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The episode recounts a humorous historical prank involving a boastful resident of Dodge City who fell victim to a mail-order scheme.

Send us Fan Mail This historical yarn recounts the classic frontier hazing of "Herb," a boastful Dodge City resident who claimed to be an irresistible lady-killer but instead fell hook, line, and sinker for a mail-order prank. Orchestrated by local tricksters, the scheme buried the gullible romantic under a mountain of fake, hilariously absurd love letters from imaginary admirers. Unable to resist the promise of true love, Herb happily shelled out two dollars for a photo album to hold his fic...

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Hosts: Michael King, Brad Smalley

Topics covered

• frontier history
• hazing
• romantic pranks
• Dodge City
• local folklore

Keywords

• Dodge City
• Herb
• Luke McGlue
• prank
• love letters
• frontier
• hazing

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dodge City

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