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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Officials say a prosecutor and six others have been found slain in northeastern Guatemala near the Mexican border in a crime apparently committed by drug traffickers.
Federal prosecutor Irma Yolanda Olivares was found dead Sunday along with a social services agency official and two other unidentified people in a sport-utility vehicle. They were on a highway near the city of La Mesilla, where the four had attended the inauguration of a hotel.
The sub-secretary of the Attorney General's Office said three other homicide victims were found in a second sport-utility vehicle near the first one.
He said a preliminary investigation indicated the crime was linked to drug cartels who have established a heavy presence along the Mexican border.


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Dec 20 2011 at 07:27
First of all, we'd like to thank Ethan and all guys @myfxbook for the tribune they offered us.
We recently released fxtraq, a free Android app dedicated to myfxbook. This app leverages myfxbook API and gives you access to usefull informations. Features include access to your accounts overview (incl. open trades, pending orders, graph and account trade history), access to the community outlook and even a live cross quotation.
Feel free to review, use and share this app! As it's still beta software, we greatly value your feedback. You can download the app from the official Google Market here: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ooboqoo.fxtraq
ooboqoo Android Team
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Dec 20 2011 at 07:27
reserved for future anouncement
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Lilian & Carl (LilianCarl)
Dec 21 2011 at 00:29
Very Nice.
Is it possible to do any local caching to make the app a little more snappy?
Probably a big ask.
Biedrs kopš Dec 19, 2011 11 ieraksti
Dec 21 2011 at 09:43
Well, first we thought caching was a nonsense as what we expect when we use the app is to always get fresh datas. We then realized that we could cache data for the current session to avoid reloading the same datas again and again when browsing from one account to another one (or going back to an account you just checked).
Imagine you start the app and connect to myfxbook.com if needed. The app engine updates your account list. You touch an account, its details are refreshed on the go (ie: you're waiting for datas). Go back to the app home, touch the same account again: it's updated once again (ie: you're waiting for the same datas once again). This process can be improved. We'll try to implement some kind of caching for that typical usecase. As we imagine one of the future release, we think we could use a 'session' cache that will be filled with requests results on the go and flushed once you exit the app. That mean you'll still have to wait for the account list to refresh and for each account details to refresh; but only once in a session. Another optional feature could be to 'not fush the cache on exit' which could lead to display the latest available data while loading fresh ones in background.
As the beta 2 will mostly deal with look & feel but no new feature, this one is planned to be implemented in beta 3.
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Hervé pernet (twosteps)
Jan 17 2012 at 11:47
Nice work!
I use it and really love it.
I have just a bug to report:
In the order history list (after clicking on the chart), i noticed that the orders aren't well sorted. The 2012 closed orders are sorted before december 2011 orders..
It would be truly magical to have a widget that displays the informations of one selected account directly. In one eye shot you could see, for example, the current status of an account (without entering in the app)
It's not a revolutionnary stuff but i know it's a lot of work... Just an idea that would be truly amazing for me
But great work indeed!!!!
Many thanks
Biedrs kopš Dec 19, 2011 11 ieraksti
Jan 21 2012 at 09:35
Hi Hervé,
We're really proud to ear that you like our app, thank u :)
Of course, we already noticed the freakin' date sorting bug and we'll surely release a beta 2.5 soon to correct at least this one. We're working quite hard on beta 3 despite our overbooked schedules (we're not full time app-makers... yet), and we'd like to release at least a version a month. We might add a widget 'for fun' as it's not our primary goal, anyway, we'll try to make something functionnal and somewhat useful.
Thanks for feeding us with new features requests: we like to code by design :p
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Hervé pernet (twosteps)
Jan 23 2012 at 10:15
Hi ooboqoo,
You're welcome!
Nice! I am delighted at this news! ;-)
I understand that the widget isn't your primary objective. It's normal.
But if one day you work on it, i have another request:
It would be a nice thing if a notification appears when the balance of the account change (means that one or many order were closed - balance account changed). :-)
Many thanks to take time to reading my requests!
Have a great day
Biedrs kopš Dec 19, 2011 11 ieraksti
Jan 24 2012 at 09:22
This widget idea seems more and more interesting. We'll look at.
By the way, beta 2.5 is out, it should be available in few minutes from the market. No more date sorting bug!
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Hervé pernet (twosteps)
Jan 24 2012 at 09:54
Very good!
I made the update! It works like a charm!
Many thanks!
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Hervé pernet (twosteps)
Jan 31 2012 at 14:03
Hi ooboqoo,
I noticed a new bug in the order history:
Ok, now the order is well date-sorted but not time sorted!
I think that is a bug related to AM and PM (because the order where i see this error closed at 3:22 PM and it's listed before an order closed at 7:45 AM).
Hope my comments will help you to improve this great app!
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EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security forces on Thursday arrested a militant wanted in connection with a deadly attack earlier this year on police and military officers in the restive Sinai Peninsula, officials said.
Ahmed Allam el-Hefny was detained in the town of Sheikh Zuweyid near the city of el-Arish in northern Sinai, security officials involved in the raid said on condition of anonymity because they aren't authorized to brief the media. In September, el-Hefny was convicted in absentia and sentenced to life in prison for a June 2011 attack on el-Arish's main police station and a bank. Because he was tried in absentia, he will be given a retrial now that he is in custody.
The arrest marked a small victory for Egypt's embattled security forces in northern Sinai, where militants have regularly ambushed police checkpoints and also staged cross-border strikes into neighboring Israel. In the past week alone, suspected Islamic militants have killed three policemen and wounded a third — violence that led to the sacking of the security chief and a rare protest by policemen to demand better equipment and a more sweeping military crackdown on the extremists.
The number of attacks has multiplied since last year's popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak and caused security in the area to deteriorate. In August, militants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers near the border with Israel, while in two months later gunmen opened fire on Israeli soldiers near the border, killing one.
Egypt's military launched an operation in Sinai following the deadly August attack, although the campaign has yielded few tangible results. Israel quietly agreed to allow several thousand Egyptian soldiers into Sinai to secure the peninsula, despite limitations imposed by the 1979 peace treaty between the two countries.
On Wednesday, police said they arrested three other suspected extremists. Officials said they found the uniform of a high ranking military officer with one of the men.
Ansar Jerusalem, an al-Qaida-inspired group that is hostile to both Israel and Egypt, released a video Wednesday about one of its fighters who was killed in August in a strike that Egyptian officials said at the time may have been carried out by Israel. The group said the man participated in a cross-border attack in August 2011 in Eilat, Israel, that killed eight people.
In the video, a Bedouin confesses to working as a spy for Israel for $3,000 a month and to placing an electronic chip on the militant's motorcycle. He also says that Israeli intelligence officers crossed into Sinai several times and planted a bomb on the road leading to the militant's home. Pictures are then shown of the Bedouin man's severed head.


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by Jame Moore
A study of B2B technology and marketing decision makers (*KnowledgeStorm), revealed that over 90% of B2B's have finally gotten on board with video; 80% are blogging; 69% are finding their way across the social networks and over 50% actually understand and use Podcasts. Close to ninety percent of B2B marketers have made the attempt, gone down the runway and taken off, joining with consumer firms who are diving into the world of social media in order to increase profits.
B2B companies shied away from social marketing for quite a spell, wishing to stay with more out-dated marketing and advertising models to achieve success. But as times continued to change, research changed, and the B2B's finally broke down and added social media marketing to their budgets.
LinkedIn is seen as the Holy Grail for B2B, but there are other platforms rising from the ashes, as well as being created all the time for B2B ROI. Twitter and Facebook use has increased, but LinkedIn is the one and only that focuses on being a network where industry professionals can reach one another without delay.
It has been very clear that B2B marketers are trying many new tactics in order to increase revenue and build ROI. Whereas reports and print advertising may one day become a thing of the past, at least this study shows that B2B is making extreme progress in their marketing models.
Most B2B marketing departments are searching for that analysis that shows the cost effectiveness of social media – utilizing analytics and web traffic statistics. In fact, many companies in all areas of industry are coming to the conclusion that having a Social Marketing Management Team that can compile and oversee all analytics 24/7, issues in the market, and the negatives and positives coming out of every marketing campaign they put together, is an absolute must. These social media stats are necessary to find out if a company's marketing efforts are truly effective.
With this newfound urgency, B2B marketing budgets are expanding – increasing their content marketing budgets. With these increased budgets, more and more social media management teams – with the skills and expertise to take a company name and turn that brand into a household name – will be needed. This will, in fact, leave the only real challenge being the fact that enough content (blogs, websites, videos, etc.) must be done continuously to make their marketing efforts worthwhile.
This demand is out of control. Writers are needed more than ever. Good writers, who know exactly what it takes to keep up with the latest industry material. Making a partnership or alliance with a social media marketing team that keeps content fresh, exciting and new is the goal of the B2B world.
The more 'open' PR becomes, and the more paths social media introduces, the more promise of ROI. B2B companies should utilize all paths available in order to become involved in their communities, and to locate where specific customers are already established. This way, they can target their market by offering optimal content and news.
Traditional marketing is the past. And as with anything else in this world, stepping into something new always feels like an impossible task. But for B2B companies to be successful, social media marketing is needed. Therefore, increase the budget, hire that Social Media/PR team and get your company's ROI rising!
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June 26. 2014 10:33PM
Swamp Bats top Vermont
A two-run double by Jared Mederos highlighted a four-run, eighth inning rally which lifted the Keene Swamp Bats to a 6-5 win against Vermont in a New England Collegiate Baseball League game Thursday before 1,007 fans at Alumni Field. The win lifted Keene's record to 6-9 and dropped Vermont to 9-6.
Keene sent eight batters to the plate in the eighth inning and produced three hits including the two-run double by Mederos with two outs, tying the game at 5-5.
Following the double, a passed ball allowed Zach Lauricella to score from third base with the winning run. Lauricella had an RBI single earlier in the inning.
