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A letter to my WorldVision sponsor child

Jaturapat Wantan
Jaturapat Wantan, sponsor/poster child!
Dear Jaturapat,

Congratulations on being the latest devastatingly good-looking addition to the Gray family.   I always assumed that my first son might have had an entirely different name.  Something a little more majestic - like Ultra Magnus, or Triple-H.  Perhaps you should consider changing your name to one of these?  Anyway, this letter isn't about my wonderful ability to choose names for children - it is all about you.

You've likely noticed from my picture that you share the same rugged "je ne sais quoi" that your sponsor father does!  This is intentional, as your sponsor father does not sponsor ugly kids.  You see, your father lives by a little something called "The Rule of 10".  You see, if you give each person an ranking on the hotness scale from 1 to 10, you will rarely ever see a couple that is separated by more than 3 points; when you do, they are doomed to failure.  The same goes for this family - being that your sponsor father is a 10+ and your sponsor mother is a 13+ out of 10, there's no way you would have fit in with this family if you didn't have some Zoolander-esque hotness going for you.

The Worldvision people tell me that while I can send you letters, I should not send you gifts or toys because it might cause jealousy among the other children in your Thailand village.  Pfft!!  Let me tell you something, Jaturapat, when your sponsor father is paying $40 a month on your behalf, he will send you anything he *likes*!!  I know you're already thinking you're pretty spoiled considering who you have as parents, but that's going to be nothing once you get your own set of Transformers: Cybertron minicons and a copy of Steve McConnell's Code Complete!  Use them well, and use them wisely.  If the other kids get jealous, let them - you're also far better looking than the rest of them, so they're jealous already.  You're going to have to get used to this sort of thing in your life; it's a good thing that I'm getting you prepared early.

Transformers: Cybertron Minicons
Who wouldn't be thrilled with these? (click to enlarge) 

There's a lot of responsibility involved in being my sponsor son, Jaturapat.  Just like many parents out there, I am going to be trying to live out all of my unaccomplished dreams straight through you; this limits your future career options to ninja or professional WWE wrestler.  This explains why your "care package" also has some whey protein in it; you are going to need to start some hard-core training.  There's no way I'll allow any son of mine (sponsored or otherwise) to be less than 200 lbs of ripped muscle by age 10!!  I've attached an autographed "Potential Friend of Justice Gray" certificate for the times you're feeling a little less motivated, or in the event you just want to show off to your friends. 

I'm sure this is all quite a bit to take in, Jaturapat, so I'm going to say my goodbyes for this letter.  I look forward to hearing reports on your progress.  As your grandfather would say, keep training, saying your prayers, and taking your vitamins!

Your sponsor dad,
Justice Gray

Thursday, September 14, 2006 #
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9/14/2006 9:39:10 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
That's hilarious Justice! Watch Zoolander much? ;)

Thanks for the LOL.
vien
9/15/2006 12:38:47 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Your sponsor child is soo cute! Maybe he and my sponsor child should meet and play together, though it will be awfully difficult as my sponsor child lives in Africa...
Vanilla Con
9/15/2006 11:19:30 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Hilarious! LOL!
Anand Narayan
9/16/2006 11:15:10 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Dude, you two even have the same shirt. But I would be your sponsor child just so I can get a bucket of Decepticon minicons.
Ridley
9/27/2006 3:24:31 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
10+? Dude, I've seen you, and you're maybe a 7, TOPS.
Joeman CXL |joemancxlAT NOSPAMyahoo dot com
9/27/2006 4:19:00 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
LOL, but I am not trying to appeal to a masculine audience. That is, assuming you *are* a male! This is entirely based on female evaluations, of which my wife, mother, or grandmother are not included. Well, and my own *self*-evaluation included, of course!! =)

I sense some rampaging jealousy of someone's rampaging masculinity! ;)

-J
Justice
12/13/2007 11:08:34 AM (Mountain Standard Time, UTC-07:00)
your the most deranged person i ever had known of ( and i consider my self very deranged) probably you have some kind of brain damage ( while trying to make out in amateur wrestling or trying to throw deadly ninja shurikens)
PLEASE CAN YOU BE MY HERO.... and sponsor me some lego and books and money so i can take my miss to the theater?
MiguelDeSousa |miguel dot de dot sousaAT NOSPAMgmail dot com
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