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| CANADA'S SOURCE FOR HUMOUR, PARODY, AND SATIRE
WILLOW CREEK, NY-- "Hey, what's that on your shirt?!" is one of Harmon (call him Jim) Feddler's better lines. The professional distractionist makes his living in misdirection, diversion, and expressive deception.
"Jim" has been fooling people for most of his life, and has been entertaining professionally since 1992. The 29-year-old loves bringing a laugh and a smile to those he deceives. "When I was eight, I read Aesop's Fables, and the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' was my absolute favourite," said Jim. "That very day, I ran up to my mom telling her the garage was on fire. She had such a hoot!" Jim is usually hired to do parties, anniversaries, and business seminars, and loves performing his unique style of misrepresented humour on his friends. "It's the best job in the world," said Jim. "But hey, isn't that George Hamilton over there signing autographs?" Jim has perfected his art, and believes that his honest face and genuine emotion trigger people into believing his ruses. But you'll know you've been had when Jim closes out the deception with his trademark "slap on the back". "It provides closure for the unsuspecting 'victim'," said Jim. Jim has some tips for the amateur distractionist. "The old stain-on-the-tie trick is great," said Jim. "And, of course, the looking-up-in-the-sky-acting-perplexed gag is also good. I was doing that when I was ten. But be careful, there's a deadly African mosquito on your neck! Heh, made you look." Jim is seldom far from his next gag, and his friends love it when he attends their barbecques, parties, and weddings. "Jim is such a blast," said Dorothy Parks, Jim's neighbour. "I had a party last summer and he had me convinced that there was a gas leak in my house. I cannot believe I fell for that--three times! The firemen that inspected the house were in stitches!" When asked
if he planned on expanding his act, Jim replied: "I was thinking
of going into prank [telephone] calls. But there's not as much satisfaction
when you can't see your intended target. And, Holy crap dude, your leg's
on fire! Heh, just kidding."
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