John H. Gohde: his hatred and racism cataloged

Things were looking good when we didn’t see any posts from John H Gohde on Usenet for 4 days. Too good to be true, in fact. He’s back with the abuse, so we’re back with the truth.

Our topic for today: John Gohde describes himself in his Google Groups profile as “..an advocate of the healing power of nature, I like to comment on the human condition…”. But what condition is the man himself in ?

1. “I have been documented to have physical brain damage and slight CP[cerebral palsy].”

2. “I have been documented to have a physically abnormal brain….My brain is wired differently from other people.” [Realy, John ? We wouldn’t have noticed…]

3. As mentioned in a previous post, Gohde claims “I look like a bodybuilder…prettier, more muscular, stronger…bigger muscular breasts…well developed calf muscles…like a Greek god”. We asked one his co-workers who got in touch through this site whether this was a description she recognised. After she stopped laughing (seriously), she gave a one word answer: “no”.

4. While Gohde’s website says “Many mature adults, over the years, have forgotten what real food is. Rather than eat 100% home cooked meals, they eat junk that is the creation of modern food science” , Gohde’s own diet is largely composed of heavily processed microwave meals for lunch and dinner. The only concession to health is his oatmeal for breakfast - which he takes to try to lower his cholesterol. He microwaves that too, in case you were wondering…

5. Despite his failed attempts to portray himself as a natural health guru, and stern advice on his website to others (”do NOT eat at fast food restaurants”) John H Gohde is a former fast food addict who only cut down his burger intake in the late 90’s after suffering health issues, including sky-high cholesterol, for which he was prescribed Lovastatin. Gohde still eats at a local Wendy’s on a regular basis.

6. Gohde suffers from depression - more on that coming up in a later post - which he tried to medicate (unsuccessfully) with St John’s Wort

7. Gohde deliberately - and dangerously - induced anemia in himself by lying to bloor donor centers as to when he had last donated blood so that an unsafe amount could be taken. He boasted about this on Usenet, then tried to cover it up once he realised how much it undermined his ‘health’ credentials (or lack thereof)

8. Gohde’s poor (or non-existent) dental hygiene over decades led to tooth decay so severe that even in his mid thirties, it became a case study for dentists. His rotten teeth, caused solely by his laziness, were finally removed in 1991, when he was 41, and he now wears dentures. His co-workers privately applauded the move since it partially resolved the problem of Gohde’s stinking breath.

More on Gohde soon - including: why his relationship with his mother, and his unhappy childhood, lies at the root of his obsessive Usenet posting.