Re: Could there be a Gnarly Man in current times?

In article <v1hgo3$e6ur$1@dont-email.me>, BCFD 36  <bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:

On 5/7/24 12:39, Tony Nance wrote:

So I’m making my way through The Best of L Sprague de Camp, and I just
(re)read “The Gnarly Man”. It made me wonder ... well, first a quick

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And this made me wonder:
Given his obvious physical differences, and with modern technology and
communication being what it is, are there ways he could he stay a member
of modern society and also avoid attention?

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When I was at UC Berkeley, I was on a varsity team so was often in the
varsity locker room. Most of Cal's offensive and defensive linemen could
pass for, or maybe were, neanderthal. They were all wide and hairy and
would on occasion drag their knuckles. So, on a day to day basis, I
don't think they would have any problem passing in modern society.
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Of course, a couple were so big that they more resembled Sasquatch. How
a 300 lb. man can be that quick on his feet is mind boggling.

My high school football team had a Big Guy. He wasn't fast (and I
think in the end knee problems ended his career) but he was functionally
unstoppable once he got going.
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