I constantly get requests from readers to send them things — mostly free books and signed photos. Here are two recent, odd examples (the names and other identifying info has been changed to spare the senders embarrassment):
Please send me a couple of your business cards signed and an autograph photo to XYZ . Could you please sign them to XYZ and date them? Well I will tell you a little about myself. I hope to one day to have a successful career in politics. I have four dogs named W, X, Y and Z. My favorite school subjects are History and Political Science. I was born in New York State…
I don’t know why he’d want a signed business card…or why knowing about his pets and the subjects he likes in school would convince me to accept his request. Then again, his request is a lot more reasonable than this one:
Can you please send me a picture of your home and car? I collect these pictures so I know how the authors that I read live and so I can picture it.
I can’t imagine there are many authors who have sent her pictures. But I’ve asked. And in the mean time, I’ve sent her a picture of Jennifer Aniston’s house and the Batmobile.
lee, you are bad!!
What address do these people use?
Many use the comment link on my site. My email address is also listed on the bottom of the home page.
If she collects photos of homes and cars, that, to me, is kind of interesting. I’ve never heard of that before. Maybe she could open up a boutique museum, maybe a tourist site, which shows these pictures to the public. For instance, I had no idea that Jennifer Anniston lived in such a house. The photo opens up a lot of insights for me about her. And I have a question for her: why did she stop at 7 solar panels? If she had them turned lengthwise, she could have had two rows of seven. Anyway, Lee, I know you like to spoof and goof with persons who request things from you via email, but sending a photo of Jennifer Anniston’s house, well, that’s really gonna make things better, right? :-)
Um, can I have one of your socks signed? Preferrably washed first.