[4] In 2014 Amitava Kumar included portions of Jeff, One Lonely Guy in his newly released book, A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna.

The fliers quickly went viral after images were posted on Reddit, with Ragsdale receiving hundreds of phone calls and texts daily from people from all over the world.

[9] Ragsdale weaved personal essays throughout the manuscript to detail and illuminate his relationships, family life, and his forays into the New York stand-up comedy world.

[14] A reviewer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer commented that individual reader reception would be "a matter of personal taste" and that "[s]ome will be delighted at how well Ragsdale appears to know them.

[15] In June 2013 Ragsdale was approached by Hollywood producer David A. Hurwitz (Fear Factor, Million Second Quiz, Bam's Bad Ass Game Show).

Hurwitz was interested in developing a television show based on Ragsdale's social experiments and conceptual art projects.