One American lady, a member of the Society of assistance to the prisoners, corresponded with one of the prisoners from the prison Sing Sing for a long time. A deep mutual feeling appeared between them. It was rather originally. She wrote in her love letter to him: "My dear 887924! Let me further name you simply 887!"
Samuel Johnson, the English scientist of the 18th century, after a long exchange of love letters with a young lady decided to make a proposal to her. He finished his letter with these words: "I want to be absolutely fair with you that is why I should inform you, that I don't have a lot of money, and one of my relatives was hung up". She answered: "I accept your proposal with a great pleasure. I don't have much money, too. Nobody of my relatives was hung up, but I think, that not less than ten of them deserve it".