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Jen Chung
Published Dec 17, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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Tien Mao ponders his new found fame after seeing himself on Fox 5 News at 10: "My head is big, but not that big. My face is round, but not that round. My hair is long, yes, that long." Why was he interviewed? The power of blogs picking up his photo of someone's handiwork with a traffic sign.
Watch the video: You can hear Tien laugh as earnest reporter Lisa Evers describes the mystery traffic sign bandit's derring do. Gothamist guffawed, it's so funny, but we couldn't help but wonder if it was Penny Crone trying to investigate the matter.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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