Lauricella also had a solo homer in the fourth inning, his first homer of the season. He had two hits and two RBIs in the game. Keene's other run came in the fifth inning on a RBI double from Connor Fitzsimons, scoring Alex Liquori.
The four-run eighth inning rally made a winner out of reliever Ben Criscuolo (Southern New Hampshire) , who got the final out in the eighth frame and pitched a scoreless ninth. Keene had nine hits and Pat McGrath had three.
Keene will play at North Adams Friday at 6:30 p.m.


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Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC) is the fifth largest largest cable operator in the United States based on the number of basic video subscribers.[1] As of December 31, 2009, CVC served approximately 3.1 million basic video subscribers in and around the New York City metropolitan area. In addition to national and regional cable networks, Cablevision owns diverse assets including Madison Square Garden, the Clearview Cinemas movie theaters, and the New York Knicks team.
The company's cable television segment is its largest, thus making trends in the advertising industry--both total spending and the the growth of Internet advertising--key influences on financial performance. The industry's trend towards bundling telecommunication services such as cable TV, broadband access, landline phone services and Voip has helped fuel the company's growth, and it enjoys the highest revenue per customer in the cable TV industry, earning over $115 in monthly fees per customer.
In 2009, CVC earned a total of $7.77 billion in total revenues. This was a substantial increase from its 2008 total revenues of $7.23 billion in 2008. As a result, CVC's net income was positively affected by the increase in revenues. Between 2008 and 2009, CVC's net income increased from a net loss of $227 million in 2008 to a net profit of $285 million in 2009.
The company owes its profitability to remarkably high penetration rates in its markets. Penetration refers to the number of homes serviced by the company relative to the number that could potentially be connected to its network without further extending transmission lines. For television service, this rate reaches nearly 70%; for internet service, the penetration stands at 45%.
Since Cablevision's penetration rates in television and internet services are very high, VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, offers the most growth potential for the company. Subscribers to VoIP can use their broadband internet connection to make phone calls, substantially lowering costs without sacrificing call quality. VoIP is a rapidly growing market, expected to reach $10 billion by 2010 as businesses--only about a quarter of which currently use VoIP--join consumers in adopting the technology.[2] As with any new technology, however, providers such as Cablevision must overcome initial mistrust and reluctance to change from customers to convince them to replace their landline phones.
The share of total U.S. advertising spending devoted to Internet advertising has increased rapidly over the past few years. Advertising on cable television grew only 10% annually in the same period.[3] The Internet offers advertisers a high level of flexibility in presenting their message to the consumer at a lower cost than traditional 30 second TV spots.[4] Cablevision's television services segment, the company's largest with 46% of total revenues, depends heavily on proceeds from advertising, thereby putting a significant portion of CVC's future revenues at risk. The continued growth of online advertising at the expense of traditional media threatens Cablevision's profitability.
Spending on advertising is highly correlated with general economic growth, which makes such macro factors as oil prices and the U.S. housing market key concerns for Cablevision. As Cablevision's penetration in television services is already very high, future revenue growth from new subscribers cannot continue at the same pace the company has seen over the past few years; thus, advertising will become an increasingly important source of revenue growth for the television segment.
Cablevision is subject to strict regulation of most aspects of its business, ranging from the rates it may charge to the programming it is allowed to broadcast. A key area of regulation is franchising; in order to offer its services in a particular area, a cable provider must create a franchise with the local government, which then imposes franchise fees and certain administrative requirements on the company. Both the federal and state governments have considered relaxing such franchising requirements for telephone companies and other competitors of the cable industry.
Cablevision's main service, the "triple play" combination of television, Internet access, and phone services, currently competes with similar bundles offered by Comcast and TimeWarner Cable. Telephone companies, such as AT&T and especially Verizon, are actively developing television and internet services to compete with Cablevision as well. Digital satellite TV providers such as Echostar and DirecTV compete with Cablevision's cable offerings.
Although Cablevision is smaller than many of its competitors, the company has been able to lead the industry on metrics such as revenue per customer and penetration. Cablevision's foothold in the New York metropolitan area is an important competitive advantage, providing the company with one of the wealthiest and most technologically savvy customer bases in the nation. The New York market is also characterized by high population density, which allows Cablevision to reach customers with minimal infrastructure, keeping operating costs low. [8]
The company's bundling strategy is key to its success. Bundling refers to offering customers several complementary services at a discounted price. For instance, two thirds of Cablevision's video customers are also subscribers to its broadband Internet service, while over 40% of video customers use its telephone services; the industry averages for these metrics are approximately 50% and 12% respectively. Bundling also allows Cablevision to effectively compete with satellite television providers, who offer only television service, and telephone companies, who have not yet developed the capability to offer the triple-play combination.[9]


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Putin likes to style himself religious … do not laugh. It is true. Just look at how he handled Pussy Riot. It is telling that Putin handled some young girls roughly for singing in an Orthodox church. He appeared with the Pope in Rome. But he does nothing when his thug-henchmen in Ukraine defile bodies of the dead???
So I am calling on the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs/holy-men to denounce Putin and demand the bodies be accorded respect and dignity and that those abusing the corpses be handled rougher than the young girls who sing in churches.
So here are the men I calling out and waiting for action:
Patriarch Kirill I – (Patriarch of Moscow)
Patriarch Filaret, Patriarch Moses, Patriarch Moses.
I would beseech other Patriarchs of other areas of the Orthodox church to also denounce Putin. I also beseech my own spiritual leader Pope Francis (@Pontifex, #Pontifex) to demand respect and dignity for the MH17 dead and justice for Malay.
Does Putin not know that Muslim's need their dead to be accorded a swift dignity? Or does Putin not care about the Muslim dead? Putin deserves the restive Caucasus and I'll never support him in his fight of terrorists again because he does not treat the dead with dignity and obviously he does not treat women with dignity either. Why does Pussy Riot get the strong arm and Russian Rebel Thugs who defile the dead get no attention? I think we all know the answer.
Surely Putin is man enough to deal with these thugs abusing dead. He was such a big man with Pussy Riot. Cannot the Russian Prime Minister deal with these Russian Rebels or is he only capable of roughing up young women?
Those who condone this level of disrespect for the dead deserve to be ignored by God and doomed to hell — they have no soul! Patriarchs and the Pope should not be silent about this tragedy!
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I agree that you need to be very confident, but you do not have to be egotistical.Ya see, you kinda Need an EGO to be Reilly Fricken Good at something, (you gOt it) !!
I do a lot of my riding is with the kid in the video. I am twice his age, but he is the one who taught me and keeps an eye out on everyone when we ride. I know it is only the East Coast, but believe it or not it can get kind of heavy here. He has taught a ton of people to kitesurf. He launches and lands everyone, and if someone goes down he is the first to kite by and check on them. I have never heard him once talk about how good he is, even though the rest of us cannot believe half the stuff he does.
I know it is the East Coast where according to Bob no real kiter can come from because we do not have any wind or waves. I know it is not real riding because it is not unhooked and the kite size is above 6m. Worst of all he will ride backside (normally into a few flat spins). But he keeps trying to be a real kitesurfer so give him credit. Bob appears to be a good rider, but this is what I consider to be style. I will let the forum decide if he can live up to Bob's riding.
I am not impressed by Bob's 2.5m riding. There are plenty of vids of guys kiting Hatteras at 40+ conditions, but the difference is that it is usually double overhead and exploding on the sand bars. Not just some white water riding.


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Bardossy, the first foreign exchange student in the Department of Clinical Lab Science in the College of Allied Health Sciences, will graduate in August after sitting for final exams back home in Argentina. She's also the first biochemistry major from her university, the Universidad Catolica de Cordoba, to study abroad, she said.
When she began looking at more than 100 universities in the United States for an exchange program in her field, only seven offered it. "It's not very common," she said.
She chose ECU because of its highly-regarded and well-established clinical laboratory science program and its location. She spent the spring semester here, and was able to travel over spring break to visit her sister who was temporarily working in Colorado. She also explored the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. Before returning home, she planned to spend a few days in Washington, D.C., and New York, where her grandmother was born, and possibly Boston.
Bardossy said she would definitely recommend a study abroad program to other students. "I think more people should do this type of exchange," she said. "I really like it. Everybody has been really nice."
She met other international students from France, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Mexico while living in White Residence Hall. It was her first time living with other students because her university doesn't have dorms. Some out-of-town students live in apartments, but she lives at home.
ECU is much larger than her university in Cordoba, but students use many of the same textbooks and references. In Argentina, the medical biochemistry degree is the equivalent of the bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory science in the United States. "The labs and materials are better here than in my country," Bardossy said. "You have all the things you need to do your duties well."
She has kept in touch with her classmates through e-mail, Skype and Facebook, as many of them prepared to graduate too.
Bardossy will take her certification exams and then hopes to work in a lab in a hospital or possibly for a drug company, doing any type of chemistry analysis. She wants to develop a broad background before specializing in any one area. She's always been interested in science, and has a great role model in her father, who is a pharmacist.
"Eugenia has been an absolutely excellent student," said Dr. Richard Bamberg, chair of ECU's clinical laboratory science department. "She has coalesced with other students and has a very nice personality. It's good for her, and good for our students."
Bamberg said they would welcome the opportunity for another exchange student in the future.
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"Car needs service power reduced" warning
"Car needs service power reduced" warning
Skim down these threads. It's probably attempting to download the new software version.
This is a known issue with the car software. It's fixed in the latest version, which is making it's way to all the cars right now.
I had this once in the first couple of weeks driving my car. Drove from our house in Baltimore about 45 miles to Rockville, mostly highway, mostly with CC set at 64. No rabbiting etc. After showing the car off in the driveway for 15 minutes or so, piled some folks in for a test ride and got a message saying Service Required, power reduced. It may have started off like that as soon as I put it in gear, but I was showing off, answering questions, etc., and didn't notice for a few dozen yards. Car drove like a golf cart for the two blocks it took me to turn around and return. Parked, powered off from the menu, and powered back on after a few seconds. Everything was fine after that.
