I am looking for a copy of a humorous letter from a girl away at
college to her parents.  It talks about how her dorm burnt down, she
met a boy at the gas station - she moved in with him, she is pregnant,
working three jobs, etc etc and finishes by say Mom and Dad relax - I
made that all up but I am flunking chemistry and getting a C in
History and I need 20 bucks.  I think it was preinted in Dear Abby

Hello walter63,

The funny thing about researching this was that I found many different
versions, and most of them claimed to be an exact replica of the
"original".

Here is a version that is close to what you were looking for (I could
not find a version referencing $20):
http://www.qis.net/~jwmiii/educ05.htm

Here are some different versions:
http://www.netjeff.com/humor/item.cgi?file=DearMomAndDad
http://www.microsquish.com/funstuff/b00/letterfromcollege.html
http://www.cyberis.net/~kn1ght/jokes/letter.phtml

You can read about the letter, and its history at Snopes.com:
http://www.snopes.com/college/pranks/letter.asp

I hope that this was the result you were expecting. Please let me know
if you need any additional clarifications, and I will do my best to
further assist you.

tisme-ga


Search Strategy (on Google): 

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Awsome.  I am envious of your skill.  I spent a half hour with no luck.