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The Story of Hugh Mungus

Man breaks the internet with a dad-joke.

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The Story of Hugh Mungus
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Over the last week or so, another social media storm has come over this hills. This time, it comes in the form of a man who calls himself, ‘Hugh Mungus.’ This man, who’s real name is Rudy Pantoja, appeared in a video where he is approached by a Black Lives Matter activist. Pantoja told her that his name was "Hugh Mungus."

The protester explains in the video that Pantoja had made a “pro-cop” statement in an interview with a local news station. She also makes the claim that he was only being interviewed because he was a pro-cop person who was a person of color; she even goes as far to refer to Pantoja as a “token.”

Pantoja noticed the protester starting at him, and approached her saying, “Do you want my name?” He goes on to tell her that his name is, “Hugh Mungus.”

At this point, the activist replied, “Humongous what?” and began screaming that she had been sexually harassed. Pantoja claimed in an interview with Ethan Klien that the joke was simply referring to his size. Pantoja said, “I’m fat! I’m sorry if I’ve offended any fat guys out there, but I’m fat.” Pantoja goes on to say, “and I was feeling particularly fat that day.

Whether or not Pantoja’s joke was meant to be dirty is debatable. What really grabbed people’s attention was the protester’s reaction, which is extremely obnoxious and child-like. She screams, “you’re actually pointing to your body parts and saying you’re humungous.” It can be clearly seen in the video that Pantoja never pointed to himself, which made the protester look even worse.

Like most stories, Hugh Mungus has become a widespread joke and has accumulated various Facebook and Twitter pages are now using the name. The entire Hugh Mungus situation is a mess, and due to the protester’s childish fit, we may never know the true meaning behind the most infamous dad-joke of 2016.


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