Response from Tesla about this issue was:
The situation with the powertrain loss of power is a software related issue and is known. Basically, if the car is driven for an extended length of time and then sits in park with the driver in it, then it will go into limp mode. The software team is working on a fix for this and will be most likely addressed in the next package update. The suspension is the same situation and will be addressed in the next firmware update.
Oh, the reference to suspension was in response to this:
Sitting parked in the garage, we raised the suspension to it's highest, then got an error message when we tried to lower it again. The error was persistent for the three or four attempts we made at that point, but didn't come back later when I drove away. I raised and lowered it successfully later with no issues.
So you could end up limping on tip-toes ....
Got the "Car needs service, power reduced" message yesterday. Went away after 15 min. Tesla is investigating. Anyone got it recently? I'm on 4.4
I was driving on a 50 mph Rd. Stopped at a traffic light then warning came on. Acceleration reduced by 95%. 0 to 25 mph took 25 seconds. Very dangerous to drive when power is reduced. Called Tesla, will get a call Monday from service
Those are called "silent updates".
Read responses above.
@ Captain_Zap
Read dates on messages.
Better late than never


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Fireworks, music and beer (lots and lots of beer) part of the fun at Whitmore Lake pond hockey tournament
The Michigan Pond Hockey Sports Charities Michigan Pond Hockey Classic began on Friday. There were fireworks, musical performances, hockey (of course) and beer.
Lots and lots of beer.
MPHSC president Sam Iaquinto said 110 seven-man teams registered for the three-day long event, which is as much a winter carnival as it is a pond hockey tournament. According to Whitmore Lake Tavern owner John Ciaramitaro, it's the second busiest weekend of the year on the lake behind only the Fourth of July.
Benefits from the event are donated to help cover costs for youth athletic teams, particularly for young athletes from low-income homes. The winner of the top division wins an all expenses paid trip to Finland to compete in the Red Bull Open Ice World Championship.
The finals are scheduled for 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, but there is plenty on the schedule out at Whitmore Lake in the meantime.
Pete Cunningham covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @petcunningham.
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Teaparty Hockey.
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He had to keep his shirt on
The Jonas Brothers made a surprise appearance today at the Air Canada Centre for We Day. You can imagine the screaming.
Yesterday the Vagina Virgins participated at CIBC Run For The Cure. Miraculously, Joe kept his shirt on. Those in Yorkville would find this particularly surprising because during the film festival, a shirtless Joe could oft be seen running around Toronto's busiest neighbourhood bare chested getting in a fitness fix despite the ubiquitous presence of paps hoping to get shots of George Clooney and the Mighty Opes.
In the end it became a punchline. Because he could have exercised anywhere. And yet he chose the block where he was sure to be seen, sure to be talked about, a skipping Vagina Virgin gliding past lunch hour diners on the Sassafraz patio.
The VVs have been in town for almost 2 months shooting their new Disney movie about wholesome kids doing wholesome things at camp.
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text: I am new to the computer science and engineering field, and hope to start taking classes in comp sci and engineering in two years during my junior year at college to get my major in comp sci and engineering. My question is, what are the 10 major subjects I should study over next two years to prepare me for the classes in comp sci and engineering, like what math subjects and other essential subjects. I want to get in and be able to hang in there and not struggle my way through junior and senior . If someone could tell me what I need to study to prepare for the major and could reccomend some books, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Sorry if this was posted in the wrong section, I didn't know where exactly to post it.


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Thursday, May 20, 2004
For All the Non-Believers
Why does anyone care if it's really him or not? What's the point of all the nasty names?
Zmuda and Lynne took out full-page ads to remind Andy of the date, and his promise to them, right? Everything they've done in the past 20 years, everything that Andy did in the 35 years before that, what was the point of it all? What was the point of Andy Kaufman's life?
Have fun.
So maybe this isn't really him. Maybe it is. But either way, I'm still smiling.
He's having fun. And because he's having fun, I am too. I wish that you could all, for just one second, let yourselves have fun with this.
Because somewhere in this world or the next, Andy Kaufman is laughing his ass off.
DC - the non-believers are what make this country great. They accept the spoon fed liberal mass media line all the way to the bank. People wonder why I'm doing this on a blog instead of just appearing on SNL or Dateline or something. Maybe the mainstream isn't ready for me to be back yet. Maybe I don't want to be back in the Hollywood limelight, whoring myself out for some guy in a dark suit at a nameless mega-corporation.
This may not be it for some of you, but one day you will wake up and see something that you never thought was possible. The world wasn't flat like you thought it was, or you figured out the earth is not in fact the center of the universe and rotates itself about the sun, or that wearing sunscreen really is a good idea.
On that day you'll thank Andy Kaufman. Until then, I'll be seeing you at Starbucks, Wal-Mart, and various truck stops throughout the country on my national tour.
177 comments:
- DC said...
Thank you, Andy. Whoever, and wherever, you are.
- May 20, 2004 at 9:43 AM
- Charlotte_Sometimes said...
Well said.
- May 20, 2004 at 9:44 AM
- superman of doom said...
Look, man. I appreciate a good prank as much as anybody - hell, I fooled a couple hundred people into thinking that Weezer secretly released a CD called "Simpleton" last year... but come on - this isn't funny. What Zmuda did at the House of Blues and the Comedy Store, well, that was classy. Running this website is just lame.
Rest in Peace, Andy. Your magic will live on forever, and that is certainly no hoax.
I'll see you in Heaven if I make the list.
- May 20, 2004 at 9:45 AM
- Xac said...
Im still a bit sceptical, but it did hit Yahoo! news. I'd like to see some nationwide news spots as proof though. It said something about ABC news doing an interview, is it gonna be on the air?
- May 20, 2004 at 9:46 AM
- Bry said...
If this is really Andy Kaufman, this is the greatest gag EVAR played. If it is not Andy, but someone else taking advantage of the anniversary and what not, keep it coming. comedy is comedy, and this is what Andy would have wanted. You think when he said he would be back in 20 that he didn't have it in the back of his mind that if he was unable to (death is a finality pretty much) that there would be someone out there that would carry on Andy's brand of comedy and take advantage of this? Andy may not be alive (maybe?), but HIS SPIRIT IS, and I for one am glad it is. Andy was one of the greats, he should be remembered and all that.
Oh and Andy, if this is you, cheers and welcome home.
- May 20, 2004 at 9:48 AM
- Will said...
I hope this is true. I could believe it, but I am more likely to believe this is somebody else pulling off a stunt with blogger that got them some attention. I was to young to appreciate Andy during his hay day. But I did catch a documentary about him on Comedy Central about 10 years ago that blew me away. I remember asking my parents all kinds of questions about him. He fascinated me so much. I was so excited when I heard about the Man on the Moon movie. Jim Carrey did a really good job from what I could tell from the older videos I had seen. If its reall you andy, kudos! I can't wait to see you in person. If this is some shmuck, good job ;) You pulled an Andy'esque stunt of your own. I am dieing to know more about the parents thing (real or not) as well as was Tony Clifton a real person as well as just you. MOTM made it seem like someone else took over the clifton roll after you died. And what about the money?! I'm sure the movie could of made you a pretty penny. How did you survive all this time? Again, I am skeptical but part of me hopes so badly this is the real thing
- May 20, 2004 at 9:49 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 9:58 AM
- Dead Hero said...
Let's face it, faking yoru own death, for 20 friggin years, must be the All-Time Greatest Prank. Ever. If it was ever done, Andy could, and WOULD, be the only one to do it. So if Andy's really alive and well, God bless him. This would make him the greatest legend the comic world has ever seen. Fucking brilliant. This would be the evidence that Andy not only pushed the envelope, but he tore it to shreads, lit them on fire, and used the ashes to make his morning tea.
That being said, if this isn't him. If Zmuda is yanking our collective chain, once again. I personally think, it comes in at a close Second All-Time Greatest Prank. Your best friend and comic partner fulfills a prank you left behind 20 years prior by making the world believe that you're still alive? Fucking brilliant as well. So if Andy's not really alive, and people really do begin to believe he is, God bless Bob.
For my part, I'm going to believe. And spread the word. If Andy's alive, I'm so happy to have witnessed the All-Time Greatest Prank ,and that Andy will finally get the recognition he always deserved as the King. And if Andy's not alive, I'll happily be a small part of pulling off the Second All-Time Greatest Prank.
Whoever is responsible for this all. Thank you.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:00 AM
- Chris said...
Why not simply post a screenshot of your "new" look. Or why not release the DNA results as well as the company that took them? The problem is just saying you are Andy Kaufman is not good enough. Where is the undeniable proof? Your fans want this and I think its the least you can do to prove that you are indeed the "real deal".
- May 20, 2004 at 10:00 AM
- Robert said...
i am a bit confused.Why not post a real picture or atleast if this is a hoax post some reasonable ideas.Andy was always unpredictable from what i understand but i don't think he would be so vague and predictable in his explanations.Now obviously if you want to shut people up why not put a real picture of yourself the way you look now.We need to see your face to believe it and if this is some loser who has nothing better to do than pose as a comic legend. that's sad.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:02 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:05 AM
- Chris Stilwell said...
If it is really Andy, congrats on the best prank of all time. I'm thinking it may not be really Andy, but I wouldn't put it past Andy to fool all of us into thinking he was really dead. But until there is definite proof, such as a recent photo without any costumes on, just Andy, I'll stay skeptical.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:08 AM
- RedDwarf092179 said...
hey I am not sure if this is one big joke or if this is for real and Andy kaufman is back from the "dead" after 20 years either way I love it.If it is for real,great, what a great thing I mean dedication it took to stay hidden for 20 years.wow! lol Pure genius!! If it turns out to be a joke well still what better way to honor a man whose acts and methods were original and ahead of thier time. LOL So either way I love it. all i have to ask is will he have any shows in the New Orleans area i would love to go Sincerly,
- May 20, 2004 at 10:11 AM
- SlimeTNR said...
