Mr.Shifferstein has been in my family since my childhood. He was used by my mother (an amateur puppeteer) at the dinner table to encourage me to eat my vegetables. This actually worked 'til age nineteen, when I realized that Shifferstein was really a puppet and not a licensed dietician.

When I told my mother that I was leaving home in search of my destiny as a Trivia Show Host, she replied "I knew this day would come, my son. Do what you must to unite people of every walk, color, age and culture, but take the monkey with you, for I know he will serve you well!"

Mr.Shifferstein now serves as my Minister of Questionable Answers. If somebody disagrees with my answers, I summon Mr.Shifferstein to settle the matter quickly and completely. To question his final say I DARE NOT DARE!! (and neither should you).

You can read all the postcards from Mr. Shifferstein's trans-Atlantic trip in the fall of 2001 here. Also, please feel free to write him a note: mrshifferstein@hotmail.com

Here's a picture from Mr. Shifferstein's traumatic 1999 kidnapping. I'm still too distraught to speak about it.

Obligatory link:
As part of a legal settlement, we are obliged to have a link to Hugo's page. Hugo is Mr. Shifferstein's evil cousin, who hijacked this website for a traumatic two-week stint in November, 2000 and then again in March 2001. May we never hear from him again!