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Letters From A Nut

by Ted L Nancy
Letters From A Nut

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ISBN13: 9780380973545
ISBN10: 0380973545
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Who is Ted L. Nancy?

He's a concerned hotel guest searching for a lost tooth...

He's a superstitious Vegas high-roller who wants to gamble at a casino in his lucky shrimp outfit...

He's the genius inventor of "Six Day Underwear"...

He's a demanding dramatist seeking an audience for his play about his 26-year-old dog, Cinnamon...

He's the proud owner of Charles, a 36-year-old cat who owes his longevity to a pet food company...

He's a loyal fan of the King of Tonga...

He is, in reality, a twisted prankster -- a supremely off-kilter alter ego who sends patently ridiculous letters and queries to (and receives surprisingly earnest responses back from) corporate honchos, entertainment conglomerates, national publications, politicians, celebrities and heads of state to everyone, in fact, from the president of the Bon Ami Cleanser Company to U.S. Vice President Al Gore.  

Letters From A Nutis an insanely inspired, truly madcap collection of Nancy correspondence, a laugh-out-loud-in-public-places aggregation of official -- and officially certifiable -- requests, complaints, fan mail and questions that could not possibly have been taken seriously...but, amazingly, were!

Dear Mr. Nancy:"It is not often that we receive such enthusiastic support for the paper bag." --The Paper Bag Council

"On behalf of Greyhound, there should be no problem traveling while in your butter costume." --Greyhound Bus Lines

"I look forward to working with you to create a better future for this great nation." -- Vice President Al Gore

"An unending stream of some of the most hilarious exchanges I've ever read. Everyone I lent this book to just read it and laughed out loud like I did. It's so simple, yet totally inventive. I'm sure some sort of mail fraud charges could be brought to stop this man but, personally, I hope they never catch him." --Jerry Seinfeld

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Who is Ted L. Nancy?
He's a concerned hotel guest searching for a lost tooth...

He's a superstitious Vegas high-roller who wants to gamble at a casino in his lucky shrimp outfit...

He's the genius inventor of "Six Day Underwear"...

He's a demanding dramatist seeking an audience for his play about his 26-year-old dog, Cinnamon...

He's the proud owner of Charles, a 36-year-old cat who owes his longevity to a pet food company...

He's a loyal fan of the King of Tonga...

He is, in reality, a twisted prankster — a supremely off-kilter alter ego who sends patently ridiculous letters and queries to (and receives surprisingly earnest responses back from) corporate honchos, entertainment conglomerates, national publications, politicians, celebrities and heads of state to everyone, in fact, from the president of the Bon Ami Cleanser Company to U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

Letters From A Nut is an insanely inspired, truly madcap collection of Nancy correspondence, a laugh-out-loud-in-public-places aggregation of official — and officially certifiable — requests, complaints, fan mail and questions that could not possibly have been taken seriously...but, amazingly, were!


About the Author

TED L. NANCY is a rogue comedian who hopes to do for comedy what Anonymous did for politics. AUTHOR HOME: P.O. BOX 236 in Thousand Oaks, CA

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412Scott , January 13, 2015 (view all comments by 412Scott)
Now both a breezy, chuckle-inducing comedy book and a historical artifact of how we used to communicate, this is completely worth the 30 or 45 minutes you can will spend reading and finishing the entire book. Mr. Nancy (or Mr. Seinfeld?) writes letters containing absurd requests from a variety of companies, maintaining an eager, candid, and generally affable tone of humor throughout. The typeface itself has very amusing humor, too - better to see for yourself instead of reading my commentary about it. Real companies write back - half the thrill is seeing just how much they will acknowledge the stupidity of the requests, the other half seeing just how they actually put together the body copy of the letter. Very easy to read, re-read, and buy for friends who enjoy witty, unique humor. Start here, but if you are like me, you'll soon be getting the sequels as well.

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olivecat , December 08, 2007 (view all comments by olivecat)
This is a very funny book of letters written to various places, including a lot of hotels in Las Vegas, with bizarre and wacky requests and their responses. I actually found a response letter written by my former boss in this book! This may have been done before by other authors, but that doesn't make this any less funny. There are 2 other books if this suits your sense of humor.

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Avid Reader , July 15, 2007
I just finished reading this book!!! A must read! I was laughing all the way through.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380973545
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
06/01/1997
Publisher:
AVON BOOKS
Pages:
192
Height:
.74IN
Width:
6.41IN
Thickness:
1.00
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
1997
Series Volume:
11
UPC Code:
2800380973547
Author:
Jerry Seinfeld
Author:
Ted L. Nancy
Author:
Ted Nancy
Author:
Ted L Nancy
Author:
Ted L. Nancy
Subject:
Humor-Anthologies
Subject:
Letters -- Humor.
Subject:
Humor
Subject:
American wit and humor
Subject:
Letters

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