# What do Mangetout and Tom Hanks have in common? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349 "2013-07-01T14:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/1 "2013-07-01T14:33:43Z")
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. M1: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12233463&highlight=pictures+lost+gloves#post12233463](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12233463&highlight=pictures+lost+gloves#post12233463) M2: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6059614&highlight=pictures+lost+gloves#post6059614](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6059614&highlight=pictures+lost+gloves#post6059614) M3: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12074017&highlight=pictures+lost+gloves#post12074017](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12074017&highlight=pictures+lost+gloves#post12074017) TH1: [4 Respected Celebrities Who Are Slowly Losing Their Minds | Cracked.com](http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-respected-celebrities-who-are-slowly-losing-their-minds/) TH2: [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263\_162-57586387/tom-hanks-talks-lucky-guy-challenges-shares-lessons-in-love/](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57586387/tom-hanks-talks-lucky-guy-challenges-shares-lessons-in-love/) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/2 "2013-07-01T14:39:07Z")
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! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/3 "2013-07-01T17:16:13Z")
If they cross-referenced their photos, it might be possible to restore some of these pairs. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/4 "2013-07-01T17:46:13Z")
Is there conclusive proof they’re not the same person? Have they ever been observed in a room together? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/5 "2013-07-01T18:57:02Z")
Also, they’ll eat anything. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/6 "2013-07-01T19:05:21Z")
> [@Punoqllads](#): > > Is there conclusive proof they’re not the same person? No, but likely just quite a pair. 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. Ain’t no accounting for taste… smell, touch. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/7 "2013-07-01T19:55:45Z")
You know, if you rearrange the letters in “Tom Hanks”, you get “Mankhsto”. Sounds a bit like “Mangetout”, don’t you think? Coincidence? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/8 "2013-07-01T20:37:34Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > You know, if you rearrange the letters in “Tom Hanks”, you get “Mankhsto”. Sounds a bit like “Mangetout”, don’t you think? Coincidence? :dubious: And if you rearrange “Mangetout” you get “Gnu Eat Tom”. Coincidence? Or a hungry ungulate? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/9 "2013-07-01T20:57:58Z")
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). ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/10 "2013-07-02T00:49:32Z")
**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? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/11 "2013-07-02T01:02:22Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > **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 always thought it was the French _mange tout._ ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/12 "2013-07-02T01:26:10Z")
Given that mange tout means “eat all” in French, and \*\*Mangetout \*\*has “eating interesting stuff” as a hobby, I’m guessing it’s pronounced _monj tou._ Now I am currently missing one cycling glove. I’m relying on either Tom Hanks or Mangetout to photograph it and let me know where it is. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/13 "2013-07-02T01:30:16Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Given that mange tout means “eat all” in French, and \*\*Mangetout \*\*has “eating interesting stuff” as a hobby, I’m guessing it’s pronounced _monj tou._ I sure hope it is, or my anagram makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/14 "2013-07-02T03:24:33Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/15 "2013-07-02T04:14:33Z")
On a cycling route? Dammit, that’s my glove! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/16 "2013-07-02T07:03:31Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I always thought it was the French _mange tout._ It is. This confusion happens every time. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/17 "2013-07-02T10:16:20Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > It is. This confusion happens every time. It does? Man, get out! I’m shocked! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/18 "2013-07-02T15:01:07Z")
**Mangetout** , do you want a picture of the glove or not? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/19 "2013-07-02T15:07:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349/20 "2013-07-02T15:16:34Z")
They’ve both slept with Rita Wilson. Oh, and the glove thing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-mangetout-and-tom-hanks-have-in-common/662349.md?page=2)