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I get strange things in my letter box sometimes. But what I got today, was probably the weirdest. Let me show you a scan of it:

letter.jpg

Yes, that's a handwritten letter. It roughly translates to this:

Dear Misses, Dear Mister

We hadn't had an opportunity to meet in person yet, but we'd like to give you some important information.

We're involved in a work which is done by volunteers in more than 200 countries. In all these countries, people get the opportunity to get the biblical answers on important questions. Like for example: Why do we get old and die? What's the sense of life? How to find true happiness?

We're doing this deed because we're sincerely interested in our fellow men. The work is not commercial. We hope to speak to you in person soon and want to encourage you to contact us via the given address.

With kind regards,
Elfriede …

So this is really a handwritten mass mailing letter. It's neither printed nor copied. It doesn't even use carbon copy paper. It is real, genuine ball point handwriting. I still can't believe this anachronistic, stubborn and completely wasted dedication…

Did you ever found anything stranger in your letter box?

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Posted on Tuesday, March the 31st 2009 (3 years ago).

Comments?

1
IIRC, the first Nigeria-Scam arrived on my desk as a handwritten letter, through the regular snail-mail. But I am not completely sure - this was more than 10 yrs. ago.

If I had known how the whole thing would evolve into a piece of internet history, I would have kept it!
2009-03-31 20:02:30
2
Some days ago i read something similiar, but from someone living in the us. long story short: might be a letter from jehovah's witnesses - my guess. and i'm pretty sure.
2009-03-31 20:17:21
3
> Did you ever found anything stranger in your letter box?

No.

But then, I don't get that much snail mail to begin with (other than the usual "I want to buy your car/take care of your old clothes/sell you some awesome insulation material" stuff), and even less hand written one ;)
2009-03-31 20:31:19
4
I'm usually surprised when I get mailed something that is hand signed. Hand written is a bit odd. Maybe it's one of those cults who don't believe in technology.

Now, did they hand write and bring it to your door or they paid the stamps and mailed it? If they did pay the stamp, Microsoft's old idea of charging a dime per mail to prevent spam would have completely failed.
2009-04-01 01:16:36
5
lol, it is probably safer to don't reply to this latter.

Once I found a dead rat on my parents mail box, if that counts as stranger :)
2009-04-02 13:20:28
6
I frequently do this for my parents - they hand-write a letter (in their native language), I scan and email it to their friends overseas.

It would take them forever to type it, and it would take me slightly less than forever to type it myself because it is not in English and my non-English typing skills suck.

I cringe doing this every time but it is the fastest way to achieve what I need.
2009-04-02 16:04:41
Vee
7
Louis, there was no stamp on the envelope. My guess is that they go through the whole house trying to talk to everyone and when no one is there he gets such a letter.

Vee, at least your parents write the letter only once and then leave it to you to transfer it into the modern ages ;-)
2009-04-06 09:40:22
8
My guess: when one joins this organization, they compel him to write more letters by hand. May be it's just a new kind of relaxation... $)
2009-04-09 15:51:39
9
This is a Jehovah's witnesses... this is a template they hand write to people who they can't find at home. P.S., they are a cult. Avoid.
2009-04-27 04:19:45
Benjamin
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