Hugh Gallagher (humorist)
- Hugh Gallagher (humorist)
Hugh Gallagher won Scholastic Press, Inc.'s national writing contest in 1990 with a satiric personal essay. His essay contains many humorous, hyperbolic statements of his accomplishments, starting with "I am a dynamic figure" and ending with the line, "But I have not yet gone to college." His essay, which he did submit to colleges [cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Saranow | coauthors= | title=The Cut-and-Paste Personality | date=2008-02-15 | publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc. | url =http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120303234117369959.html | work =The Wall Street Journal | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-17 | language = ] [ [http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/joke/essay.htm Hugh Gallagher's 'College Essay' ] ] , has become an urban legend among high school students undergoing the college admissions process. A line from this essay was adapted by Full Contact Origami for the company's name. It also became a popular Internet phenomenon in the late 1990s.
Gallagher ultimately attended NYU. [ [http://saunderslog.com/2005/11/21/hugh-gallagher-man-of-many-talents/ Hugh Gallagher: Man of Many Talents — Alec Saunders .LOG ] ]
In 1992, Gallagher released a spoken-word/comedy album under the name Hugh Brown Shu. The album was entitled "Bomb the Womb."
In 1998, Gallagher's first novel, "Teeth", was published.
More recently, Gallagher has been performing music as Von Von Von, a pop star holdover from the 1980s who hails from Antwerp. Some of Gallagher/Von Von Von's work has been produced by Grandmaster Ratte' of CULT OF THE DEAD COW.
References
There are also many sources who cite Cadillac, Michigan native Matt Fowler for writing the essay in cooperation with Gallagher.
External links
* [http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/joke/essay.htm Essay Text]
* [http://www.vonvonvon.com Von Von Von's website]
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