Look here to see the last of Andy you will ever see
- May 20, 2004 at 10:13 AM
- Kyrene Ariadne said...
Zmuda denying it wouldn't be a good enough reason to discredit it.
I personally think it'd be even funnier to fake a death, then come back and make it look like a prank.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:16 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:21 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:23 AM
- CodeWarrior said...
Cool page. Andy Kaufman rules.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:28 AM
- just chuck. said...
i always knew you were alive. come to chicago. you're my freaking hero.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:28 AM
- CodeWarrior said...
Great page!
- May 20, 2004 at 10:29 AM
- Ruby Cooter said...
Who is the guy in a black tshirt standing next to Clifton in the third photo?
- May 20, 2004 at 10:29 AM
- Pyro kun said...
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:31 AM
- Blog Masta said...
This is really Steven Maddox - an Indiana hack trying to make it big - playing you all for fools. Don't let Steve suck you in. Andy is dead, and has been...
- May 20, 2004 at 10:32 AM
- Troy said...
This is so damn funny... even if you're not Andy, he'd be proud of the mind f*ck everyone's going through right now. You have the amazing insight, and your comments are profound and intriguing. Amazing the genuinely human responses that people have had isn't it? Two complete polar opposites.
Count me in on those searching for you and character co. on your stops on the tour.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:33 AM
- ShinyPlastic.com said...
I hope this site runs and runs, whether you are Andy or not it is a great tribute to the humor and long-lasting appeal of Andy Kaufman.
I have covered the "return from the dead" on my site: shinyplastic.com under the title "Blog you Vedy Much!".
- May 20, 2004 at 10:33 AM
- Miss LaVey said...
Hey Andy.. you know what would be great? A live webcam where we can watch you surf the net, watch tv, scratch your nuts, etc.
Just an idea :)
- May 20, 2004 at 10:33 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:34 AM
- Porky Returns said...
Maybe it's you, maybe it's not
i liked the movie with Jim Carey, thought it was great - and sad
but after 20 years... who cares... if it's really you - great... if it's not - great. but either way - who really gives a crap anymore? it's been 20 years and there are better things to worry about than whether some guy faked his death that long ago.
you may say i'm not in the joke or whatever you want to say - but again, who cares?
- May 20, 2004 at 10:37 AM
- Lola Granola said...
Welcome back Andy! The sun shines a little brighter now:) I, for one, believe...we all need a little hope.
Buses are waiting outside to take you there:)
We missed you!
- May 20, 2004 at 10:37 AM
- ludwig_van said...
Come on guys, stop asking for proof. I'll admit I was scratching my head for a little while at first, but it isn't terribly hard to see that this is a joke. But I guess if you still believe it now, you really want to believe it. I'm not out to spoil anyone's fun - I thought it was a clever joke at first, but come on, it's pretty lame now. What's this shit about the liberal mass media? Give me a break, drop the ruse, you're ruining any initial appeal of the prank.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:38 AM
- Abby said...
Let's see some photos or film of this guy...
- May 20, 2004 at 10:38 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:39 AM
- Blog Masta said...
Come to http://andykaufmanisdead.blogspot.com and learn the real truth.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:41 AM
- TommyD said...
We've all seen the snopes link, which holds as much water as an argument as this blog to be frank, and no one cares.
Tommy D
- May 20, 2004 at 10:42 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:45 AM
- TommyD said...
Yes, but as far as facts go, someone telling me that this blog is from Andy Kaufman and someone telling me it isn't, under these circumstances (death of a known hoaxer), hold the same weight
- May 20, 2004 at 10:47 AM
- LaVarious said...
Welcome back, Andy. I hope you are ready to kick comedy in its pathetic lethargic ass. There is one question that came to mind when I heard you had returned and thought it would have been hilarious...Did you have any acting parts or were you cast as an extra in "Man on the Moon"?
- May 20, 2004 at 10:50 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:50 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 10:51 AM
- caramel man said...
Yo solo le pregunto:
Single I ask to him: BECAUSE HE REVIVED NOW!? HE DOES NOT SEE THE DIFICULT THAT IS TO OBTAIN THEIR MATERIAL IN SPAIN!? NOW HE WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE!
- May 20, 2004 at 10:54 AM
- freegreenjello said...
honestly, i dont care if its fake or not. just the IDEA makes me laugh! GENIUS
- May 20, 2004 at 10:54 AM
- Annette said...
You're a fake. I could spend my afternoon explaining how I know and why I'm right, but that would ruin all my fun, and that's what this is all about right? Having a load of fun.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:56 AM
- thealienz said...
This is Andy. I have the proof. Just read the entire blog and all comments. Is this not what he did? Make you question if what is happening is real or not. This is Andy. It should be a matter of him showing himself in public alive. It should be a matter of going to his grave and digging up the body.
- May 20, 2004 at 10:59 AM
- DC said...
I'm not being emotional when I say this, and I'm not gullible.
Believe this is really him, or don't. It doesn't matter to me one way or the other. But by coming here just to "debunk" him, or decry him as being a "hack" from Indiana, you're not hurting anyone but yourself, because you're not allowing yourself to experience this for what it truly is.
It's fun. Play along; it's an amazing feeling.
Andy Kaufman's body may be dead and buried in a cemetary in upstate New York, but for just this one day, he's alive. Stop wasting the day trying to "prove" something. Just go with it.
Enjoy it while it lasts, because tomorrow he might be gone again. And if he is, then you can point fingers, and laugh at the gullible people, and tell everyone how smart you are. Tomorrow you can yell and scream and rant and rave. Tomorrow you can go right back to the way you were yesterday.
But today - even if just for today - Andy Kaufman is alive. And I, for one, am going to enjoy it and be grateful.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:03 AM
- tori said...
hey Andy...wanna wrestle? :)
- May 20, 2004 at 11:03 AM
- SecretWoman said...
Come to Canada!!!! :)
- May 20, 2004 at 11:05 AM
- Midnight Transmission said...
welcome back Andy, nice to have you back. By the way, nice job..you fooled us all...wish i'd thought of that. Then again i don't think anyone would notice...cept my cat.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:06 AM
- ludwig_van said...
"Yo solo le pregunto:
The English translation you posted was not very good. I'm a little rust, but I'd say this is better:
Why did you come back to life now? Don't you see how difficult it is to obtain your material in Spain? Now I'll be more expensive!
- May 20, 2004 at 11:06 AM
- J. M. Cornwell said...
I don't see why everythin thinks this is so strange. L. Ron Hubbard and a few of his cronies planned the exact same scenario, except first they would create a religion, makes lots of money, and fake their deaths so they could enjoy the fruits of their hoax. Andy Kaufman isn't the first man to plan and execute his own death -- or resurrection. The difference between fame and immortality? Whether you are remembered for a week or forever. Only time will tell whether Andy's stunt will garner him an extra 15 minutes or immortality.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:07 AM
- Pyro kun said...
maybe if this didn't prey on the emotions of fans who really liked kaufman, everyone could have fun and go along with it, you got Gullible people coming here, just reading the posts and not the replies, thinking this man is now alive, and they're so happy and then when they find out its all Bull, they'll be crushed knowing its not kaufman who's pulling this joke, but some Wannabe
- May 20, 2004 at 11:11 AM
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- May 20, 2004 at 11:14 AM
- xshanex said...
i hope this is real with every ounce of my being...
- May 20, 2004 at 11:16 AM
- Robert said...
I mean come on if people think anybody copying kaufman is cool they are idiots.Atleast do something origional.It's one thing to keep his memory alive but let his family or media do that.Real fans or younger ones like me who actually wanna be comics or entertainers such as i do and will become can appreciate what the man did but.To an extent you have to create your own image and inspire a whole new generation with your own ideas.Kaufman did that to many others now it's time for whoever this is kaufman or whomever to come out.Either show a picture of you not in a costume and your face as it is now or some definative proof or just stop this sham.You can't expect to just say oops i was just having fun when this is major publicity to attract people by saying your kaufman
- May 20, 2004 at 11:17 AM
- Ravana said...
(PRWEB) May 20, 2004 - Jesus alive and well, living in New York. "It was all a prank!", plans on taking international tour of small churches with L. Ron Hubbard.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:19 AM
- Roseann said...
Not to mention the fact that all I had to do was look at the pictures on this site and I knew it wasn't him. The facial structure is all wrong. I agree with Pyro.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:21 AM
- Bobby and/or lea said...
Andy thank you for all the work you have done.
you should get a Video cammer and video tape your life now
i would pay for a copy of it
Did jim carry know?
- May 20, 2004 at 11:22 AM
- Jeff said...
Well OF COURSE it's really Andy. Here's why:
If he was dead, then how could he fake his return? So to say he's faking, is to admit that he's still alive.
I believe, Andy. I believe!
(I think I'm right about this. I hope he didn't fake his own birth. That would blow a hole in my theory)
- May 20, 2004 at 11:28 AM
- Blog Masta said...
Jeff, you are a moron
- May 20, 2004 at 11:32 AM
- Geo said...
All I can say is this; Andy if it is you;BRILLIANT!
If it's not, well, we'll see...
- May 20, 2004 at 11:34 AM
- Suck It Trebeck said...
