Howard Stern Archive 1999 -

“I have—and I am not making this up—a man in the lobby wearing a full Fartman costume. Cape. Mask. The ass nozzle. He claims he’s the real Fartman. He wants to challenge me to a ‘flatulence duel.’”

The archive cuts to a commercial: Crazy Eddie’s final going-out-of-business sale. A Stuttering John pre-recorded bit that hasn’t aged well. Then, as the tape ends, Howard mutters to Robin, off-mic: “We are so getting sued tomorrow.” howard stern archive 1999

The impostor—a soft-spoken accountant named Melvin from Paramus—pleads his case: “You abandoned the Fartman persona after the MTV awards, Mr. Stern. The people need a hero. I’ve upgraded the methane propulsion system.” “I have—and I am not making this up—a