In the movie, play and book "Flowers for Algernon," the lead character was what used to be called "mentally retarded." Pulling a Charlie Gordon meant that someone made a foolish mistake, or did something stupid.
When factory workers say someone "pulled a Charlie Gordon," they are referring to someone acting naïvely or making a foolish mistake. This phrase is a reference to the character Charlie Gordon from Daniel Keyes' novella "Flowers for Algernon," who undergoes a surgical procedure to increase his intelligence but later experiences a decline. The expression highlights a lack of awareness or understanding, often in a humorous or derisive context.
Because Charlie was a mentally challenged adult, many people thought poorly of him. In the book, Charlie was said to be a klutz. When someone did a klutzy thing, another person would say that they "pulled a Charlie Gordon" because they acted like Charlie. Sad, but true. Hope this helped
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No but one of my friends pulled my pants down for no reason while my other friends were not looking.
Johnny Depp reportedly pulled in $17.5 million for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Kicking the football that Lucy was holding before she pulled it away at the last minute.
He & his cousins & friends pulled pranks on each other, & he played pickup baseball games
My memory might be putting me wrong here, but I think Gordon Tallis and John Hopoate were both selected for the Tongan league side for the 1995 world cup and accepted then pulled out when they were subsequently picked for the Australian team after they had been already been selected for Tonga
My best friends mom was an anesthesiologist in Concord, NH and I remember she pulled in about 80k a year.
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Defensive tackle and co-captain Byron Cato.
Courteney Cox, who played Monica Geller on "Friends," was pulled on stage by Bruce Springsteen during a concert in 1984. She was brought up during the performance of "Dancing in the Dark," where she famously danced with Springsteen, an iconic moment that has since become a memorable part of both her career and Springsteen's live shows.