Andy lives. You can't deny it and if you do you are blind. Many people will joke that Elvis is alive, but they laugh and brush it aside. But when you say Andy Kaufman is alive you actually look into it. You say things like, "I wouldn't put it past him." or "It really wouldn't surprise me that much." Why? Because that's just the kind of guy Andy Kaufman is. The very fact that he is probably the only human who you can honestly say made you question whether they are truly dead... he will always live (at least as long as any normal life expectancy). Until 50 more years from now when more than likely you can say he dead without a doubt (due to age), we will always question whether he is alive or not. Think about it... all you nay-sayers probably checked this site out because you heard about Kaufman returning. To you, it was feasible enough to check out and investigate. If someone told me that there was a website from Elvis claiming to be alive... I wouldn't even bother dialing up to the internet. But Kaufman has us all hooked. The joke is on us. We will always question Kaufman's existance... and I think that that is exactly what Andy wanted. So if this be the real Andy... he is playing me for the fool that I am, just like he always has. And if for some reason it is someone else (which I doubt) then they are doing this in respect to Andy... they are keeping him alive.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:38 AM
- Ricky said...
Hey Latka, the intrest on your gambling debt is still 3 percent a week. Whata ya say? You gonna pay anytime soon? PAY HERE! I asure you, we ain't waiting another 20 years!
- May 20, 2004 at 11:41 AM
- PotVsKtl said...
Doesn't it seem like the real Andy would be funny?
- May 20, 2004 at 11:42 AM
- Emily White said...
First of all, if this is indeed Andy Kaufman, my mom loves you. (She thinks you two should get married...) Also, we've all heard that you're alive and well and what you've been doing while you've been gone, but what we haven't heard is why and HOW. How the hell did you fake a death, a burial?! Thank you. *Welcome Home*
- May 20, 2004 at 11:43 AM
- dark johnson said...
Hey, if the interest in this story proves one thing, he's very much alive.
Thank you very much.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:48 AM
- caramel man said...
thanks, ludwin
- May 20, 2004 at 11:49 AM
- Patrick said...
Hey, Andy! If you make it to Burbank, stop by the Starbuck's inside the Disney Channel building and I'll buy you a venti latte'. And a bagel. Oy.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:49 AM
- theunit27 said...
hey, andy...glad your back! the world needs you. no one laughs anymore.
- May 20, 2004 at 11:49 AM
- Clint said...
I am so confused... Is this real or is it a hoax?
- May 20, 2004 at 11:52 AM
- Blog Masta said...
Hoax. http://andykaufmanisdead.blogspot.com
- May 20, 2004 at 11:58 AM
- S.C.Faulkner said...
hahahhaah, foools.
If he shows proof either way, the stunt is broken, showing evidence that is indeterminate is the basis of all great conspiracies.
God Bless you Andy!
Even if you're dead, I still believe this is you.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:00 PM
- I am alive too! said...
LOL. This is truly funny. Made my day. Thank you. Whoever you are /wink.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:06 PM
- Justin said...
I think this world needs someone like Andy right now, we all need a prank pulled on us , real or not, itll make people smile, and for get about all the hate and prejustice going on in this world, at least for a little while.So just smile, if its real or not, the jokes on us,and if your not laughing ,then you just dont get the joke
- May 20, 2004 at 12:08 PM
- anna said...
has anyone noticed that the drudge report link takes you you to
nicely done, but i'm not sold.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:17 PM
- pussguzzler said...
Andy Kaufman would have loved (or will love) The Good Flame's FREE CD at www.thegoodflame.com. It's a mix of Andy's love of music and his love of bad-guy wrestling, and it's the FREEIST THING I'VE EVER SEEN!!!
- May 20, 2004 at 12:17 PM
- Pyro kun said...
wow, you guys truly are blind, the man's friggin dead, i hate to break your hopes and dreams but the man is dead, the only reason i came to this site is my friend was hysterical after reading this, and i was excited as well with a big laugh, i come here to see evidence and all i get is a halfassed wannabe trying to pull a hoax i know the real andy kaufman could of done a thousand times better, i mean christ, look at some of his replies, i doubt andy would even talk like that, especially some of the phrases he uses.
i'm sorry but the evidence is weighed in heavily against this being the really andy kaufman, get your heads out of the gutter and think a little, put your emotions aside and look at this from a different view.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:18 PM
- Dipshitt said...
There it is then - Off we go to dig up old Andy and find the truth.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:18 PM
- Pyro kun said...
yes anna, i noticed it too, and it just shows how Bs this is.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:19 PM
- Emily White said...
Because I'm sure you guys all know Andy Kaufman personally. Honestly. He said he was coming back. And maybe he did. Maybe he didn't. It isn't really the point that he did or didn't. The fact is, even the smallest rumor that THE ANDY KAUFMAN is alive sends people into such a crazed frenzy. Hell, if he's back, I'm damn glad. But if he's not, than even in his death, he's pulled the greatest stunt ever. And that's true. Andy Kaufman's soul was poured into his work, and if he could come back from the dead, I sure as hell hope he would.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:25 PM
- fink said...
I am so disappointed. I tried to ignore all the contradictions just so I could believe this. I agree that this is what the world needs: a good prank. This kind of put things in perspective for me.
Pissing off the Right AND the Left.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:35 PM
- Jovi said...
Listen, I dont know if you are Andy Kaufman or not, but you ARE. Whether physically him or not, who really cares. You are keeping Andy's promise whether you are him or not, and either way should go down in history.
In a way, I hope you arent him, I hope you just become this infamous B-movie esque legend that spends his time getting "spotted" at Wal Marts. That would be awesome, gives me something to do when I stop on my way home from work at 4 in the morning.
Thank you for taking our attention away from the boring same old movie star, who gives a shit news, and the "hey we shouldnt have done that" BREAKTHROUGH with those photos of Iraqi prisoners, like its the only thing we shouldnt have done.
You are awesome. What you SHOULD do is make an appearance with my band at a local show full of kids who are debating hardcore whether its you or not. www.hxcmp3.com/murder4hire is my band. Listen to it...and seriously, email me if you are interested in a low key secret appearance in Central Pennsylvania. email@example.com
- May 20, 2004 at 12:35 PM
- Yaox said...
This is the best ever :D
I just finished writting a poem on non-comformity for english... Thankfully I do recognize the significance, but I am neither liberal nore conservative. I'm a human being who does what he likes.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:35 PM
- Bry said...
Hey, I heard that Andy was a big King's X fan. Check them out at www.kingsxonline.com
- May 20, 2004 at 12:40 PM
- Maikeru, Wagonhead of the Gravy Train said...
A shame that this isn't real. I really want to believe Andy is alive and well to fool us all, but... even if he were, I think he would let nobody know and just appear out of nowhere without letting anyone know who he was, content that nobody has a clue that they just got the wool pulled over their eyes.
Taking that into consideration, the press release and this blog are making it too open and "Ha-Fooled-You" to be anything but what what Snopes confirmed it to be just a few hours ago: A hoax.
Nice try, you had me hoping it was true even though all logic pointed to otherwise...
- May 20, 2004 at 12:41 PM
- Jovi said...
Oh, and for the record, this is introducing andy to even MORE people, like myself.
I am only 21, never saw Taxi or anything, and I absolutely abhor Jim Carrey AND I hated that REM song even more...so therefore I refused to go see that movie, and still will never watch it, so there.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:41 PM
- Nick said...
It doesn't really matter whether this is really Andy or not, whether he's alive or dead.
All that matters is what you believe. If you believe Andy Kaufman is dead - fine, it's good to believe in something, but don't try and spoil it for those who believe he's alive and that this is him. That's equally as important.
As with everything else, it's good to have beliefs, but bad to try and force them on everybody else.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:43 PM
- superman of doom said...
The joke's over. There is a difference between "playing along" and actually trying to "believe" something like this. I'm sure Andy had a nice chuckle watching down on us and seeing this all unfold. Andy Kaufman has passed on... he is no longer with us on this Earth, but that does not mean he can't be with us in spirit.
Play a prank on your friends, sing a song, or make a movie... do anything you want to help Andy's legend live on, but please... PLEASE be smart enough to realize that if Andy were truly alive and "returned" right now it would be ALL OVER the news.
- May 20, 2004 at 12:43 PM
- spusan said...
Exciting. I don't understand the big fuss but this will be the most amazing hoax/prank whether it's true or not!
I don't know Andy Kaufman other than from Taxi, which I watched like an addict as a child. My favorite episode has got to be when they're getting their citizenship and they get into that huge fight over what was the last movie they watched!
You should come to Kingston, Ontario in September to Queen's University. It's in Canada. I can get in on this once-in-a-lifetime event! I can even give you a tour of the university :D. And if you're just an impersonator, who needs to know besides you and me ;).
- May 20, 2004 at 12:44 PM
- golfwidow said...
I hope this *is* a hoax, actually. It'd be a lot easier to stomach someone pulling off an outrageous spoof of this nature than to have to face the possibility of one more person in this world playing with people's emotions - like his parents and loved ones - for fun and profit.
- May 20, 2004 at 1:01 PM
- Fake Taker said...
You are an amazing con man. Andy Kaufman is dead and I can prove it. I worked at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on 16 May 1984. Remember, the day you died?
- May 20, 2004 at 1:05 PM
- Alex said...
Dude, This rules...Andy or not i'm having lots of fun with this and am all Excited and shit. Like wo'
Go andy, Come to the starbucks accross the street from my apt here in Chula Vista.
Your the only reason i'd ever step foot in one of the places.... (i don't enjoy starbucks, or what they do to independent businesses and there farm workers)
- May 20, 2004 at 1:07 PM
- Carlos said...
If it is you, thank you for keeping us guessing. If it isn't, thank you for keeping us guessing. If it is Ann Coulter, please drop dead, and don't leave us guessing.
- May 20, 2004 at 1:10 PM
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- May 20, 2004 at 1:12 PM
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- May 20, 2004 at 1:13 PM
- Jonathan said...
Some people believe in God.
Some people believe in Santa Claus.
Some people believe in Andy Kaufman.
- May 20, 2004 at 1:14 PM
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- May 20, 2004 at 1:17 PM
- Kevin said...
I have posted some of this site on my own blog...
