Dear Mr. Manson, I am thinking of dropping out of school
May 1, 2008 9:22 AM   Subscribe

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.
The Billy Letters, some with college age follow-ups.
posted by Who_Am_I (6 comments total)

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Geerhart needs a new schtick. He's starting to repeat himself.
posted by Faint of Butt at 9:24 AM on May 1, 2008


Scroll down.
posted by googly at 9:25 AM on May 1, 2008


i wuz heer.
posted by shmegegge at 9:26 AM on May 1, 2008


easy, easy, eassy!
posted by Pollomacho at 9:27 AM on May 1, 2008


Bonus points for further exposure for the woefully under-utilized word "surfeit," though.
posted by desuetude at 9:28 AM on May 1, 2008


Damn, I swear I searched. Well at least it got here.
posted by Who_Am_I at 9:30 AM on May 1, 2008


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