tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post2124146998612822170..comments2024-03-24T02:21:53.258-07:00Comments on william morris unbound: Things That Go Bump On Your HeadTony Pinkneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-67465826622342075802008-02-26T10:33:00.000-08:002008-02-26T10:33:00.000-08:00Well with today's fashions for shaved heads we're ...Well with today's fashions for shaved heads we're half way there although in my case thanks to male baldness I'm just leaving a "window" for any roving phrenologist to look through to see that I am unfitted for work of any kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-84945309179950439982008-02-23T03:27:00.000-08:002008-02-23T03:27:00.000-08:00Well, if the Owenite utopians were interested in p...Well, if the Owenite utopians were interested in phrenology, so too were the phrenologists interested in utopia. In fact, they even had one of their own, 'Travels in Phrenologasto' (1829) by John Trotter. in the 'Faber Book of Utopias' John Carey describes it as follows: 'At age 16 all citizens have their heads shaved, and their bumps examined. White plaster is then applied, and each individual's phrenological configuration drawn in with black lines. After this, it is illegal to wear a hat, and so everyone's character can be seen at a glance. The system allows people to be allocated to jobs that exactly fit their abilities, with a great gain in efficiency and personal fulfilment'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com