January 22, 2007
Send In The Clowns
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No, really. That's the story. Here, read it for yourself:
Another reason not to trust Wikipedia, and this one's a doozy.
According to the online encyclopedia - which has a well-earned checkered reputation as both an everyman's Britannica and a site where bias, slander and outright untruths reign - Mayor Street once played Bozo the Clown.
Wikipedia's bio on the mayor included: "At the same time that Street practiced law, he also began a media career in Philadelphia. Street worked for television station WPSG-TV and, for a four-year period, he played the character Bozo the Clown on Philadelphia's Bozo the Clown children's television show. When Street ran for Philadelphia City Council, he ceased his media career."
"I'm sure that isn't true," said Joe Grace, Street's spokesman. "Wikipedia has had many problems with people sabotaging other people's Web sites."
Another reason not to read the Inquirer, and this one's a doozy.
Some clown breaks into Street's Wikipedia page [Inquirer]
John F. Street [Wikipedia]
Posted by D-Mac on January 22, 2007 09:14 AM
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Clown passage has been deleted (4:30 p.m.), but this one added:
When first out of college, Street was in dire need of money so he took a job as the understudy in the role of Benji, the lovable mutt who had an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time, usually helping a person overcome a problem. While he was not as dashing as Lassie (another canine screen star), Street was shown to have been just as smart.
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Are you sure he never... No, I guess not... I could have sworn though... Son of a gun...
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