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Letters to Ira Glass
A Blog Devoted to Writing Letters to Ira Glass of This American Life
Ira Glass Interruption
I just spent the last hour listening to Ira Glass.
It was fantastic.
Dear Ira,
It looks like you have another fan.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
Mr. T is so full of holiday spirit.
DEAR GOD IRA - is this not the best photo you have ever seen?
baby laughing + fake mustache
(via sleepandeat & fuckyeahhappy)
Dear Ira,
I am so glad that I didn’t have kids yet. Prior to this year, I would have been the stereotypical-hipster-white-person and stood outside in line in the wee hours of the morning to get my infant into a preschool that only speaks French and the kids learn the importance of calculus before they even figure out what their toes are for and how good they taste.
Now, well now Ira, I am a different person. This year shaped me in ways I was not expecting. Now, it’s all about fun. I want my child to be happy. I want my child to have hopes and dreams and By GOD a sense of humor.
Fuck Harvard, Fuck Princeton, Fuck Yale (especially fuck Yale) - sweet child of mine, go to a state college. Party it up. The world of boring adulthood will wait for you. Sweet child of mine, discover your toes, and never lose that wonder.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
Old Timey
Dear Ira,
I like using “fortnight” as a unit of measure as much as possible. I also wiggle my eyebrows when I say it, so it sounds slightly dirty in a Groucho-Marx kind of way.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
Modern Modular Housing & Life Lessons
Dear Ira,
Have I ever told you my love for modern modular housing? No? Well I ADORE IT. I also like the idea of never having a mortgage again.
You’re probably wondering what my generation is going to take away from this depression (and yes, it is a depression.)
I learned that I never want to give someone else the power to take away my domain. Also, if I can’t pay for it in cash, I can’t pay for it. And finally - unless it was Harvard (and it wasn’t) no one cares where you (I) went to college, so choose the cheapest one you can find, and don’t live on campus.
That last one is too little too late for me, but maybe it will help someone else.
Ever helpful,
Enna Stein
of kosherporkchops.com
Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn’t fun?
-Ira Glass
Dear Ira,
Whenever I stay in a hotel I drink root beer and eat BBQ chips and jump up and down on the bed. I alway clean up after myself because my mother was once a maid.
Sincerely,
Enna Stein
of kosherporkchops.com
Chutes and Ladders
Dear Ira,
I have to bring in games for a holiday party at work. Do you think it would be appropriate to bring in Chutes and Ladders? I mean, I don’t exactly work with 4 year olds.
But then again, that is one wicked fun game.
Climbing the corporate ladder,
Enna Stein
I Hear Tim Horton’s is Fantastic
Dear Ira,
Is there a This Canadian Life?
Wondering ‘ay,
Enna Stein
But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you’re being sincere all the time.
-Ira Glass
Dear Ira,
The problem with being a comedy writer is that people think you are joking. They just smile at you and wait for the punchline.
Even when you are pouring your heart out to them.
Sincerely (and I mean that),
Enna Stein
