false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170475428m/57639.jpg 57639 2 In letters to stars, dignitaries, and chairmen of the country's most powerful organizations, Don Novello's alter ego Lazlo Toth pestered his victims for photographs, offered outlandish advice, fired off strange inquiries, and more. The strangest part? Practically everyone answered, leaving Toth with a hilarious collection of outlandish correspondence unmatched in the history of American letters. <br><br><i>The Lazlo Letters</i> contains nearly 100 notes to public figures, including then-President Nixon, Vice President Ford ("I've been Vice President of a lot of organizations myself, so I know how you feel."), Bebe Rebozo, Lester Maddox, Earl Butz, and America's top business leaders. The replies, says the author, "classic examples of American politeness."<br><Br>In an on-going correspondence with the White House, Toth suggests everything from ridiculously corny jokes for the President to use, to a campaign song sung to the tune of "Tea for Two." He asks the president of a bubble bath company just how to use the product, as the packaging instructions specifically state to "keep dry." <br><br>"No matter how absurd my letter was, no matter how much I ranted and raved, they always answered," reports the author. "Many of these replies are beautiful examples of pure public relations nonsense." One is not: columnist James Kilpatrick has a lone sentiment for Toth-"Nuts to You!" 247,000 copies in print. 56151 1977 The Lazlo Letters total:101|5:40|4:39|3:18|2:3|1:1| 101 417 114 20 4 1 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Mon Dec 22 09:41:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 10:08:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Oct 17 14:21:08 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 14:22:34 -0700 2007
Seriously. The person who stole my book should find a nice dark corner some...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 28 09:54:41 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 09:54:41 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 12 22:05:16 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 30 15:55:23 -0800 2008 Perhaps it simply hasn't aged well. Novello's unhinged right-wing fanboy persona may have been hilarious to liberals in the era of Nixon, but in today's atmosphere of Fox News, the conservative blogosphere and internet trolls, Laslo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 09 15:15:11 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 15:17:38 -0800 2009 5 0 false true Fri Dec 19 11:05:18 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 11:13:25 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Fri May 15 15:40:29 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 15:40:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1976 Tue Feb 05 10:07:47 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 12 16:09:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Sun Nov 08 20:01:21 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 20:05:29 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Feb 03 20:44:01 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 20:27:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Jun 09 16:08:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 16:10:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Nov 11 20:39:31 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 20:44:24 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sat Jan 19 19:17:46 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 01:43:43 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 10:55:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 10:55:53 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 11 14:13:26 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 10:10:32 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Wed Apr 02 12:28:09 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:28:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 06 08:14:07 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 08:14:07 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jun 27 11:58:36 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:59:12 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Apr 07 14:26:54 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 14:27:04 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 21:43:11 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 21:43:38 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=57639