Unfortunate last name of the day

Post of the Year finalist right there.

 

*Extended Beavis and Butthead laugh*

 

They would have loved Pat Buttram.

 

Milwaukee in the 70s had a real estate company with a great name, but I cannot find a picture of one of their signs.

This will have to suffice.

The Milwaukee Sentinel - Google News Archive Search

Also note the head bust.

 

Put him in a cell with Jared. Because we haven't had many lighthearted prison rape discussions lately.

 

Only a successful Asian American could pull off a hoax like that. But the question is why?

 

I'm thinking it is like why some people climb a mountain - because it is there. But in cases like this, it is low hanging fruit, much easier than climbing a mountain, and brings a person who knows what kind of notoriety even at the low level adrenaline rush akin to a joy ride.

What gets me is how some stunts can turn into fame and fortune. I keep thinking of that Balloon Boy. I don't think they got rich off that, but they sure tried.

 

Balloon Boy was a classic had forgotten about that until the Ahmed clock thread.

 

But it was a GREAT hoax!