
"desperate dan" possessing monumental nondescriptness; passing resemblance to no one; much to be modest about; dubious dietary practices (subsist on watery porridge and "after eight" dinner mints) ; smooth rate of mental/physical disintegration; collection of natty threads (shoes from italy, dashikis from africa, pants from costco) ; world-class sprinter's speed (running from creditors) ; and popeye-like biceps (from lifting stacks of rejection letters)