Pat Pelzel grows afro: "Pat Pelzel grows afro!
Medford, Oregon April 1, 2005 --
The little town of Medford is abuzz today with the news that Pat Pelzel grows afro! After years of cultivating the bald image, Pat apparently did a 180 turn and pulled out all the stops in his effort to achieve notoriety on the web.
Pat, the mild-mannered digital guy at Pukey Print in Medford, also sometimes known at 'Hey Pat', has also been described as 'the Clark Kent of Medford' because of his penchant for changing clothes rapidly in the phone booth adjacent to his workplace.
'Hey -- I just like to wear different clothes during different parts of the day,' Pelzel explained while questioned by Medford police. 'You know -- in the morning I like to dress casually -- usually in my sweats. But after lunch, I like to put on the dog by switching to my tux, so I can impress clients who come in to Pukey Print in the afternoon when they are sleepy. And after work, I often don my sleeveless evening gown before I hit the town. And now I have decided I want hair after all these years, so I put my mind to it and presto! -- there it was this morning -- a beautiful black afro!'
Arnold Fishmaster, proprietor of Pukey Print and a close confidant of Pelzel, immediately started the presses rolling with the news that 'Pat Pelzel grows afro!' as soon as he heard the news about the new hairdo.
'Astounding!' remarked Arnold, who himself had sported an afro in years gone by. 'I can't believe that he grew it that fast! I just saw him last evening and he was bald, and yet this morning he had a full head of curley black hair. Obviously, he has a real winner on his hands, and I have no doubt that he will parley this remarkable talent into a world wide web business!'
'Yes', added Pelzel. 'I "