If this is the real Andy, welcome back.
If this is some guy hoping for a cheap laugh,
keep it up. You're making us happy anyway.
- May 20, 2004 at 1:18 PM
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- May 20, 2004 at 1:21 PM
- Jeff Crowe said...
It's so OBVIOUS what's going on here. Obviously Andy, from his position of comfortable, anonymous retirement in his secret compound in Azerbaijan, has put this guy up to the whole "My death was a Hoax, and now I'm back..." thing. I'm sure he'll stage a few more false returns prior to REALLY coming back, and those of us (like me) with access to the secret Azerbaijani compound will let you all know that it's really him.
- May 20, 2004 at 1:22 PM
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- May 20, 2004 at 1:29 PM
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- May 20, 2004 at 1:29 PM
- anthony said...
This is one of those things that I'll have to see with my own eyes.
- May 20, 2004 at 1:32 PM
- Death said...
As much as I want to believe this I have trouble... I mean it's like believeing in Santa Claus....
In spirit he's alive but in reality he's not.
If you are Andy I would suggest doing an interview with 20/20 or going on David Letterman.
People will have a lot of questions...
- May 20, 2004 at 2:15 PM
- hdskate said...
Game Over. The post about you paying off Snopes to write an article is gone after so many people pointed out how stupid it is. Isn't that weird?
- May 20, 2004 at 2:25 PM
- Pyro kun said...
hah, he deleted the last two entries! this just shows he's full of it, all the evidence was presented there to show he was a fake!
- May 20, 2004 at 2:25 PM
- deadfiller said...
If by some comedic miracle this is a out of hiding Andy, I certainly hope you decided to make the Tony Clifton Story. That has to be one of the funniest scripts I've ever read.
- May 20, 2004 at 2:26 PM
- Pyro kun said...
look at that, your ass got DEBUNKED, HAHA, hoax OVER you lose,
Justice for andy kaufman has been served, no fack ass poser like you could pull it off like andy could.
- May 20, 2004 at 2:27 PM
- Scarlet spidey said...
Guys, why are you coming here to call him a fraud?
This is fun regaurdless of if it is Andy, just have some god damn fun, we all need it right now.
Andy, you rock so much!
- May 20, 2004 at 2:29 PM
- Robert said...
nowi thinkit's over.you want yourproof wellyoudeleted thelast entry youhadand you knew everyone was postingabouthow stupidit was to say ohipayed off the guys who wrote that my return was a hoax on purpose.so why not just end it now and say who you really are.for a hoax this was pretty lame i mean hell it didn't even last 2 days before you slipped up
- May 20, 2004 at 2:29 PM
- Chaz said...
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- May 20, 2004 at 2:29 PM
- Knavish Rogue said...
Wow. Better than Elvis. Better than Warhol. I am impressed.
- May 20, 2004 at 2:33 PM
- Pyro kun said...
its not fun, its not fun at all, this is playing with peoples emotions, especially for people who cared about andy kaufman.
- May 20, 2004 at 2:33 PM
- Scarlet spidey said...
If you say so, Pyro.
All I know is the second I saw this I was so happy!
I don't care if it's him or not, I am really enjoying this!
You all should too.
- May 20, 2004 at 2:38 PM
- DC said...
Jesus, Pyro, Andy Kaufman made his living playing with people's emotions.
Give it a rest, will ya?
- May 20, 2004 at 2:39 PM
- Scarlet spidey said...
DC's right, this is exactly what Andy would have wanted.
Maybe minus all the assholes coming here though.
- May 20, 2004 at 2:42 PM
- Fake Taker said...
Where did the post of you saying this about the snopes post go:
"I actually paid off the guy to write that snopes piece in order to stir up controversy.
Trust me, it's not easy being bigger than Jesus Christ right now. Everyone wants me on their show to make my first public television appearance. Which one would you guys suggest?
As far as the criticism in the snopes piece, all I can say is that in 5 years I will still be known as Andy Kaufman, the guy who pulled off the greatest comedy prank in the history of mankind, and the snopes guys will still be pointing out what's patently obvious to any semi-intelligent 13 year-old.
That being said, all the non-believers are still forgetting that they are dealing with a meta-prankster in me here. Just look at my record--I'm the kind of mad genius that would always leave you wondering. How boring would this be if it were plastered all over CNN and SNL and there were zero doubts left in any rational persons mind?
I would never be so dull as to leave my comic immortality up to such a lame and pathetic return to the screen."
- May 20, 2004 at 2:53 PM
- Rob Pongi said...
The return of the one and only Mr. Andy Kaufman is the best news that I have heard in, well, 20 years!
See all the latest comedy and music video clips on:
- May 20, 2004 at 3:11 PM
- Scott said...
Dead or alive? Who gives a rip? And, dead 20 years? I saw some of your later performances and you really died about 25 years ago. You were always an annoying hack. I respect pushing the boundaries and knocking the status quo, but you just weren't funny. Anyone can be odd, you were just an a**hole. Excuse me, ARE an a**hole. Just promise you'll never play the bongo set again. Or sing. Or reprise Latka. Man, the list goes on....
Or maybe that's just me swallowing all the "liberal media spoon fed" noise. Gee, imagine that, after disliking you all those years simply for your lousy comedy scam, I didn't even realize you were also a close-minded neo-con.
- May 20, 2004 at 3:16 PM
- RightSensible said...
i'm all for the starbucks and walmart tour. could try fitting subway into your schedule? true. the subway i work at is right next to walmart, but i dont feel like walking.
- May 20, 2004 at 5:29 PM
- RightSensible said...
ps. pyro, it must feel so wonderful to be sooo right.
- May 20, 2004 at 5:43 PM
- Fake Taker said...
- May 20, 2004 at 6:31 PM
- Mandolin said...
Well Mr. Kaufman, you pulled off a large prank. You fooled all of America. Being a fan of you're re-watching episodes of Taxi, I'm happy that you're alive and well, yet hurt. I understand not wanting to be in the "big light" anymore, but couldn't you have just went on a sabbatical? Look at most other Hollywood actors and well know people, they stepped down to enjoy their personal time. Faking a death is upsetting. We mourned, we cried, we hurt knowing that a legend comedian and well-respected person was taken from us only to resurface as a "prank" is frustrating. I know you were famous for you jokes and pranks, but death is no laughing manner.
I'm overjoyed that you are alive and well. But I also hope that my writing has opened a little insight. Most people are overwhelmed with this news. People don't know how to react. I personally think you should apologize for fooling with emotions.
- May 20, 2004 at 8:21 PM
- wing said...
"If the real Andy Kaufman were back, his story would be picked up by every major news service in the U.S. and a good many abroad, not merely a single "anybody can submit a story" free publicity service. And if the real Andy Kaufman genuinely wanted to demonstrate he was still alive, just one public appearance would serve that purpose far more convincingly than an unverifiable DNA test. Most important, if the Andy Kaufman I remember — the brilliant, unpredictable, erratic, and unique comic genius — had finally emerged from hiding twenty years after faking his own death, I have no doubts that he'd find a much more imaginative way of revealing his return than a free press release and a rather ordinary blog."
- May 20, 2004 at 8:49 PM
- andy.kaufman said...
- May 20, 2004 at 9:15 PM
- Shavo said...
Oi Oi Oi
Andy , if this is Andy, and i do believe this is.
Thank you for coming back.
Elvis never came back.
Kurt Cobain nor Tupac Have come back.
Jesus is yet to return.
Paul McCartney came back.......but he was never really declared dead.
Thank you for making me believe the dead ca rise.
Thank you
- May 20, 2004 at 10:44 PM
- - Island Guy said...
Absolute insanity...
I do not care if this is the real Andy Kaufman or if this is just a fake... However if it is really you, and you really do check this site and write on it. You my friend, are a God among men. I can't give enough thanks for the things you have done to inspire everyone and make them laugh :). Truely your mind is one step ahead of everyones.
And if this is just some guy ... the homage to Andy is spectacular. You really have people got ... and continue the good work, it's good to know somebody out there respects this man enough to do something like this in his memory
- May 20, 2004 at 10:57 PM
- billybob said...
I know why there are no recent pictures of Andy on this site. It is because he was cryogenically frozen these past 20 years, and when he was thawed out he looked exactly like Burgess Meredith. So know one would believe it was Andy anyway.
- May 21, 2004 at 5:51 AM
- Humans are ignorant said...
- May 21, 2004 at 10:40 AM
- RightSensible said...
stop being so obnoxious
- May 21, 2004 at 1:26 PM
- dude said...
This site is fake, andy kaufman is not alive. DC is the same "author" as jacobschatter.blogspot.com, who created a fraudulent satire of a computer zealot who did everything he could to hide his identity, until he was fed up and everybody gave proof he was fake and he didn't want to hold up the charade anymore. When the blog was over, "the author" posted on jacobschatter about how we killed him and how it was all a fake, the exact same thing DC is saying now, we killed him. As soon as jacobschatter goes down this site goes up, coincedence i think not.
- May 21, 2004 at 3:06 PM
- RightSensible said...
dude....move on....it'll be "ok"
- May 21, 2004 at 3:59 PM
- Jaidlynrose said...
dude said...
This site is fake, andy kaufman is not alive. DC is the same "author" as jacobschatter.blogspot.com, who created a fraudulent satire of a computer zealot who did everything he could to hide his identity, until he was fed up and everybody gave proof he was fake and he didn't want to hold up the charade anymore. When the blog was over, "the author" posted on jacobschatter about how we killed him and how it was all a fake, the exact same thing DC is saying now, we killed him. As soon as jacobschatter goes down this site goes up, coincedence i think not.Dude. You could never be more wrong. LMFAO
to D.C. Wow babe your famous!
- May 21, 2004 at 5:09 PM
- DC said...
