Surprise, surprise

Remember the dumbass who changed his name to Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com? Well, it seems—shockingly enough—that the name change didn't stick.

The animal rights activist formerly known as Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com is now just plain, old Christopher Garnett.

The staffer at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was one of three workers who changed their names to support the organizations goals. Two have now returned to their given names.

"I think maybe its time had come and gone," said Karin Robertson, who had been known as Goveg.com since March 2003.

The switch was intended to draw people to the organizations Web site, Roberston said.

It worked: Web traffic to the site shot up, as did requests for vegetarian starter kits.

Following their college's lead, Garnett and Brandi Valladolid went to the courthouse and, with the stroke of a judge's pen, became Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com and Ringlingbeatsanimals.com.

It seems that he had some trouble getting a passport and a credit card with his ridiculous new publicity stunt of a name, so he decided to switch back to his given name.

"Since Kentuckyfriedcruelty.com doesn't have a social security number, it became a big hindrance," he said. "From what I've been told, it's a real nightmare to go through the whole process."

Way to stick to your guns there, Chris. Gandhi himself could learn a lot from the courage of your conviction. If he wanted to learn how to fold when facing an inconvenience, that is. Oh, and if he was still alive.