The Blue Man

[Two_Sheds]

did anyone else see GMTV this morning? Wow, that man really is blue! GMTV - GMTV meets the man whose face has turned blue

[HeyWayne]

Saw this last week somewhere and thought he looked remarkably like Papa Smurf.

[Snadger]

Talking of blue..........whenever I see your avatar TS I think of the guy from the 'Grow Your Own' film who wanted to be different to the rest and not conform!

[HeyWayne]

Talking of blue..........whenever I see your avatar TS I think of the guy from the 'Grow Your Own' film who wanted to be different to the rest and not conform!

Glad it's not just me! lol.

[kirsty b]

I saw something in a mag about him. Interesting story that one.

[kernowyon]

the guy is an idiot

[Farmer_Gyles]

i saw a documentary last night about a bloke in indonesia who was "half man half tree"
he apparently had a strange and rare immunity problem that caused growth of huge dark warts all over - his hands and feet looked like bits of tree and were several times larger than normal size hands and feet - the warts were spreading over his body and face
he couldn't do a normal job like fishing so he performed in a circus - bit like a freak show - with other people with rare defects etc - one was a bloke nicknamed "bubbleman" who's entire body was covered in bubbles, another was a woman with the left side of her face sagging down (her left eye was kinda where her mouth should be) etc
i didn't exactly watch it - it was just on while i was working - but it was kind of intriguing
an american doctor had been there to find the cause and treat him - i saw the doc was confident of a cure through medication, but didn't see the end to see if he got cured

[HeyWayne]

i saw a documentary last night about a bloke in indonesia who was "half man half tree"
he apparently had a strange and rare immunity problem that caused growth of huge dark warts all over - his hands and feet looked like bits of tree and were several times larger than normal size hands and feet - the warts were spreading over his body and face
he couldn't do a normal job like fishing so he performed in a circus - bit like a freak show - with other people with rare defects etc - one was a bloke nicknamed "bubbleman" who's entire body was covered in bubbles, another was a woman with the left side of her face sagging down (her left eye was kinda where her mouth should be) etc
i didn't exactly watch it - it was just on while i was working - but it was kind of intriguing
an american doctor had been there to find the cause and treat him - i saw the doc was confident of a cure through medication, but didn't see the end to see if he got cured

The doc was barking up the wrong tree in my opinion.

[Two_Sheds]

Talking of blue..........whenever I see your avatar TS I think of the guy from the 'Grow Your Own' film who wanted to be different to the rest and not conform!

True, I don't want to conform. My shed was blue before they filmed Grow Your Own though

[HeyWayne]

True, I don't want to conform. My shed was blue before they filmed Grow Your Own though

And I bet it's pink now they have!

[Alison C]

Fancy having medication to be taken oraly and then rubbing it over your face. Im finding it very hard to feel sorry for the bloke.

[NOG]

Is he like the Green Man of Kent ?

[marialittlebzz]

this documentary as no real conclusion...its built like a drama but with no ending...sad but its just a monster show I'm afraid!

[The Doctor]

an american doctor had been there to find the cause and treat him - i saw the doc was confident of a cure through medication, but didn't see the end to see if he got cured

Didn't see it myself, but it was discussed at length in our tea-room!

Apparently the American doctor did identify the cause, and had even persuaded a drug company to donate the medication for free. The 'tree man' refused to take it though, presumably for fear of losing his income, even if it was as part of a freak show.

[muckdiva]

Talking of blue..........whenever I see your avatar TS I think of the guy from the 'Grow Your Own' film who wanted to be different to the rest and not conform!

Me too.