h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/F19585?thread=106939&post=899691 Done BBS :-)

Just one final caveat:

My granddaughter has performed this trick from nearly the day she was born. Of course, the doctors all claim that she does this because she is blind in that eye. But, I don't buy it. I think she was just precocious and hadn't anything better to do with the eye. Of course, this might be evidence that crossing one eye leads to blindness.

Is the above offensive? Why is crossing one eye funny?

Please, note: Being 'politcally correct' is just instituionalizing prejudice.

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Barton

Just one final caveat:

My granddaughter has performed this trick from nearly the day she was born. Of course, the doctors all claim that she does this because she is blind in that eye. But, I don't buy it. I think she was just precocious and hadn't anything better to do with the eye. Of course, this might be evidence that crossing one eye leads to blindness.

Is the above offensive? Why is crossing one eye funny?

Please, note: Being 'politcally correct' is just instituionalizing prejudice.

Want to buy a flower?

Barton

Thanks for your comments everyone! I'm glad my entry helped someone to do it - that was the point, after all

Thanks Orcus - that's turned into quite an interesting little discussion.

I'd like to see Gnomon's method incorportated too, as an alternative for those who can't get the method in the entry to work. No harm in giving people more options, eh?

OK, why not, if it works? How about it, Gnomon - a joint entry?

Well it worked for me...

Me == happy-single-eye-crosser

Given that Gnomon hasn't responded, why not blatantly steal what he wrote, and put a note at the top of the entry to give a credit to him? I'm sure he won't mind - otherwise he'd have said so, right?

Lucinda <- thief

Hmmm... Huw doesn't seem to have been around for a bit. Anybody have any suggestions on what to do with this one?


Mikey

I certainly don't mind my method being incorporated into Huw's article. I would prefer not to take credit for it, as I would then be listed as co-author of the article. I think Huw should get all the credit for this article.

Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'Peer Review' to 'How To Cross One Eye'.

This thread has been moved out of the Peer Review Forum because your entry has now been recommended for the Edited Guide.

You can find out what will happen to your entry here: http://www.h2g2.com/SubEditors-Process

Congratulations!

Congrats Huw!

A great entry and certainly deserves to be included in the edited guide.