Letters to the Editors

Editors,

First off, kudos for this magnificent collective piece of writing. I have newfound respect for all of you (myself having a few sneaking suspicions as to the alter-egos of your clever pseudonyms). Also, know that, if not for certain circumstances (e.g. graduation), I would be writing along side all of you, with a witty alias to the likes of "The Cunning Linguist" (it's a sex pun, you know.) Well, thanks for making this college freshman smile. I understand these are a bit overdue, but here is some shit that pisses me off:

-People who complain about the announcements. I hear that the announcements are gone, which is a shame because these people will now have gaping holes in their schedules formally filled by blasting the announcements and those who deliver them. Shut the fuck up, all of you. You should all go down to the office, so I can shove this phone up your asses. Well, no matter, I suppose, because I am in college now with a radio show, and I laugh at you all.

-Spam e-mails. More specifically, spam e-mails that remind me of what a flawed person I am. I opened my e-mail the other day, and the top line read "Lose weight fast." Further down it said, "Find a date for Valentine's Day!" and "Increase the size of your cock," and I thought to myself, "Oh God they're right. I totally suck ass." It was depressing. I suspect in the future, spam e-mails will read things like "Your parents don't really love you" or "Why don't you just kill yourself now, you big pussy." And a depressing day that shall be.

-Mr. Schneider.

-High school in general. Go to college RIGHT NOW. You won't regret it.

Well, that's all. Fight the good fight, and don't listen to anything Ms. Jenkins says. She's crazy. You can tell her I said that. Excellent work, all of you.

-Kevin Kantner

-And we laugh. Hysterically. Thank you for making us smile. Also, graduating does not preclude you from writing articles, so give it your best shot. And you'll be sorry to hear that not everyone gets those emails-only fat losers with small penises. Don't feel bad-we get them, too.

Editors,

As a parent of a TN graduate, I find the many your editorial observations hard to disagree with. As a writer I'd have to say this is a well-done piece of work overall. The fact that someone criticized it means that it's a success - it means they read it through to the end. If it were meaningless scrawl, it would just be ignored. And get used to it, there is a certain amount of senseless, useless, irrelevant BS waiting for you no matter which road you take. Just keep your sense of humor and your sense of the absurd turned on, and you'll do fine.

Keep up the good work. I'm willing to bet many of your critics couldn't outdo it on their best day.

- K.D.

-Thank you. We endeavor to keep our collective sense of humor. And believe us, it's easyto maintain a sense of the absurd when you spend your days at TN.

Editors,

I love your paper! I went to TN for four years, and I just wish my class had come up with an idea like this. I was happy when you finally got a website - now I don't have to wait for my friends to give me back-issues. You tell it like it is, don't apologize, and actually offer solutions.

Also, what kind of poetry do you look for?

-Shinkeishou Saseru

-Thanks for the praise. As far as poetry goes, we accept any and all submissions. We urge our readers to send in their work. We know that there are many writers out there, and this is a great opportunity to get published.

Editors,

To the fellow cutter from Issue 5: I hear you.

-Jenmelchip

-We'll pass your message on to Lizzie Borden. Thanks for taking the time to write.

Editors,

It really pisses me off that the football team gets so much money, where other sports such as softball get practically nothing. I wish there was something we could do to make the money distribution a little more even.

-Estoy Perdida 28

-We've looked into the distribution of funds, and all we can find is that football raises most of its own money through ticket sales and fundraisers. However, if anyone out there has concrete information about how the Boosters distribute money, we're curious.

Thomaz Paine, Jezuz Jonez, and Ztaff:

We aren't raising an asshole. You have crossed the line.

-"Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez"

-Us? Cross the line? Never