Bored Like Me

Admin · Posted October 15th, 2008, 12:58 PM

Fascinating article about a guy who posed as 10-year-old
and started writing letters to famous people.

Original article is here

In the late '90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own entertainment, the then-unemployed thirtysomething launched a letter-writing campaign to some of the most powerful and infamous figures in the country, posing as a curious 10-year-old named Billy. To his surprise, replies soon started pouring in. Everyone from Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld (on tree-fort diplomacy) to Oprah Winfrey, Mister Rogers, Janet Reno, and members of the Supreme Court had words of wisdom for Billy. ("I like the Egg McMuffin," wrote Justice Clarence Thomas when asked about his favorite McDonald's food. "Actually, I like almost everything there.") Responding to Billy's idea for a "Hustler for kids," Larry Flynt wrote back encouraging the fourth grader to "Hang in there. You'll be 18 before you know it."
As it turns out, no group hates to disappoint a child more than convicted killers, all of whom responded promptly to Billy's questions about dropping out of school. Their letters, published here for the first time, range from criminally insane to downright sensible, offering snapshots of the personalities behind some of America's most hideous crimes.

Continue reading article (and see some of the letters and responses)

Mothra · Posted October 15th, 2008, 04:42 PM

I red all of them. How cool and fascinating!

And.. eh.. Admin..
Your avvie is scary!D= I hope you are just doing this for Halloween.

Admin · Posted October 15th, 2008, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mothra

I red all of them. How cool and fascinating!

And.. eh.. Admin..
Your avvie is scary!D= I hope you are just doing this for Halloween.

I thought these were fascinating as well. Maybe we can start a contest here on nTT to see who gets the coolest response back from a famous person... or maybe even just a Nigerian scammer! :p

And yes... The avvie is for Halloween. Unless, of course, I get to really wanting to represent myself as a psycho cult leading monkey...hmmm... Ask me again in a week!

Diva. · Posted October 15th, 2008, 10:36 PM

Hey, that's cool!
It's so cool, it makes me wanna give mass-murders my address so I can write to them. Seriously.

Sorlink · Posted October 17th, 2008, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Diva.

Hey, that's cool!
It's so cool, it makes me wanna give mass-murders my address so I can write to them. Seriously.

Haha, same. ;D

I love the Arnold one. He doesn't comment, only sends his picture. Haha xP

AlexIsAlive · Posted November 4th, 2008, 04:26 PM

This guy is my idol.

I'm 9-year-old Tommy Landou now.
I will now write to Jeb Bush.
<3

Admin · Posted November 4th, 2008, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by AlexIsAlive

This guy is my idol.

I'm 9-year-old Tommy Landou now.
I will now write to Jeb Bush.
<3

That'd be awesome! Post 'em here if you start getting replies!

Zoe · Posted November 5th, 2008, 11:45 AM

Think we can convince Ra to start sending them erotic love notes? That would be really freaky. I wonder what Manson would write.

Admin · Posted November 5th, 2008, 11:56 AM

Ra, you in?!

(That would actually be quite interesting!)

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Mothra Senior Member Posts: 521 Thanked 77 Times LOLed 74 Times	#2 Posted October 15th, 2008, 04:42 PM I red all of them. How cool and fascinating! And.. eh.. Admin.. Your avvie is scary!D= I hope you are just doing this for Halloween.

Diva. Member Posts: 139 Blog Entries: 10 Thanked 5 Times LOLed 0 Times	#4 Posted October 15th, 2008, 10:36 PM Hey, that's cool! It's so cool, it makes me wanna give mass-murders my address so I can write to them. Seriously.

Sorlink Member Posts: 226 Blog Entries: 3 Thanked 3 Times LOLed 0 Times	#5 Posted October 17th, 2008, 03:29 PM Originally Posted by Diva. Hey, that's cool! It's so cool, it makes me wanna give mass-murders my address so I can write to them. Seriously. Haha, same. ;D I love the Arnold one. He doesn't comment, only sends his picture. Haha xP

AlexIsAlive Member Posts: 63 LOLed 0 Times	#6 Posted November 4th, 2008, 04:26 PM This guy is my idol. I'm 9-year-old Tommy Landou now. I will now write to Jeb Bush. <3

Admin Administrator Posts: 4,389 Blog Entries: 23 Thanked 261 Times LOLed 362 Times	#7 Posted November 4th, 2008, 07:20 PM Originally Posted by AlexIsAlive This guy is my idol. I'm 9-year-old Tommy Landou now. I will now write to Jeb Bush. <3 That'd be awesome! Post 'em here if you start getting replies!

Zoe Senior Member Posts: 2,583 Blog Entries: 5 Thanked 434 Times LOLed 403 Times	#8 Posted November 5th, 2008, 11:45 AM Think we can convince Ra to start sending them erotic love notes? That would be really freaky. I wonder what Manson would write.

Admin Administrator Posts: 4,389 Blog Entries: 23 Thanked 261 Times LOLed 362 Times	#9 Posted November 5th, 2008, 11:56 AM Ra, you in?! (That would actually be quite interesting!)