Carl Monday is an investigative TV reporter for

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in Cleveland, Ohio. "Carl Monday" was initially an on-air

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, but became his

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in 1972. In May 2006, his report on the viewing of online pornography, among other lewd and lascivious behavior in Cleveland-area public libraries, managed to draw widespread attention on the

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. Numerous sites posted a link to the video clip for its perceived comedic value. In the report, Monday confronted Berea resident Michael Cooper, who was caught on camera masturbating while viewing pornographic images in the library. Monday elicits denials from the resident and uses an unemotional deadpan speaking tone when describing the resident's acts, before revealing that he in fact taped the acts. Monday drew criticism on his

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from people who saw the report. The notoriety stemming from the library report led to the

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holding 'Mustache Monday' on August 8, 2006. The promotion allowed any spectator with the first name 'Carl' or any form of 'Carl' (Carla, Karl, etc.), a surname which doubles as a day of the week (as does Monday), or those sporting a

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to receive discounted admission. The game was postponed after

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struck a transformer, causing a

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. The library piece was satirized on September 28, 2006 by Comedy Central's ''

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'' in a segment where correspondent Jason Jones put on a

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and attempted an ambush interview with Carl Monday. The piece ended with Jones catching up to Carl by staking out his house and asking him questions like "How do you kick a man when he's down?" in Monday's style. The segment was entitled, "Rubbing Out Crime" Monday responded in a statement on his blog.http://www.wkyc.com/weblog/carlmonday/2006/09/john-stewart-crew-confronts-carl.html

References

External links

Carl Monday to Join 19 Action News

Carl Monday on Deadspin

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