I slander with the best of em

If you're hip to the world of one PJ Boberg, you have no doubt noticed that I uploaded a few videos to Facebook. One of those videos is a visual aid me and a few of my college chums made for a class. Now it was hilarious and fun to make but I now feel a little bad about it. See I portray a Professor in it named E.T. Hall. See this would be fine if Edward T Hall were a fake person but in fact he is 100% real and lives in Santa Fe, NM (thank you wikipedia). Not only is he real but he appears to be absolutely nothing like the person I portray. See I am cool with making a joke but to completely take a dump on a guy who exists and most likely has never been joked about in this fashion isn't that cool...

While writing this I am having second thoughts. I am thinking how what we did was truly in jest and I knew nothing of the man until two years later. I mean in court it's not slander unless what you say or portray you did knowing the truth and intended to damage the subjects reputation. I intended to neither. We attempted to get a few laughs, and possibly a good grade (on what merit, I'm not sure). I still consider foolish video to be the greatest visual aid around. So in retrospect I guess I will say maybe I'm an ass but it was all for a couple giggles. Thank you, I've been PJ Boberg and you've been delicious. Oh and be on the look out for a ton of more stupid videos from deep within the P.J. Boberg Vault

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