Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Self-explanatory stupor
Polistra hasn't been able to collect any new self-explanatory sentences lately. Mayor Ford of Toronto has finally given us a goodie:
"Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine .... in one of my drunken stupors."
A complete life elegantly contained in a few words. Self-explanatory sentence.
Ford's appearance is also self-explanatory. He looks like a 300-pound aneurysm that's ready to pop any second. Men who look like heart attacks were common in public life before 1980, but rare now.
We have a lot more 300-pounders now, but the apoplectic type has nearly disappeared. Compare Ford with Chris Christie, who is about the same size and looks generally healthy and solid, not overpressurized.
Alcohol is probably the main factor. Before 1980 the boss typically consumed prodigious amounts of alcohol and tobacco and pills. Now he may eat too much but he doesn't drink or smoke.
¶ 5:07 PM 
