User:Rfleonard

Fibber McGee biography.

Fibber McGee is a well known Irish conman/wind up merchant. He is best known for the stunts he has done to get on tv and radio. He has also unsuccessfully ran fo election to the Dail in the last election. He ran in Dublin's Inner City Ward for the Shinner Party. He used the slogan vote for the honest conman as at least you will know what you are getting. He got 20% of the vote but did not get in.

Fibber McGee was born in 1966 in Dublin and lived in Dalkey for the first ten years of his life. When his fathers business collapsed due to involvement in Gun Running, his family moved to Sherrif St. His Father Harry, his mother Phil, his brother Paul and his sister Annie had to adjust to living in Dublin's Inner City and there were plenty of times when his father had no job. Fibber wanted to put money on the table and this prompted him to try and make easy money. Whilst this was happening Fibber starting getting involved in gangs and invented his first well known cons.

In 1980 he did his first major con in the Phoneix Park. This Con was done next to the entrance to Dublin Zoo and he made a small fortune from it. He had a few stalls and signs stating welcome to Dublin's Alternative Zoo. One of his most famous attractions was the "Worlds only man eating fish". In reality all you got to see was his older brother Paul McGee on a stool eating fish. He also claimed to have Europes Premier Bearded Lady which was lie. In reality it was his Girlfriend Pattie O'Dors. Up this point he been involved in minor cons/scams but this took him into the big time and he then took this is a sign to go onto bigger things.

In 1982 he managed to con the well kownn American Industrialist Hank Dick into buying O'Connell St Bridge for $1 Million. Hank happened to be over on a business trip and Fibber got wind of this. He managed to sneak into Hank's hotel room in the Shelbourne Hotel and convince him to buy the bridge. Fibber then announced to the world press what had happened and in an exclusive interview with the world renowned newspaper The Evening Herald he said what happened. Hank was to embarrased about this stunt to complain to the Gardai (the Irish Police), and since this was the case we have only Fibbers word and some documents which may have been faked to verify this con.

Since 1982 Fibber has been known to ring up certain radio shows on Irish radio notably Gerry Ryan and bizzarly Morning Ireland to boast about his latest and upcoming exploits. In 1990 Fibber became a talkshow host on Radio Skanger a well known Dublin Pirate Radio Station. Since he became talkshow host Fibber did'nt do as many cons but is well known for his annual April Fools day jokes which are the talk of Ireland, as people wonder what he will do next year. Previous April Fools Stunts have included Ireland aiming to land a man on the moon and also Fibbber planning to run for American President as he found a loop hole in the American Constitution enabling him to run for election.

Fibber McGee is currently a TV Chat show host on one of Irelands TV Stations and still says he does the odd con/stunt because he feels like it. He claims the he was the person who was selling green goldfish to American's for St Patricks day last year. I am sure you have all heard that story and will not be shocked to hear that he was involved.

Keep looking here for the latest updates on Fibber McGee and also more information on his well known scams/tricks. Rfleonard 12:25, 13 January 2006 (UTC)