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[-] rentasonder@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 3 months ago

This guy is an absolute trip:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Brinkley

Just super passionate about putting animal parts in people.

[-] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago

Occupation(s) | radio pioneer, charlatan

That's a hell of a career choice

[-] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

He was one of the early adopters of using radio to drum up business. When the US started cracking down, he went over to Mexico and developed high-powered "border blasters" that could reach the US.

[-] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Pirate radio before pirate radio was cool

[-] rentasonder@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 months ago

If it wasn't for the medical malpractice, I'd find him oddly inspirational.

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Early horseless carriage investor; flim-flam man; huckster

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