He's a real person. We plotted our own hoaxes. I gotta tell ya, if you're gonna meet a fellow blogger in person, the best time to do it is right during the aftermath of a great big hoax. Especially when one person talked with the perpetrator on the fone. It's eminently satisfying.
Life imitates art imitates life imitiates real world gossip imitates online gossip.
Al's a good listener. He also spins a good yarn. Oh, the stories I told. Face to face. Leave your audio surveillance equipment at home.