Joey Deacon
Until a few months ago (and courtesy of B3tans) I never realised who Joey Deacon actually was. Really I didn't.

I was at school when everyone started belming (usually not at me, though), and I thought Joey Deacon was probably some musician or band or something who just wasn't played on Radio 2 (the permanent background accompaniment at home then).
(Neil_E_There didn't the Aussies used to be good at cricket?, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 12:46, 7 replies)

Dont you mean...
John Deacon?

Queen's drummer?

Also flails his arms around like a spaz?
(Lip Up Fatty Fatty Reggae still loves BBQ food on, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 12:56, closed)

no
John Deacon, bass player from Queen.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:11, closed)

Who, him?

( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 13:29, closed)

Until now
Neither did I. I thought he was just some random person from Google Images. You learn something every day eh

I thought the 'belming' (not that I'd heard that word until b3ta either) was just a generic representation of people with mental difficulties rather than a specific person. There you go!

Amazing displays of ignorance was a few weeks ago wasn't it, you're doing it wrong ;)
( Cloudane, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 15:10, closed)

I had to google him just now.
According to wikipedia he died the year I was born, so I don't feel bad for not knowing who he was.
(Vlad the Inhaler forgot his password, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 20:44, closed)

He was a brilliant bloke.
I used to work with people with cerebral palsy back when they were labelled 'mentally subnormal' and packed off to institutions. It's a motor condition, y'see, nothing wrong with their thinking processes. I bet we have people with CP posting on here.

I still work with people with severe CP now and then, usually in their 40s or older. For various reasons it's a lot less common these days.
(Though very premature babies are prone to it so as we save more of them, the numbers are rising slightly.)

/lecture
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 22 Jul 2010, 10:43, closed)

If I remember correctly...
Blue Peter had an appeal to raise money in order to build Mr Deacon a "special" house, featuring loads of features in order to assist him in gaining some independence.

Bit of a shame that he died just before the house was completed.

Fuckwit!
(SatchmoR No, mummy, don't put knitting needles in my ears!, Thu 22 Jul 2010, 11:25, closed)