someone in Missouri thinks I'm a real celebrity

I have received a request (via postal mail, sent to my home address) from the Bootheal Youth Museum* of Malden, Missouri, for an autographed item for their fundraising auction. The request says:

"We understand that you receive frequent requests for financial support; it is our hope that by requesting an autographed item we will be able to double or triple your investment."

Because flattery is invariably effective, I'm sending them an autographed copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes and a (reasonably demure) signed photo, although I doubt that the book will triple in value as a result of my having signed it.

*Don't miss the Daisy the Milking Cow exhibit!