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Bert is Evil is the name of a widely mirrored web site, founded by Dino Ignacio, which featured Bert, a Muppet character on the American children's television program Sesame Street. In Computing, a mirror is an exact copy of a Data set On the Internet, a mirror site is an exact copy of another Internet site Dino Ignacio, a Filipino artist and designer is known for his defunct Bert is Evil Website. Bert is a Fictional character, a Muppet on the Public Broadcasting Service 's long-running children's Television show Sesame Street The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining In 1998 Dino Ignacio, Wout J Reinders and Jasper Hulshoff Pol accepted the Webby Award and the People's Voice Award for Best Weird Website at the Palace of Fine Arts auditorium in San Francisco. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dino Ignacio, a Filipino artist and designer is known for his defunct Bert is Evil Website. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

The website featured manipulated images of the puppet consorting with nefarious figures including Adolf Hitler[1], Osama bin Laden, and Jerry Springer,[2] and present at tragedies such as the JFK assassination,[3] humorously offered as "proof" that Bert was no mere innocent children's television character. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer (born February 13, 1944) is an English -born American Television personality, a former The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas The "Evil Bert" phenomenon was picked up by other humorists, who created their own images linking Bert to current and historical atrocities.

In the summer of 1998, due to the website's immense cult popularity, it became too cost prohibitive for Ignacio to continue running. Instead of shutting the site down, he offered to allow anyone who was willing to mirror his original website the opportunity to host it. [4] As a result dozens of mirrors appeared, increasing the website's popularity and visibility.

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The very first mirror, maintained by Dennis Pozniak, became the most popular by continuing where Ignacio left off by adding new "evidence" of Bert's evilness (such as Bert's connection to the Ramsey Family[5] and infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper[6]). Dennis Pozniak (born May 10, 1981) is a published Photographer and Freelance Web designer residing in Edmonton Alberta JonBenét Patricia Ramsey ( August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was an American girl and child beauty pageant contestant made famous Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London In late 1998 Pozniak posted a contribution submitted by humorist J-roen photoshopped to depict a then relatively unknown international terrorist, Osama bin Laden,[7] posing with Bert. Photo manipulation is the application of Image editing techniques to Photographs in order to create an Illusion or Deception (in contrast to mere Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March

In 2001, an undoctored Reuters news photograph was published showing a pro-Osama bin Laden protest rally in Bangladesh. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed A demonstration is an historically and geographically common form of Nonviolent action by groups of people ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially [8] One protester is seen holding a large collage-style poster of bin Laden with a small image of Bert over his right shoulder – the same image posted to the Bert mirror in 1998 – which prompted much confusion and joking among Western audiences. A collage (From the coller to glue is a work of formal art primarily in the Visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms thus creating a new whole The person who made the poster in Bangladesh copied it from the World Wide Web, leaving the image of Bert in his collage. [9]

After this photo was released on the news wires, Ignacio took down the "Bert is Evil" section of his website, stating that he doesn't want to undermine the character in the eyes of children who watch Sesame Street. "I am doing this because I feel this has gotten too close to reality," he said. [10] Since the original Bert/Osama picture had been posted to Dennis Pozniak's mirror, he too was bombarded by the international media seeking interviews. As a result of all the attention Pozniak also closed his mirror. [11]

The podcast Infected by Martin Sargent is currently showing the aftermath of the Bert is Evil fad with Martin Sargent playing Bert in a mock-interview. A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download Infected by Martin Sargent was a weekly Video podcast produced by Revision3, hosted by Martin Sargent. Martin Paul Sargent (born August 18, 1975 in Spencerport, New York) is an American Television personality Two parts have been shown so far of the Evil Bert in two recent episodes of Infected. The interview ends with Bert demanding more booze from a woman in a maid outfit.

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References

  1. ^ Image of Bert with Adolf Hitler: [1]
  2. ^ Image of Bert with Jerry Springer: [2]
  3. ^ Image of Bert at the JFK assassination: [3]
  4. ^ Dec 06, 1998 Archive. The Internet has long been a resource for the circulation of Humorous ideas and Jokes Countless web-sites are devoted to the collection Photo manipulation is the application of Image editing techniques to Photographs in order to create an Illusion or Deception (in contrast to mere Photo manipulation is the application of Image editing techniques to Photographs in order to create an Illusion or Deception (in contrast to mere org copy of the original Bert is Evil: [4]
  5. ^ Image of Bert with the Ramsey Family: [5]
  6. ^ Image of Bert as Jack the Ripper: [6]
  7. ^ Image of Bert with Osama bin Laden: [7]
  8. ^ News photographs: [8] [9] [10] [11]
  9. ^ For a detailed account of the use of the image, in South Asia as well as by Western news agencies, see [12]. This also argues against the notion that inclusion of the Bert image is some kind of coded communication. It is more likely that the protester did not know who Bert is.
  10. ^ Oct 14, 2001 Archive. org copy of the original Bert is Evil: [13]
  11. ^ Oct 31, 2001 Archive. org copy of the original Bert is Evil mirror: [14]

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