Interesting-ness of the Week: Fat Man After Dark

Who is the Fat Man After Dark?


In his own words:

He is the Fat Man. He is the Fat Man After Dark. Created in a genetics laboratory from the splicing of the DNA of William Howard Taft, Grover Cleveland, Henry VIII, Mama Celeste, Mrs. Fields, and and Betty Crocker, the Fat Man first came to prominence as an internet radio host. His first show, aired as a one-time special on a politically progressive internet radio station in the winter of 2006, would set the e-world by storm. Unfortunately the Fat Man's brand of humor and controversial remarks by some of his guests would keep him offline for several months before finally finding his home on another station. On his return show, one of FMAD's friends in China emailed in as he was listening. Fat Man After Dark had defeated communism.

I may or may not have knowledge of the Fat Man's true identity, but I do know that he is a one-man central repository for sports, food, and gambling. Fat Man After Dark is for entertainment purposes only.

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For as much as I can talk and talk in real life with little regard to how I am embarrassing myself or others around me (and if you've met me you know that I am gladly willing to do this until physically stopped), attempts at writing down my thoughts on paper or keyboard make me freeze up with severe self-consciousness. This phobia might be partially due to a blog entry being equivalent to a paper trail of stupidity - someone could print this thing out and come wave it in my face as Exhibit A of my ineptness. While in the real world I can always make a self-depreciating joke after one of my boneheaded comments to ease the tension, in a blog my words have to stand on their own and that scares me.

My primary goal for this blog is to force myself to write often enough that I can attempt to overcome this irrational cyber-stage fright through some good ol' fashioned self-indulgent blogging. However, I'll likely ease the weight from my shoulders by sharing links to news articles, editorials, blogs, videos, and adorable animal pictures at every opportunity.

To tide you over, here's a recent picture of a certain one-eyed fatso in his natural state.