Hugh Hefner Credits Success To Shunning Puritan Roots

[matcom]

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NEW YORK --Hugh Hefner, king of the Playboy empire, says he had to reinvent his identity to leave his Puritan roots behind.

Hefner tells Time magazine he is a direct descendant of William Bradford, a Puritan who came over on the Mayflower.

"There was a great deal of repression in their lives and the way they were raised and, in turn, the way I was raised," he said.

Hefner said he first reinvented himself in high school, when he was rejected by a girl. He started calling himself "Hef" and wore yellow cords, saddle shoes and flannel shirts he wouldn't tuck in instead of what his parents wanted.

Later, after Playboy became successful, he reinvented himself again. He started smoking a pipe, bought a Mercedes-Benz and bought the Playboy mansion.

"I became the personification of the prototype that I was describing in the magazine. I became, in effect, Mr. Playboy," he said.

He credits his success to his transformations.

"Instead of the Puritan world that my folks accepted and, from my perspective, paid the price for, I created a world for myself," he told Time.

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2005/10/03/hefner_says_he_has_puritan_roots?mode=PF

[kick-ass-bob]

1. that man is a God.

:7

[In_The_Wind]

2. He did whatever it took to make himself happy.

Without hurting others.

[underpants]

3. Talk about luck- you buy a house & it turns out to be the Playboy mansion

What are the odds of THAT happening?

[matcom]

4. i bought a house

but all i got was a lawn to mow and leaves to rake x(

[underpants]

5. BTW- how is the lawn doing this fine morning?

Does it look like Tom Delay's back side about a year from now?

[matcom]

6. worse

:grr:

[miss_kitty]

12. ok it's me again

tell that guy that you want him to pay for your lawn to be aerated to counter the root compaction his equipment did....THE WHOLE LAWN.




























:hide:

[underpants]

7. THIS IS HUGH!!!11!!

[Arugula Latte]

10. Are you SERIES?!?!

[WCGreen]

11. I want his hat....

[Deep13]

8. I credit my sanity to the same thing.

[edbermac]

9. He's got two sons...talk about hitting the gene pool...

Lucky bastards...