| 词条 | Silly Beggar |
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| name = Silly Beggar - The World's Stupidest Begging Letters | title_orig = | translator = | image = Silly Beggar.jpg| image_caption = | author = James Spence | cover_artist = James Spence | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Humour, correspondence | publisher = Aurora Metro | release_date = 14 May 2009 | media_type = Print (paperback) | pages = 200 pp (first edition paperback) | isbn = 978-1-906582-03-6 | oclc= 298179327 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} Silly Beggar{{spaced ndash}}The World's Stupidest Begging Letters is a book by Scottish author James Spence. The book was published on 14 May 2009 by Aurora Metro, and is a collection of comedy begging letters sent to companies, together with the replies and images of items the sender received. Letters included in the book were sent to such companies as Shell, Hovis, Boots and Starbucks. Some newspapers including the Daily Mirror[1] and the Daily Record[2] ran full page articles about the book and the author was interviewed in various media including Chris Evans Drivetime on BBC Radio 2,[3] MacAulay and Co on BBC Radio Scotland[4] and Richard & Judy's New Position on the Watch channel.[5] References1. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/05/19/in-the-blag-115875-21370820/ | title = In the Blag... | date = 19 May 2009 | work = Daily Mirror | last = Roper | first = Matt | accessdate = 19 May 2009}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/real-life-stories/2009/04/29/i-was-skint-so-i-wrote-to-big-companies-and-got-a-load-of-freebies-86908-21317424// |title=Cheeky Beggar |date=29 Apr 2009 |work=Daily Record |accessdate=29 April 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20090502160459/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/real-life-stories/2009/04/29/i-was-skint-so-i-wrote-to-big-companies-and-got-a-load-of-freebies-86908-21317424/ |archivedate=2 May 2009 }} 3. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00kfx2n/Chris_Evans_19_05_2009/ | title = The Chris Evans Drivetime Show | date = 19 May 2009 | work = BBC Radio 2 | accessdate = 19 May 2009}}{{expired link|date=September 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00k6pjk/MacAulay_and_Co_04_05_2009/ | title = MacAulay and Co | date = 4 May 2009 | work = BBC Radio Scotland | accessdate = 4 May 2009}}{{expired link|date=September 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web | url = http://uktv.co.uk/watch/episode/listing_id/100810458/channel_id/4665 | title = The Richard and Judy Show | date = 26 May 2009 | work = Cactus TV }} External links
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