This is True
Randy Cassingham

"How did he get so popular so fast?
Well, for one thing, he writes funny stuff."
  —New York Times

This is True is a weekly e-mail newsletter by Colorado humorist Randy Cassingham. True reports on bizarre-but-true news items from legitimate newspapers from around the world (never "tabloids"). Each story ends with commentary by Randy -- a tagline which is humorous, ironic or opinionated. Sign up for stories of human weirdness sent to you each week by e-mail for free in the box below.


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