This site is fake, andy kaufman is not alive. DC is the same "author" as jacobschatter.blogspot.com, who created a fraudulent satire of a computer zealot who did everything he could to hide his identity, until he was fed up and everybody gave proof he was fake and he didn't want to hold up the charade anymore. When the blog was over, "the author" posted on jacobschatter about how we killed him and how it was all a fake, the exact same thing DC is saying now, we killed him. As soon as jacobschatter goes down this site goes up, coincedence i think not.What's a jacobschatter?
There are quite a few people reading this site who know exactly who I am, and I'm sorry to say it, but I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
- May 21, 2004 at 5:13 PM
- Doctor_Spankenstein said...
Andy, just give me the Wal-Mart/truck-stop tour schedule. You know...9:12PM-9:17PM May 31, Wal-Mart in Austin TX in the women's shoes section. Waving from a passing blimp directly above Bill's House of Cheese on Route 27, Westerberk, Oklahoma. That sort of thing. I'll be there.
- May 21, 2004 at 7:01 PM
- Bill said...
Can't believe that someone still believes the media are spoon-fed liberals.
Media are cost and profit conscious assholes looking for the quickest buck. Believe me, if they thought that the resurrection of Andy would get them a fast buck, they'd be all over this blog.
- May 22, 2004 at 7:08 PM
- Kimmy said...
Hey Andy, Welcome back babe! You are a comedic genious and I've always believed in you.. and if you ever want to come to the belleville ontario walmart, lemme know I will be there rootin you on hun, and Don't ever change Andy, you are great
- May 23, 2004 at 6:00 AM
- The Watchful Raven said...
"Because somewhere in this world or the next, Andy Kaufman is laughing his ass off."
aint it the truth brother! does it matter whether or not he's dead or alive? there are people out there that still think elvis is alive..why not andy? and even if he's dead, why not honor him like this? there are elvis impersonators..why not an andy kaufman online blog impersonator? in the end i know i'm smiling and i know alot of you guyz out there r too and in the end isnt that what matters?
- May 23, 2004 at 6:12 PM
- Toxic said...
If only it was true, how would you feel if Andy Kaufman emailed you?
Then again what do I know, it's a nice thought , heres hoping.
P.S Your almost as famous as Captain Lazonby Threpwell is in my home town.
- May 24, 2004 at 1:46 AM
- Tripps said...
To me, it doesn't sound like the voice of Andy. But I could be wrong.
Whether it's Andy or not, this guy sure is getting alot of hits.
- May 24, 2004 at 2:06 PM
- Woody said...
I just did a WHOIS search on the andykaufmanreturns.com and it was listed to Anthony Clifton. But, the address is for the Comedy Store in West Hollywood. I also called the phone number, I asked for Tony and they did not know who he was. I would love to believe Andy is back but I'm having a hard time believing it. Would Andy have a current Photo, not in the character of Tony?
- May 24, 2004 at 3:17 PM
- Pete said...
Hey Andy, if, while you're touring Wal-Mart and Starbucks, you happen to be close to the Canadian border, cross over and give a few of our Tim Horton's a shot, eh?
- May 25, 2004 at 6:04 PM
- G. Copeland said...
A shame so many people are so fast to point fingers, make accusations and talk so much rediculous garbage. Alive or dead what's the point of voicing your opinion if you don't even use the common sense God gave a carrot. Andy said he'd sumbit to DNA testing etc did he not? Well then all non-believeers without further adeu... I give you the proof you've all been waiting for...ladies and gentleman and jerks all around the globe....the one, the only..the LIVING Andy Kaufman.
Welcome back Andy.
Wed May 19, 9:00 AM ET
New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2004 -- Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1984, most of the world believed that we had lost a comedic legend forever. This has turned out to be what will inevitably be known as the greatest comic prank ever conceived. Andy Kaufman, by all accounts, is alive and well at age 55 and is now living in New York City on the upper west side. To his loyal supporters and fans, Andy says "sorry about faking my death," in a recent interview with ABC News at his apartment. In order to reach legendary comic status and seal his place in the history of performance art, he said it was "necessary to go away for twenty years."
Andy Kaufman's official site has been launched at:
Even though he has technically returned, Andy says that he plans to maintain his low key lifestyle that he has led for the past twenty years. He has resumed contact with friends and family. Fearing the possibility of this scenario and the potential for another hoax, Kaufman's family has contracted with independent auditors Ernst & Young to determine if this in fact the real Andy Kaufman. He has subjected himself to medical examination and submitted DNA, hair, blood and fingerprint samples to the auditors. Ernst & Young and the Kaufman family report that with a 99% probability, this is indeed the real Andy Kaufman. His mother says, "It's good to have Andy back."
- May 26, 2004 at 7:50 AM
- G. Copeland said...
One last comment...this one's for Faker Taker....how bout some humble pie pal? No? Well then just have a coke and a smile and shut the hell up. Congratulations you just made the "Biggest Jack Asses of All Time" list. Andy - visit this guy's house and take a dump on his front lawn. Maybe since he claims he worked at the hospital at the time of your "death" he'l recognize the smell or something.
- May 26, 2004 at 7:59 AM
- G. Copeland said...
I think I may have to retract my own statement and posting in thinkin Kaufman is actually behind this site....As a student of law and a damn good profiler....the posting of this person suggest a particlar type of demeanor or personality if you will...however those heinous pictures now posted on the main page of this site now suggest either one of two things, either the sites been hacked or we've all been had. The combination of those pictures posted and the comments and manor in which the person posting the Andy Kaufman comments, conflict. Merely posting those pictures completely takes away from the "mood" of the person posting on this website suggesting whomeever is doing this is most definitely trying to grab attention. I do't really believe anyone attempting any sort of resurrection of self in the special case of Andy Kaufman would post such extreme photos such as that,, "Andy Kaufman" himself as well as other agencies have debunked the entire yahoo report about the dna testing and the report apparently comes froma gossip tabloid newswire which is how it was submitted to yahoo to begin with. There once again is absolutely no credibility to this claim. So we decide, faker or Andy the reactionist?
- May 26, 2004 at 8:57 AM
- siuvhne_fitzclansai said...
I'm not so much concerned with the REALITY of this "resurrection". More so the reaction it's gotten from the world. The time was ripe for such a thing ... what with glabal media available even in countries still fighting for democracy. The fact that this blog has attracted nearly a million hits and many thousands of comments says ONE thing to me. Someone (maybe Andy ... maybe not) is exploiting the media for his own purposes. Thank god it's a practical joker and not some terrorist. At least expose the media for the idiots they are ... especially if this ISN'T Andy. And if it is...the major news networks will be eatin' crow as soon as he shows his REAL face sans makeup.
- May 27, 2004 at 6:43 AM
- Nathan Tyree said...
I belive Andy. I believe.
- May 27, 2004 at 12:49 PM
- Jane said...
Liberal mass media?? LIBERAL??!!! Now _that's_ unbelievable. If the mass media were "liberal" then Americans wouldn't be duped into believeing that American kids are dying to "defend our freedom" in Iraq.
Now, Andy being alive on the other hand....that I can believe.
- May 29, 2004 at 6:57 AM
- jen said...
Well, I don't think I'm the only one, but... liberal media?? Whatever. I don't think so. Liberal media, my spoon-fed ass.
- May 30, 2004 at 9:44 PM
- R said...
Just dropping in to say that if there were ever a time for Andy Kaufman to return this is it.
- May 31, 2004 at 12:08 PM
- Brophy87 said...
Nice Blog! Is this the "real" andy kaufman?
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- May 31, 2004 at 10:12 PM
- Andy Kaufman said...
Hello everyone. I'd like to confess something...when I made this blog, I figured it would be a good joke for my friends. I was wrong. It turned into a nationwide sensation. I've received death threats.
As a result, I'll tell you all the truth: I'm not Andy Kaufman. My name is Robert Jones and I am 16. Please don't be mad but I saw MAN ON THE MOON last week on TV and my dad told me how Kaufman's 20th anniversary was coming up...so I thought I'd pull a prank for my friends who saw the movie. I couldn't believe when it was posted on Yahoo!
Read andykaufmanhoax.blogspot.com for proof that I was just joking around. Sorry again!
- Bobby
- June 1, 2004 at 9:41 AM
- wishbone said...
i just read AK's confessed hoax. you do write like you're 16. but then again, you still could be andy. nice job. andy played the everlasting prank.
- June 2, 2004 at 3:55 PM
- Jonwonbon De 3rd said...
I think for someone who wanted to perform and entertain his whole life as Andy did, why would he throw it all away buy faking his own death then try and get it all back 20years later on website? Everyone knows ANYBODY can be anybody else on the internet so until i see Andy on prime time TV again, i dont belive your him. Sorry dude. Good gag though!
- June 3, 2004 at 6:15 AM
- Casey Ward said...
If Curt Cobain faked his death it would make sense considering he died ten years after (19994) kaufman and Courtney played Jim carrey (Kaufmans) girl in man on the Moon movie and Micheal Stipe (REM) made the soundtrack for the film
Heres a truckstop instead of St. Peter ...hes playing truckstops and hes not dead..talk to me brutha
casey ward email@example.com
- June 7, 2004 at 10:58 PM
- Rebekah Webb said...
I know the truth:
You are really a purple monkey from the planet Mars. You have come to rob the Earth of its supply of swizzle sticks!
Well, I tell you, you can't have 'em! Those are our swizzle sticks and we will fight for them untill our last breath.
P.S. You can have all the pickles and mustard you want. I hate that stuff.
- June 8, 2004 at 12:06 PM
- DJ JEM1N1 SM1TH said...
Well I kinda believe this is Andy yet I don't I think more proof is in order provide more proof
- June 9, 2004 at 1:59 PM
- DJ JEM1N1 SM1TH said...
Andy did pull off the ultimate prank he made people argue over if he was dead or alive.
- June 9, 2004 at 8:23 PM
- thetechnologist said...
