WhitePages.com Tribute to The Reverend Shredder

“He had a gift”
-Robin Williams

Ed Charon’s nickname was given to him by Robin Williams in 2003 when he appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The reason is because he was the 5 time defending phone book ripper. Ed passed away Sunday at the age of 71.

Ed could shred 56 white page directories in under 3 minutes. As you might imagine, Ed holds a special place in the heart of WhitePages.com. We believe that our service is so good that we have eliminated the need to have a printed white pages phone book and we were in awe of Ed’s ability to destroy them at such a rapid rate (1,120 an hour!) Was Ed such a big fan of WhitePages.com that he wanted to show the world what he thought of the printed version? Probably not, but one can’t help but recognize the symbolism in his actions and marvel at the passion for his craft.

Ed’s spirit will live on at WhitePages.com. We’ll carry on his tradition by continuing to create the online white pages. While not as exciting as ripping them to shreds, we will more gently “eliminate” the printed residential directory. The full article on Ed Charon is located at Oregonnews.com.