An old campfire story and song. The story is about a child diddler who plays tug-of-war with little kids in his campsite tent at night. Predecessor to the Pedobear. The song, slightly different, tells of a little boy named Johnny who is warned not to play his fiddle because the sound will attract the scary Michael McDiddle to his tent. A truly frightening song for little kids. It always gets them to stay quiet 60% of the time, every time.
"Little Johnny boy,
Little, little, Johnny boy,
When the lights go out don't you dare play your fiddle.
Little, Johnny boy,
Little, little Johnny boy,
In the night you'll feel the dick of Mr. Michael McDiddle."
Alan McDade was the third man on the Moon, only the older generation really remembers this. So to be described as an Alan McDade suggests you'll be very successful, possibly orbit the earth, but the next generation will not know your name.
Father: You'll go far if you try hard my son, you may well be as successful as Alan McDade.
UK term.
To remove an areas trees and public gardens to replace them with roads and carparks. Term comes from the name of a notoriously inept town planner from Bristol.
"The Barton Hill masterplan is an example of McDadeism at it's very worst." (Bristol Evening Post, Feb 2004)