You just have to see this picture it's sort of gross but really really funny
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- June 10, 2004 at 5:19 PM
- Sickmind Fraud said...
Now that we will probably never hear from this Andy again, you might as well do something useful, and check out Psych Watch, or for that matter, visit a site of someone who does deserve some help and attention
- June 17, 2004 at 6:26 AM
- David said...
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- June 22, 2004 at 8:10 PM
- Jay said...
- June 24, 2004 at 11:25 AM
- Sebastian said...
This is to all of you including Andy...let us not be in the matrix of divide and rule. They tell us we have freedom of speech ....freedom of speech against each other, thats what every constitutional tells.
Read nonjudgementally and investigate, Condemnation without investigation is the hghest form of ignorance. We are perfect humans with multitudes of wisdom.
Let not the one the first nail that stands out be the first one to be hammered, embrace what offers love and oneness, this is the only strenght on our current existence thats not taxable. They havent discovered how to tax the feeling of infinite loving yet...no pros no cons just oneness. Abundance of information be our tool. Personal investigation be our map.
Let the heathens be one with the disciples. Thank yourself for the power you gave to yourself, the power to sit in front of a machine and say something. You are all heard. Infinite Love with the absence of all kinds of fear ( god, death, heaven or hell).
Give back to yourself what is your original birthmark, the sovereignty over yourself. Embrace each uniqueness and love infinitely. Love thyself most unconditionally. You are on top of your mind. Tell yourself what to think at all times. Smile because we are chosen to be in the most interesting times of humanity. And...Infinite Love is the only truth ...everything else are manipulated illusions...
thanks andy for this page...a number of people will see these writings
- June 27, 2004 at 3:37 PM
- Sebastian said...
This is to all of you including Andy...let us not be in the matrix of divide and rule. They tell us we have freedom of speech ....freedom of speech against each other, thats what every constitutional tells.
Read nonjudgementally and investigate, Condemnation without investigation is the hghest form of ignorance. We are perfect humans with multitudes of wisdom.
Let not the first nail that stands out be the first one to be hammered, embrace what offers love and oneness, this is the only strenght on our current existence thats not taxable. They havent discovered how to tax the feeling of infinite loving yet...no pros no cons just oneness. Abundance of information be our tool. Personal investigation be our map.
Let the heathens be one with the disciples. Thank yourself for the power you gave to yourself, the power to sit in front of a machine and say something. You are all heard. Infinite Love with the absence of all kinds of fear ( god, death, heaven or hell).
Give back to yourself what is your original birthmark, the sovereignty over yourself. Embrace each uniqueness and love infinitely. Love thyself most unconditionally. You are on top of your mind. Tell yourself what to think at all times. Smile because we are chosen to be in the most interesting times of humanity. And...Infinite Love is the only truth ...everything else are manipulated illusions...
thanks andy for this page...a number of people will see these writings
- June 27, 2004 at 3:42 PM
- Andrew Bechtol said...
I'm not one to immediately believe something, but if this giant hoax of a death is true, and your death was a complete fake - I laugh. I find it hilarious that it actually suceeded, and you're back.
If this is really true, I want to stamp my name on this blog and let everyone know that I was here. And that I knew about it, before the general public does.
- June 29, 2004 at 7:51 AM
- Aaron said...
Andy Kaufman is dead, and here is the proofOn 16 May 1984, a 35-year-old Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His remains were returned to New York for interment at Beth David Cemetery. His death certificate and gravesiteare available online for viewing.
The 20th anniversary of Kaufman's death has provided the occasion for some "Andy Kaufman is alive!" rumors, fueled primarily by this blog and a press release (widely distributed via Yahoo!) proclaiming that he has emerged from hiding two decades after faking his death — accounts supposedly confirmed by his having given an interview to ABC and submitted to (and passed) DNA testing. And all of this screams of being a very un-Kaufman-like publicity stunt.
The "celebrity-died-young actually faked his own death to drop out of the public eye" rumor has long since been milked for all its worth. Every decade sees it applied to at least one prominent entertainer — James Dean, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, Tupac Shakur. They're all dead, and they're not coming back. Ever. That someone issued a press release proclaiming Andy Kaufman to be alive signifies nothing other than an attempt to capitalize on the confusion his bizarre performance style sowed during his lifetime. (Heck, if anybody was capable of faking his own death, it was that crazy old Andy Kaufman, right?) The releasing agency, PRWeb, is a free wire service that will distribute anyone's press release, about anything, free of charge. (Another recent PRWeb release — "Ambassador From Mars Receives 181,634 Spam Emails; Says 'Earthlings Are Not Ready' and Takes First Available Saucer Back Home" — demonstrates that nothing is considered too silly to be distributed on their wire service.)
(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.)
The supposed recent photographs of Andy (appearing as Tony Clifton, his abusive lounge singer character) displayed in the blog were taken from a May 2004 Andy Kaufman tribute event, during which Kaufman's friend and writing partner, Bob Zmuda, played Tony Clifton. Zmuda himself said, during a 1999 interview:
"The hoax and the practical joke are lost art forms." But did Andy Kaufman pull one last stunt on his deathbed at age 35? No, says Zmuda. "Andy Kaufman is dead. He's not in some truck stop with Elvis." While Kaufman tinkered with the idea, tells Zmuda, he never brought it up again.This comment post is just a summary of the actual post found on Snopes.com.
- June 30, 2004 at 8:45 AM
- Iamandykaufman said...
Iamandynottony.blogspot.com This is Andy for those wondering I am still alive Contrary to the Andy Kaufman hoax website. The guy who did this website is a good guy a great fan but i want the truth out. and why i can't go on tv. visit Iamandynottony.blogspot.com
- July 16, 2004 at 9:33 AM
- amy mercoff said...
I am not Andy Kaufman.
I am not Amy Mercoff either.
And I am not Tony Clifton.
So long, Andy.
- March 25, 2005 at 12:01 AM
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- May 8, 2005 at 11:57 AM
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- Adult Personals said...
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- October 19, 2005 at 7:31 PM
- sean said...
u r a sad person! even if he was alive it wudnt matter. i dont know if its just an american thing but andy kaufman was never funny or entertaining. sad bastard
- January 16, 2006 at 5:56 PM


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Cargo ship hits seawall off South Korea; 9 dead
Oct. 16, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A cargo ship hit a seawall off South Korea's southeastern coast and partly sank in an accident that killed nine crew members and left two missing, coast guard officers said Wednesday. Eight crew members were rescued.
The ship is owned by a Chinese firm and flagged in Panama, and its crew is nearly all Chinese with one Vietnamese.
The 8,461-ton ship had anchored off the port city of Pohang but high waves forced it against the seawall Tuesday afternoon, a coast guard statement said.
All 19 people on board were listed as missing about 14 hours after the accident as winds and waves hampered rescue efforts.
Early Wednesday, coast guard rescuers found eight sailors either floating in the sea or waiting for help on the front of the ship. Most of the vessel has sunk, coast guard officers said. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to speak to the media on this matter. The rescued sailors were wearing life jackets, the officers said.
The coast guard also collected the dead bodies of nine crew members but two are still missing, the officers said.
China's official Xinhua News Agency said the ship, the CHENGLU15, belonged to China's Lishen International Shipping Group Corp. in Zhejiang province.
The ship had unloaded its freight and was set to leave for Japan. The coast guard officers said the ship was carrying about 130 tons of bunker oil and diesel fuel.


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Nancy Louise Davis, daughter to Carroll and Lorraine (Worley) Davis, of Hood River, Ore., passed away at a Portland care home with family by her side on Oct. 26, 2009, two days shy of her 52nd birthday.
Nancy grew up in Hood River Valley. She went to Pine Grove Elementary, Mid Valley Junior High School and Hood River Valley High School (Class of 1975). She lived on Eastside Road in Pine Grove until she left for college.
Nancy started her life in the Bay Area of California. She was born in Berkeley, Calif., on Oct. 28, 1957, while her mother, Lorraine Worley Davis, and father, Carroll Davis, were students at the University of California. She had lived with her family for five years in Pleasant Hill, when her brother, Bob, was born. After three more years (in Berkeley), the family moved to Hood River County in 1966.
Nancy's family were outdoor people, so this was part of Nancy's life. She was interested in horses and riding. She progressed from a pony to a spirited horse, learning to ride under the guidance of Marge Raasch, leader of the 4-H group, Gilhouley Gauchos.
Later she spent part of a summer and fall as a range rider in Fish Lake Valley, Nev., near where her brother attended Deep Springs College.
Nancy also learned basic mountaineering skills and hiked, backpacked and climbed with friends and family. Along with two friends, she began the first HRVHS girls cross-country team; because this predated Title IX, they competed with the boys.
Nancy was a talented writer, musician, artist and actress. She wrote insightful, musical poetry and produced oil paintings and jewelry. She played the flute and enjoyed ballet past her high school years. She had lead roles in several drama productions at HRVHS.
She attended Mount Hood Community college, Portland State University, Western Washington University and the University of Oregon. She planned to finish an undergraduate degree and pursue graduate studies in comparative literature at the University of California in the early 1980s.
Nancy was diagnosed with malignant multiple sclerosis in early summer, 1982. The disease rapidly decimated her motor functions. She was unable to walk within three months of its onset. Her speech was also affected significantly; eventually so much that she could only communicate verbally with great difficulty.
Still, her wit and interest in the world continued. She was able to maintain correspondence through use of a computer and enjoyed regular visits in her room at Friendship Holgate Center (Portland). Until the last few years, she periodically was taken by her parents to her childhood home for weekend and holiday visits.
Nancy's family wishes to express heartfelt appreciation to her friends who have kept in touch and to the staff of Friendship Center.
Services will be held on Monday, Nov. 2, at 11 a.m. at Anderson's Tribute Center.
Interment will follow at Pine Grove Butte Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations), 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-1000. Please visit www.andersonstributecenter.com to leave a condolence note for the family.
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