Something about the vaguely creepy Blue Man Group performance art trio just inspires emulation, whether it's Tobias Funke in blueface on "Arrested Development," or Darren Stephens, a guy recently busted for gay park bench sex.

When police arrested Stephens and his partner for a misdemeanor public indecency on a park bench, he reportedly told them he was a member of the inexplicably popular theatrical group. Awesomely, several major media outlets reported on the incident without bothering to check out the wannabe's story.

We're not sure if the BMG is always made up of the same three people or if they switch them out like Lassies, but according to Chicago Blue Man Group spokesman Nick Harkin, Stephens "is not and never was" a member.

The denial leaves us with no real explanation now for just what it is about the group that makes us feel so very uncomfortable.