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rexallllsc
05-19-2004, 08:21 PM
Must be a hoax, huh?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040519/234/726q1.html
Suicane75
05-19-2004, 08:23 PM
Kaufmanesque indeed, but it couldn't be him.............could it?
sabotai
05-19-2004, 08:27 PM
Well, the blog link in the news story is already a dead link...I'd bet it's not him.
Ragone
05-19-2004, 08:35 PM
its not dead.. its getting heavy traffic
Suicane75
05-19-2004, 08:37 PM
I like how it talks about an interview with ABC, yet I have seen no such interview.
Chubby
05-19-2004, 08:44 PM
I like how it talks about an interview with ABC, yet I have seen no such interview.
in the blog he says that they wouldn't touch the story with a 10 foot pole.

I wouldn't be surprised but who knows. The blog has some good reading at least.
JeeberD
05-19-2004, 08:45 PM
I like how it talks about an interview with ABC, yet I have seen no such interview.

This is taken from the blog...

"Also, it wasn't ABC News that interviewed me. It was some British entertainment mag -- apparently I'm huge over there."
Suicane75
05-19-2004, 08:46 PM
This is taken from the blog...

"Also, it wasn't ABC News that interviewed me. It was some British entertainment mag -- apparently I'm huge over there."


My Bad.
sabotai
05-19-2004, 08:48 PM
I think Andy Kaufman would have more creativity than to make his huge return on a blog.
JeeberD
05-19-2004, 08:50 PM
So people actually pay to have sex with those "women" that are shown in the Bunny Ranch pics? Scary...
Chubby
05-19-2004, 08:51 PM
So people actually pay to have sex with those "women" that are shown in the Bunny Ranch pics? Scary...Save your money for the celeb porn stars that show up.

I thought the Bunny Ranch got closed down tho...
Suicane75
05-19-2004, 08:52 PM
It looks like they all get their lips at the same place, those smiles are creepy.
corbes
05-20-2004, 07:19 AM
so are we thinking this is real or not?
Ksyrup
05-20-2004, 07:34 AM
That's the beauty of it, we'll never know for sure. If he was really dying way back when, and knew it, then he had the opportunity to set this whole thing up with one or two people. And his family is likely in on it, at least from the standpoint that they probably wouldn't give proof that it's him or not, or even if they did, maybe they're doing it to honor a dying man's wish?

There are so many possibilities, no one will ever know the truth. And that's exactly what he (or whomever is doing this) wants.
Blax
05-20-2004, 07:41 AM
Andy Kaufman once said that if he died at an early age he was more than likely faking it. The only way anyone would know is when he re-appeared 20 years later. (or something close)

Frankly...I think hes dead and that this guy is either an imposter or his buddy Bob. First Impression only of course. No one would ever put anything like that past Kaufman. Weird mother there.
corbes
05-20-2004, 07:53 AM
That's the beauty of it, we'll never know for sure. If he was really dying way back when, and knew it, then he had the opportunity to set this whole thing up with one or two people. And his family is likely in on it, at least from the standpoint that they probably wouldn't give proof that it's him or not, or even if they did, maybe they're doing it to honor a dying man's wish?

There are so many possibilities, no one will ever know the truth. And that's exactly what he (or whomever is doing this) wants.

so he's achieved immortality, then.
Ksyrup
05-20-2004, 08:03 AM
It's pretty clear that his purpose in "returning" is not really to return, but to keep everyone guessing. If he wanted to announce this whole thing as a joke and end it, he'd be far more public about it. No, the joke is meant to continue - either he's had his laughs about how this would play out 20 years ago before he died, or he's still living and laughing about it now.

With the "advances" in investigative reporting over the past 20 years, you'd think someone could break this story one way or the other. I can't imagine some young Geraldo-wannabe wouldn't want to have this on his resume. That the big news agencies are content to leave well enough alone doesn't surprise me, but all it takes is a few independent, hungry reporters to expose this one way or the other.
CamEdwards
05-20-2004, 08:42 AM
Kaufman was a better writer than this hack.
ISiddiqui
05-20-2004, 09:26 AM
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/kaufman.asp

They say it's FALSE

(Also note that the putative Andy Kaufman blog now disclaims that, contrary to details provided in the press release, he was not interviewed by ABC, and the alleged DNA testing was not conducted by the auditing firm of Ernst & Young. This seems rather transparently indicative of someone's having to backpedal after receiving complaints from companies disgruntled at having their names associated with a hoax, or at the very least of having to explain away why no one else has been able to confirm the same information.)
Samdari
05-20-2004, 09:31 AM
I was just going to post exactly what Snopes said. Changing the name of the auditor and interviewer from a press release that you issued sends off bells. Duh.
Ksyrup
05-20-2004, 11:35 AM
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So, who wants to call this guy?
rexallllsc
05-20-2004, 01:32 PM
It's Bob Zmuda.
Samdari
05-20-2004, 01:41 PM
It's Bob Zmuda.

Is this a guess, or the result of some research?
rexallllsc
05-20-2004, 01:49 PM
Is this a guess, or the result of some research?

They showed a picture of Zmuda in the Tony Clifton gear @ the Kaufman return party...and now all the pictures of Kaufman floating around look just like Zmuda in the Clifton character.
Jon
05-20-2004, 02:04 PM
Kaufman was a better writer than this hack.

For once, I agree with Cam...

Kaufman would have done it in a much more creative manner than simply posting a blog. The man was a genius...
rkmsuf
05-20-2004, 02:06 PM
The fact that it is even considered as a possiblity for more than a second is amazing.
Ksyrup
05-20-2004, 02:48 PM
OK, how about this twist? First:

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Domain Name.......... andykaufmanlives.com
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Then, from andykaufmanisdead.blogspot.com:

It's really Stephen Maddox

Andy Kaufman is Dead. I knew Steve was thinking about this - but this takes the cake. I'm here to tell you all that this 55 yr old online Kaufman is actually Stephen Maddox. I'm tired of this. Steve's my husband and now he's spending all this time online. I want my husband back!



LOL!
Ksyrup
05-20-2004, 02:49 PM
Dola.

andykaufmanlives.com is a mirror for andykaufmanreturns.com.
John Galt
05-20-2004, 02:54 PM
I like the followup comment:

Really?
Then please tell me what is the name of my/his favorite pet?