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I like to imagine different scenarios for this letter:

I like to think it landed on Warren’s desk, he pocketed the coins, took a stroll down the halls of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and bought himself a Pepsi. I sent cash to the Pope, Warren, Obama, Clinton, and McCain before I realized this hobby was going to be expensive enough. I would be sad if my buck didn’t make someone’s day a bit brighter, and if Warren got a cold beverage out of the deal then I’m happy!

It would also be funny if indeed there’s someone dishonest at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and this mail clerk said, “Screw Warren, he’s got enough money. I’m taking these quarters. He won’t miss them!” and then proceeded to steal the buck. Somehow I doubt this is what happened though. I probably triggered a metal detector and my letter was detonated in an anonymous field with all the other crap sent to Berkshire Hathaway.

Somehow neither of these scenarios seem probable. I have no idea the true fate of this letter. I think it was one of the funnier ones I sent out. I wish Warren Buffett had a sense of humor and replied (or one of his people if he outsources his humor), but this wasn’t to happen. Oh well, I also wish he’d have sent me back a check for a million bucks to prove he does have more money than god. See where wishing gets you?

I missed the obvious joke about asking him to invest it for me (after deducting a reasonable commission of course). Also, I got the address off their Official Home Page. It was a total cut & paste job. I didn’t mean to include it, but didn’t notice until I had the quarters taped to the letter. It went out exactly like you see, but I didn’t include this on the envelope!