Gordon Ramsay's Dwarf Porn Double Found Dead in a Badger Den in Wales

[The Winslow]

I just thought this was one of the best headlines of the year.

Daily Telegraph (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/weird/gordon-ramsays-dwarf-porn-double-found-dead-in-a-badger-den-in-wales/story-e6frev20-1226137951576)

DWARF porn star Percy Foster who was also Gordon Ramsay 's double has been found dead in the most bizarre of circumstances, according to UK tabloids The Sunday Sport & RadarOnline.com

Percy Foster's 107 centimetre (3'6") body was discovered partially eaten in a badger's den in Wales.

The report says the 35-year-old was found, "deep in an underground chamber by Ministry of Agriculture experts ahead of a planned badger-gassing program."

Investigators have not ruled out the possibility of suicide, according to the report.

Adult film producer Dexter Yamunkeh said "Percy was a little guy with big problems... He was doing well but was under pressure like everyone else in this god damn industry."

In a recent interview Foster, star of X-rated movie Hi-Ho Hi-Ho, It's Up Your A**e We Go, spoke of his excitement about his growing career as Ramsay's double.

"Porn lookalikes get more money than normal actors. Dwarf lookalikes are as rare as hen's teeth and so can command top dollar.

"I've already ordered a new BMW and a diamond-encrusted Soda Stream," he said.

The article also links to this one, which is a nice headline too:
'Crazy' US cop pulls gun on Gordon Ramsay days after his dwarf porn double dies (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/crazy-us-cop-pulls-gun-on-gordon-ramsay-days-after-his-dwarf-porn-double-dies/story-e6freuy9-1226138841710)

But I'm taking points off this one since the mention of the dwarf porn double is gratuitous as it has no relevance to the story.

[Kastil]

I thought I heard this wasn't a true story on the Jason Eillis Show on Sirius. They mentioned it and then about 10 minutes later, found something to prove it wasn't true.

[Kastil]

Still funny but not true. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/percy-foster-dead_n_962667.html)
When the headline screams, "Gordon Ramsay's Porn Dwarf Double Eaten by Badger," it's hard to resist reading, even if it isn't true.

The Sunday Sport spun quite a yarn with an initial piece that claimed a pint-sized adult film star who bears a striking resemblance to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was about to make it big.

The little man's meteoric rise to wealth and fame was tragically cut short a week later when the diminutive porn actor was allegedly found dead in a badger den in Wales, according to a follow-up story from The Sunday Sport
RadarOnline and Rupert Murdoch's Sky News regurgitated the sordid details this week that the corpse of the alleged dwarf, Percy Foster, had been gnawed by animals.

There are good reasons why the so-called tragic death sounds hard-to-believe.

A Huffington Post Weird News reporter contacted the local police in Tregaron, Wales where Foster was allegedly found to check the facts. The official told The HuffPost that she hadn't heard of any report of the alleged death.

The Internet Adult Film Database -- a smutty IMDB -- didn't have any record of Foster. Nor are there any matches for the supposed film The Sport said gave Foster his big break: "Hi-Ho- Hi-Ho, It’s Up Your Arse We Go."


X-rated historian Bill Margold told HuffPost he had never heard of Foster, adding that someone of his stature would be memorable.

"The short performers on both ends of the spectrum are rare," Margold said.

Of course, The Sunday Sport isn't known for letting the facts stand in the way of a good article. The archives are filled with dubious claims like "Marilyn Monroe is Alive and Working" and "World War 2 Bomber Found On Moon."

Alex Boese, urban folklorist and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes, doesn't want the media to stop generating far-fetched stories, even if a few gullible souls believe them.

"It might be a more boring world if the media didn't cover these," said Boese, " because it's kind of funny."

[The Winslow]

Exactly. The story doesn't need to be true. The one about the cop is probably false too. But the dash of surreality is the real point. Are there really such things as "dwarf porn doubles"? Why would one crawl inside a badger den to die?

[Kastil]

Exactly. The story doesn't need to be true. The one about the cop is probably false too. But the dash of surreality is the real point. Are there really such things as "dwarf porn doubles"? Why would one crawl inside a badger den to die?There's dwarf porn and I'm sure the guy might have looked like Ramsey. The badger could have drug him in there while he was passed out drunk. Badgers are nasty buggers.... especially after partying with snakes.

[Name Lips]

I heard that the fellow does exist, though rumors of his demise by rabid badgers are greatly exaggerated.

[doc]

True or not it gave me the laugh I needed

[Pigs in Space]

I wish I had a dwarf porn double.

[Janos]

I wish I had a dwarf porn double.

What's wrong with you that you don't? The rest of us all do, who do you think posts to Kay's for us?

[doc]

Speak for yourself, my Dwarf porn double got laid more them me so we parted ways

[The Winslow]

Does it still count as getting laid if it's strictly professional?

[doc]

But the bastard wasn't cutting me in on the profits !