Breaking: Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell Surrenders

On Monday, at 12:42AM I received a text message from the internet hijacking Hipster Grifter, Kari Ferrell, claiming that she turned herself in to authorities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was very short on details and when asked how she was able to even use her iPhone, she wrote: “They’re letting me get numbers.” In an exclusive video testimonial ANIMAL posted on Friday, she apologized and said she was “taking care of things.” Apparently sooner than later.

UPDATE: Kari called from a Philly number and says she turned herself in because “things were getting ridiculous.” When asked why Pennsylvania, she simply responded, “I didn’t want to do it in New York.” Ferrell also asked that we write her when she gets her jail address in Salt Lake and really looks forward to making things right. The call was brief and before anymore questions could be asked the pay phone asked for “one dollar for the next one minute.” Click!

Photo by Will Sherman/ANIMALnewyork.com

Kari Ferrell, the T-Shirt

Not only has Kari Ferrell, the so-called “Hipster Grifter,” sparked an online media frenzy, but she’s also inspired a t-shirt design now too. We knew that “I want to give you a handjob with my mouth” note had potential and it was only a matter of time before someone capitalized on her whimsical verbiage. An entrepreneur who claims to have known Farrell personally writes about his meeting with her and the resulting ‘unironic’ endeavor:
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Handwriting Analysts Wanted

As the endless, breathless search continues for Kari Ferrell, the “Hipster Grifter” also known as “Korean Abdul-Jabbar,” here’s one crucial piece of evidence: the original “I want to give you a handjob with my mouth” note, which was, amazingly, sitting right there on Flickr since November 3rd 2008. Now, those with Cafe Press T-shirt accounts have a template to work from. Update: Two of her last known roommates speak out.

Photo by wadehammer