Isaac Sprague, the skeleton man

Although normal for most of his childhood, Sprague began irreversibly losing weight at age 12 after feeling ill after swimming. The weight loss continued throughout his life despite having a healthy appetite. His condition has been described by historians as extreme progressive muscular atrophy. This ultimately led to his death. At the age of 44, he was 5 feet and 6 inches tall with a weight of only 43 pounds. Sprague's condition required him to constantly be taking in nutrients. His health was in such a poor state that he often carried milk in a flask around his neck. He would sip this from time to time to keep himself up and conscious. He died on January 5, 1887, in poverty, of asphyxia in Chicago, Illinois. Sprague was the first of many more living Skeletons acts to come. In a result of forced promotion and work pressure, it was not uncommon for the Living Skeleton act to marry the Fat Lady act.


Submitted on Dec 28, 2017WTF
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Isaac Sprague, the skeleton man

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  • Mucho User CartersBirdVet

    CartersBird

    Unless I had given a very short description, in which case you would have complained about it.

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    at last confirmation. do you hear that makodragon ?

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    although those in the know don't need to ask...

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    Mucho User BILLYMAYSHEREVet

    BILLYMAYSHERE

    i know you enjoy cocks..the bigger the better aint that right dr feltchgood?

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  • Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    it was not uncommon for the Living Skeleton act to marry the Fat Lady act.

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    am I supposed to be impressed with your copy n paste ?

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    Mucho User CartersBirdVet

    CartersBird

    I don't care if you're impressed, you just need to know that you're wrong.

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    Mucho User CartersBirdVet

    CartersBird

    And although I mean about this post specifically, it probably would help to apply that advice to many other areas of your life.

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    your copy and paste skills maybe ok but the information is still unfounded bullcrap

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    maybe this is where the poem came from .... - Jack Sprat could eat no fat His wife could eat no lean And so betwixt the two of them They licked the platter clean

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    Mucho User CartersBirdVet

    CartersBird

    It is common knowledge that freakshows would pair their freaks with opposites.

    Giants and Midgets would be in the same act or display as well.

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    but they wouldn't marry them as a pair

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    Mucho User DrGigglesZucker

    DrGiggles

    so not only do they have to appear in freakshows but they are made to marry against their will ?

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    Mucho User CartersBirdVet

    CartersBird

    There's a whole book on the psychology behind freakshow pairs.

    "Fat Ladies" and giants were always portrayed as innocent and not sexually potent, but still presented next to male opposites. Reasoning is people will automatically try to figure out the... mechanical parts.

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    Mucho User BILLYMAYSHEREVet

    BILLYMAYSHERE

    come on MakoBird..no reason to go back and forth with the phantom of the cockerah..theres enough of that on MS as it is..long,boring threads

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    Mucho User BarretVet

    Barret

    Yeah interaction with Fries/giggles should be kept at 2 comments or less. For everyone's sakes.

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  • Mucho User BILLYMAYSHEREVet

    BILLYMAYSHERE

    ironically,fatmophat eats 43lbs of take-out fixins a day

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    Mucho User OsterZucker

    Oster

    Just the grease trap. He's basically running off of fryer oil.

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