Mailbag/References
The fans of Christian Weston Chandler love to mail Chris using the names of famous individuals, both real and fictional. Chris only seems to realize that he's heard of these people before if they repeatedly mention who they are and what they've done in the body of their letter. For example, Chris noticed and called out Eddie Berganza and Stephen king because they repeatedly mentioned who they were and specifically what they did in their lives. Likewise, Chris failed to notice people like Trent Reznor and Leonardo Da Vinci because the letters did not repeatedly reinforce that they were written by someone important.
The list
- Leonardo DaVinci: Painter, inventor, super genius.
- Laura Winslow: The daughter from "Family Matters".
- Ivan Drago: Rocky's opponent from "Rocky IV".
- Manuel Noriega: Military Dictator of Panama.
- Todd Phillips: Filmmaker.
- Repeat appearance by Ivan Drago.
- Samael Morningstar: The devil.
- Joseph Stalin: Communist dictator of Russia.
- Gabe Newell: Co-founder of game design company Valve.
- Lietenant Surge: One of the Gym Leaders in Pokemon.
- Erich Von Klinkerhoffen: Nazi from the sitcom "Allo 'Allo!"
- Levi Johnston: The guy who knocked up Sarah Palin's daughter.
- Kim Jong Un: Third son of Kim Jong Il, the psychopathic manchild running North Korea.
- John Gacy: Serial murder known as the "Killer Clown".
- Jeffrey Dahmer: Serial murder who liked to eat people.
- Sergeant Charles Zim: Character from Starship Troopers.
- Repeat appearance by Levi Johnston.
- Linetrap. But she doesn't really count.
- Walter Sobcheck: Character from the big Lebowski
- Horst Wessel: Nazi activist.
- Trent Reznor: Nine Inch Nails frontman.
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Current dictator of Iran.
- Repeat appearance by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- Paul Bernardo: Serial killer and rapist.
- Daniel Plainview: Character from "There will be Blood".
- Joseph Joestar: Second hero from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".
- Besarion Jughashvili:Joseph Stalin's dad.
- Another repeat appearance by Levi Johnston.
- Charles Darwin: The guy who came up with evolution.
- Gabriel Syme: Main character of the Christian allegory "The man who was Thursday".
- Rod Blagojevich: Disgraced former governor of Illinois.
- Walter Breuning: Guy who's really, really old.
- Oedipus Rex: Main character of the play by Sophocles of the same name.
- Erik Pikkuvikainen: The kid responsible for the Jokela school shooting.
- Albert Speer:Nazi Architect.
- Joseph Jackson: Michael Jackson's father.
- Charles Whitman: Clock tower sniper.
- Paul McCartney: International rock star and former member of the Beatles
- Gloria Steinem: Feminist activist.
- Elton John: International rock star. Wrote under his birth name: Reginald Dwight.
- Eddie Berganza: Comic artist.
- Norio Wakamoto: Japanese voice actor.
- Ron Jeremy: Porn star.
- Johnny Winter: Blues Singer
- Repeat appearance by Joseph Jackson.
- Edward Gein: Insane murderer and grave robber.
- Wormwood: The Devil's apprentice from "The Screwtape Letters"
- Maria Renard: Character in several Castlevania Games.
- Marilyn vos Savant: Smartest person in the world.
- Light Yagami: Mass-murdering main character of "Death Note". Wrote under his Japanese name "Yagami Raito".
- While not written by any specific character, a direct reference to Strong Bad.
- Corey Matthews: Main character of "Boy Meets World".
- Bruce Lee: Martial artist and actor, written under the Chinese name "Lee Jun Fan".
- Margaret Mead: Christian anthropologist and writer.
- Jesus Christ: The Christian Messiah.
- Colin Baker: English Actor, portrayed the 6th incarnation of Dr. Who.
- Tom Jones: Singer
- Guybrush Threepwood: Protagonist of the Monkey Island adventure game series.
- Howard Roark: Main character of the Ayn Rand book "The Fountainhead".
- Gary Oak: Pokémon Character.
- Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold: Columbine school shooters. The letter was not purported to be written by them specifically, but contained their pictures, and was written by someone claiming to be their teacher.
- Steven Patrick Morrissey: Singer.
- Thomas Light: Inventor of Mega Man, from the series by the same name.
- Liz Borden: Famous murderer, never proven.
- Vivian Ward: Main character of movie "Pretty Woman".
- Zetsubou-sensei: Main character of "Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei"
- Wolverine: Marvel Comics superhero (Written under real name "Logan").
- Magneto: Marvel Comics supervillian (Written under the name "Max Eisenhardt").
- Linetrap again.
- Trevor Wierzbowski: Minor character from "Aliens"
- Stephen King: Famed horror author. Chris actually noticed this one, probably because the writer of the letter was too blatant.
- Christopher Brown: Rapper. His letter is written about his girlfriend Rhianna, and how he beat the hell out of her.
- Ted Kennedy: Politician, recently deceased. Written about Mary Jo Kopechne, the girl he killed in a car accident.
- John Calvin: Christian philosopher.
- Randal Graves: Character from Kevin Smith's movies.
- David Vanian: Lead singer for the punk rock band "The Damned".
- And Linetrap again.
