really like to take a picture of that!”
Now I’ll have to modify that thought to include Mr. Hanks!
I remember reading someone online that talked about collecting hair barettes found along the beach. Ha, I thought, right… and then he posted pics of his collection which numbered probably in the thousands.
I had no idea he did this too. I still collect them - I must have over 1000 pictures now (it’s been a long time since I updated my online gallery of them though).
Mangetout, I’ve been wondering. Is it Man-ge-tout or Man-get-out? For years,well, until this thread I was leaning for the first one but just now I saw it the other way.
So how do you pronounce that?
I just saw a lone glove today and thought of this thread. It’s on my regular cycling route. If it’s still there tomorrow, do you want me to take a picture of it and send it to you, or is the collecting only of gloves you have personally witnessed and photographed?
Most people don’t realize that Larry McMurtry’s first draft was called Lonesome Glove and Tom Hanks was set to play the part of Gus. Kinda makes you wonder, you know, what could have been.
