Benjamin Mullin, of the Wall Street Journal
An artisan with words since his early youth, California State University at Chico graduate Benjamin Mullin has mined a rich and varied vocabulary for the Wall Street Journal and for Poynter since he was knee high to a katydid.
Family chronicles indicate that his first spoken word as an infant was "Boo-bah." And speculation has been rife ever since as to what exactly he meant by that. Was he trying to pronounce 'pooh-bah'? Or was he making a financial reference, as in 'moo-lah'? There are those who insist his infant lips were trying to frame 'Mee-Maw' to gain his grandmother's attention. But all such speculation was cut short recently when Mr. Mullin revealed to Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation" that "Boo-bah" was his hyphenated critique of the British television show Teletubbies. This revelation devastated the CBBC to such an extent that the British network changed it's format completely and now shows only static views of wallpaper. (Their ratings, by the way, have skyrocketed, and it's rumored on Fleet Street that Rupert Murdoch is about to buy the network lock, stock and barrel.)
Mr. Mullin likes to dress up as a fenugreek plant during the Holidays to visit lazarettos along the Mediterranean coast and pass out mochi cakes. He calls his character 'Mr. Gumwater', and is in great demand with Interpol.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Mullin has won numerous Korfball trophies in the Netherlands. He also likes to indulge in yukigassen during the winter months.
His native tongue is pickled. His preferred form of communication is wangling. And he never strikes in the same place twice.
Ben Mullin messaged me back on Twitter about his new profile, thus:
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