- Linetrap
- Reprint of Eddie Berganza's letter. While it's likely Chris has no idea who this is, he called him out on his identity, probably because the letter made a very big deal out of his career.
- Meg Griffin: Character from Family Guy. Chris noticed and played along as the author was playing up his proposed Family Guy script.
- Jim Lee: Comic artist.
- Stan: Character from the Eminem song by the same name. Text of the letter was the first verse of said song, altered to apply to Chris.
- Michael Jackson: Dead singer, allegedly molested children.
- Repeat appearance by Stephen King. Chris either refused to respond or forgot.
- Rufus Shinra: Character from Final Fantasy 7.
- While not using any character's name, one author's name and e-mail address were a reference to the Dethtroll episode of Metalocalypse.
- H. P. Lovecraft: Author, creator of the cosmic horror genre of literature.
- Jane Austen: Author of "Pride and Prejudice" and other sentimental novels. Humorously, Chris accused her of being uncreative.
- Ed Burke: American Politician.
- Ezra Pound: Poet. Oddly, the e-mail address given referenced The Merchant of Venice.
- Gillian Seed: Main character of the video game "Snatcher".
- Mary Anne Spier: Character from "The Baby-Sitters Club, a series of novels for young girls.
- Repeat appearance by Michael Jackson.
- Repeat appearance by Gillian Seed.
- Josef Mengele: Nazi war criminal.
- Fred West: English serial killer and rapist.
- Kevin Mitnick: Computer hacker.
- Repeat appearance by Ron Jeremy, this time claiming to be a clergyman.
- Gary Larson: Creator of "The Far Side" cartoons.
- Freddie Mercury: Singer of Queen. Written under his birth name Farrokh Bulsara.
- Another repeat appearance by Michael Jackson.
- Gendo Ikari: Character from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Chang Yu-sheng: Late Chinese vocalist.
- Arle Nadja: Protagonist of the puzzle game Puyo Puyo.
- Vidkun Quisling: Norwegian politician, attempted to size power during WWII and was subsequently executed for treason.
- Mr. Magoo: Legally blind cartoon character.
- Blake: Black Sonichu. Not "famous" but Chris completely missed it anyways.
- Repeat appearance by Ron Jeremy.
- Milton Bradley: Board game pioneer.
- William McKinley: 25th US president.
- Neil Gaiman: Author
- Kathryn Janeway: Character from "Star Trek: Voyager".
- Augustus Hill: Character from the TV show "Oz".
- Jazz Hoyt: Another Character from "Oz".
- Randam Hajile: Character from the video game "Snatcher".
- John Williams: Composer of film soundtracks.
- Robert Paulson: Character from "Fight Club". The only reference to his full name was in his e-mail address.
- Tomás de Torquemada: Leader of the Spanish Inquisition. Written under the name "Thomas Torquemada".
- Kareem Saïd: Yet another character from "Oz." Written under the name "Kareem Siad".
- Masaki Sumitani: Japanese comedian and actor. Most famous for his character Hard Gay.
- Ken Shabby:Recurring character from Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- R. Doropthy Wayneright: Robot from the anime series "Big O".
- G.K. Chesterton: English Catholic apologist and author.
- Max Cady:Character from the novel "The Executioners".
- Trevor McFur: Furry from "Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy", a launch game for the Jaguar system.
- Repeat appearance by Randam Hajile.
- Mike Hawke: Dick joke commonly used in prank calls.
- Another appearance from Mike Jackson, who's life is rapidly deteriorating.
- Manfred Eicher: German record producer
- Gil Gerard: Actor, most famous role was playing Buck Rogers.
- Adam Savage: Co-host of Mythbusters. Chris likely noticed, as the e-mail made a big deal out of him being from Mythbusters, and then sent him a picture of a man's asshole.
- Kevin Peter Hall: Actor, most famous for playing the predator in the first two movies.
- Tom Green: Either a bad actor, or an avant-grad genius, depending on who you ask.
- While not a direct reference, one e-mail address referenced "teenage lobotomy" a song by The Ramones.
- Valentina Tereshkova: Russian Astronaut, the first woman in space.
- Tom Vilsack: Current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
- Jeff Gerstmann: Video game journalist.
- Mike Jackson returns, all bummed out that Chris broke his promise.
- Morris Stanley: Main chracter from the film "The Proposition".
- Billy Herrington: Bisexual porn star. The Bro Aniki in the email is a reference to the horizontal shooter Cho Aniki which is notorious for its homosexual innuendo.
- One letter combined the names of Bart Simpson of The Simpsons and Brock Samson of the Venture Brothers.
- Kenshiro Kasumi: Main character of the manga series "Fist of the Blue Sky".
- Nothing. No actual e-mails either, because Chris copypasta'd a bunch of sarcastic forum posts that pretended to kiss his ass and took them all at face value.
- Repeat appearance by Gil Gerard.
- The Notorious B.I.G.: Deceased rapper, written under the nickname "Biggie".
- Scott Bernard: Character from the anime series Robotech.
- While not referecing any single character, one name and e-mail address was a direct refrence to mahvel baybee.
- Lisa Marie Presley: As "Marie Jackson" revealing the tragic ending of the Mike Jackson saga. Chris takes the opportunity to be an asshole.