Introducing Elliot Feldman
I was browsing the web a few days ago when I came across a guy who was posting lots of great hoax-related articles to the Associated Content site. He seemed to know all kinds of fascinating, obscure things.
That guy was Elliot Feldman. I emailed him and asked him if he'd consider posting some articles here to the Museum of Hoaxes. Luckily, he agreed. So I want to introduce everyone to Elliot. We should be getting to read his articles regularly from now on.
Elliot says that he was a game show writer for 25 years. Shows included the Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Nickelodeon's Double Dare, and (yes, it's true) That's My Dog. He published his first novel, Sitting Shiva, in 2003. You can buy it at Amazon.
Elliot is also a cartoonist. You can check out some of his comics at detroitcrazy.com and scene4.com.
He supplied four facts about his life, half of which are fake. You have to guess which are the true Feldman Facts and which are the fake ones:
• He once dressed in a molting chicken suit and was beaten to death by San Diego Padres fans.
• He was a cartoonist long before he was a writer.
• His first TV job was as a (blank) for The Match Game.
• He is currently searching for the Loch Ness Monster in Florida.
Elliot's first article, posted in the Hoaxipedia, is about John Howard Griffin, a white man who had his skin darkened so that he could pose as a black man.
He promises future articles about subjects such as thirties and forties con artist Titanic Thompson, golf hustlers, pool hustler Minnesota Fats, con artists who have sold landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Brooklyn Bridge, and Bob, Ivan Stang, and the Church of the SubGenius.
That guy was Elliot Feldman. I emailed him and asked him if he'd consider posting some articles here to the Museum of Hoaxes. Luckily, he agreed. So I want to introduce everyone to Elliot. We should be getting to read his articles regularly from now on.
Elliot says that he was a game show writer for 25 years. Shows included the Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Nickelodeon's Double Dare, and (yes, it's true) That's My Dog. He published his first novel, Sitting Shiva, in 2003. You can buy it at Amazon.
Elliot is also a cartoonist. You can check out some of his comics at detroitcrazy.com and scene4.com.
He supplied four facts about his life, half of which are fake. You have to guess which are the true Feldman Facts and which are the fake ones:
• He once dressed in a molting chicken suit and was beaten to death by San Diego Padres fans.
• He was a cartoonist long before he was a writer.
• His first TV job was as a (blank) for The Match Game.
• He is currently searching for the Loch Ness Monster in Florida.
Elliot's first article, posted in the Hoaxipedia, is about John Howard Griffin, a white man who had his skin darkened so that he could pose as a black man.
He promises future articles about subjects such as thirties and forties con artist Titanic Thompson, golf hustlers, pool hustler Minnesota Fats, con artists who have sold landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Brooklyn Bridge, and Bob, Ivan Stang, and the Church of the SubGenius.
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Categories: Identity/Imposters, Miscellaneous Posted by Alex on Tue Aug 28, 2007 |
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Is Elliot from Texas?
John Howard Griffin and Ivan Stang/Bob/Church of the SubGenius are both originally from Dallas.
Posted by Big Gary on Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 06:00 PM
John Howard Griffin and Ivan Stang/Bob/Church of the SubGenius are both originally from Dallas.
Welcome, Elliott! It's always good to have more content to read at the MoH. 😊
Posted by Tah on Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 06:51 PM
Welcome to the madhouse Elliot 😊
Posted by Sharruma on Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 08:55 PM
More stuff! More hoaxes! Yay.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 03:14 AM
Well, obviously, if he's alive, the "beaten to death" bit must be fake...
Posted by Christophe Thill on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 06:46 AM
Hey Elliott, good to have you on board 😊
Posted by Nettie on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 06:58 AM
welcome Elliott 😊
Posted by oppiejoe on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:15 PM
...spelled wrong... (Thanks Nettie 😛 )
Posted by oppiejoe on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 12:16 PM
How do we know Alex isn't simply making Elliott Feldman up?
Posted by Charybdis on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:13 PM
"Elliot Feldman"? "Elliot FELDMAN"? I know him- he's the dirty brother that killed my rat! I'll never, ever forget his face. Lemme at him, lemme at him. Rat killer!
Posted by Hairy Houdini on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:14 PM
>>How do we know Alex isn't simply making Elliott Feldman up?<<
Ah, you're on to me already! 😉
But the part about actually having a novel on Amazon would be a bit hard to pull off.
Posted by The Curator in San Diego on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 02:49 PM
Ah, you're on to me already! 😉
But the part about actually having a novel on Amazon would be a bit hard to pull off.
John Howard Griffin did not pull off a hoax, he did some serious investigation. I think placing Mr. Griffin's work alongside hoaxes demeans what he did. That said, it is a good idea to have as many hoax-exposing sites as possible so that maybe people will get fooled less often. Then again, probably not since election campaigns still work.
Posted by Christopher Cole on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 07:41 PM
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