Pope Benedict sends out pre-prints. :[

Oh, good, thanks! I was stuck between possibly offending him [even though the two are really good friends] and sending a subpar photo. Phew!

Thank you so much for your help!

Is it terribly rude to send a photo to be autographed if whoever you're sending it to isn't the only one in it? I've been looking all over for a photo of this one man, and the only decent one I've found so far has J.K. Rowling in it, too. I definitely don't intend to send it to her as well; it's jus...

Is it alright to send American dollars to other countries, or does that seem ethnocentric? DDD:

Great, thanks! I'll definitely send an SAE and I'll try putting in a few American dollars, too. Thanks you guys!

I just went to the post office to purchase some IRCs, and I was told that that service was no longer available as of May. Is this true? I searched the USPS website and found nothing at all pertaining to IRCs. If this is a total bust, is there anything else I can include in my letter to help ensure a...

Is there any way you know of to increase your chances of getting a personalized response? Will sending my own photograph help, even with someone like Johnny Depp, or will it just get sent back? Also, apart from including a SASE and IRC, should I actually request a signed picture in my letter? I read...

jimmymac wrote:Mine is also my favourite: Father Ted cast

Gahhh lucky lucky lucky. Even Dermot Morgan?

Factotum wrote:Mine is a tie between Stevie Nicks, which I got TTM many years ago, and the late author Kurt Vonnegut,
who signed my copy of Slaughterhouse-Five about 8 years ago.

Kurt Vonnegut? Oh, man, you're so lucky.