Red glove
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| Emblem of the Crack Stepper grade of [[The League of Men with Fancy Gloves]]. Usually a tight-fitting affair, looking very much like a velvet dinner [[glove]]; this somewhat effeminate design was later scrapped in favor of a rougher, more utilitarian pair of [[hand-pants]]. Regardless of particular style, the gloves are only worn in ritual or in times of emergency. | Emblem of the Crack Stepper grade of [[The League of Men with Fancy Gloves]]. Usually a tight-fitting affair, looking very much like a velvet dinner [[glove]]; this somewhat effeminate design was later scrapped in favor of a rougher, more utilitarian pair of [[hand-pants]]. Regardless of particular style, the gloves are only worn in ritual or in times of emergency. | ||
| - | Red Glove was also a comic hero of the 1970's. A giant red glove with legs, his massive digits were extremely dextrous. His punchline: "Is it delirium or meditation which reveals truth?" He walso prone to randomy uttering to female passersby "Leave the dead come sleep with me." Also: "Television is the land of the dead." | + | The [[Anahinthan]] co-opted the term, using it in reference to a [[freshly severed]] [[hand]]. |
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| + | Red Glove was also a comic hero of the 1970's. A giant red glove with legs, his massive digits were extremely dexterous. His punchline: "Is it delirium or meditation which reveals truth?" He was also prone to randomly uttering to female passersby "Leave the dead come sleep with me." Also: "Television is the land of the dead." | ||
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| + | * [[Alfred Bester]] | ||
| + | * [[Michael Jackson]] | ||
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Emblem of the Crack Stepper grade of The League of Men with Fancy Gloves. Usually a tight-fitting affair, looking very much like a velvet dinner glove; this somewhat effeminate design was later scrapped in favor of a rougher, more utilitarian pair of hand-pants. Regardless of particular style, the gloves are only worn in ritual or in times of emergency. The Anahinthan co-opted the term, using it in reference to a freshly severed hand. Red Glove was also a comic hero of the 1970's. A giant red glove with legs, his massive digits were extremely dexterous. His punchline: "Is it delirium or meditation which reveals truth?" He was also prone to randomly uttering to female passersby "Leave the dead come sleep with me." Also: "Television is the land of the dead." See Also |
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Worn on the head, a red glove gives you the appearance of having a Cock's Comb!
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