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The Rockwood Mailbag

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Have you always wanted to let Team Rockwood know just what you were thinking? Do you wonder why the panels of the strip are laid out horizontally instead of vertically? Or do you have sensitive documents that will bring down the government? In any case, we want to know! Just fill out your name and e-mail address, then let 'er rip! No question or comment is too bizarre for Team Rockwood to take a stab at, and if we can get enough mail coming in, this page will be updated weekly! (Unlike the old mailbag page, which got updated about four times in two years.)

So consider this an experiment in web interactivity. Or, consider it a way to artificially inflate our hit count. Either way, just write in!

Updated on February 12, 2002
		February 4, 2002 Hmm.... don't know whether to compliment you or tell you "c'mere! I'm gonna smack you!" for today's cartoon... ;) either way I still like your work - gg. --Spike
		Ah yes, welcome to the most controversial Mailbag page...uh...maybe ever! There seems to be no shortage of opinions on smoking and what to do with it. Read on to see how Spike's split reaction is mirrored by the crowd!
		February 4, 2002 Hello, The page http://www.rockwoodcomic.com/engineer.html doesn't have the (Engineers' Week) comics from 2001? --Andrew Quap
		The Engineers' Week strips you refer to are here, Andrew. Until they move off of the main archive section, we didn't really see a need to add them to the Engineer page. In other Engineers' Week news, Team Rockwood is going to journey to Salt Lake City next week, ala Engineers' Week. Does this mean there will be no Engineers' Week strips? Heavens no! Hopefully. Actually, Team Rockwood's computer experts are right now busily working on a script that will update next week's strips automatically! So tune in next week to see brand new for 2002 Engineers' Week comics! And if they're not there, it must be the lawyers' fault somehow.
		February 4, 2002 Does Team Rockwood now employ a psychic or has one of you suddenly manifested a latent abilty? 'Cause some friends of mine and I were just talking about the awful "Truth" ads last night. I don't like smoking, and I'm against the same things regarding smoking that Al is. I totally agree that the so called "truth" ads are a little (read: A LOT) excessive, annoying and down right offensive themselves. If the folks behind the "Truth" ads wanted to be seen as rude jerks, they succeeded. There is anti-smoking advertising and then there's overboard and overkill. --Mikki
		We do indeed employ the finest psychic in the world, and we've been monitoring your mind (mainly because you lack adequate protection from our mind control rays). And yes, we stole your thoughts about the "truth" ads being annoying, excessive, and overkill. However, had we stolen someone else's thoughts, we could have come to a completely different conclusion...
		February 7, 2002 Hello, I wanted to let you know that I came over and began following Rockwood due to the crossover at As the Apple Turns. Based on the last 2 cartoons, mocking the 'Truth' ad campaigns, I will no longer be coming to Rockwood. There are many reasons for this, but you don't need to know what they are. Goodbye. --Lee Vining
		Well, we're sorry to see you go, but we're not changing our opinion that the "truth" ads are no darn good. The funny part is, Lee's letter is actually proves our point. In the strip, Al so dislikes the "truth" ad campaign that he takes up smoking just to rebel against it. Now in real life, Lee so dislikes whatever we're saying about the "truth" ad campaign that he's vowing to never come back to rebel against us. See, Lee? Being a jerk (Al, "truth") isn't an effective strategy! Case closed.
		February 8, 2002 Hey Brian, Loved to see you rip into "truth ads". I wonder, as a smoker, if I can sue somebody over these ads. After all, I am personally offended and feel that my chosen lifestyle is being threatened. Furthermore, these eeeevil, bigoted truth-ad groups are causing me to be depressed and have lowered my self esteem to the point that I might need a federally-funded therapy program. All because of a bunch of mean-spirited tobaccophobes. Woe is me. This is harassment!! That's what this is!! Has Skip established a law office on the station? I think I might need -- no, wait -- I am entitled to -- a free consultation. Clearly, these truth ads are a violation of my explicit constitutional rights! Let's roll, Rockwood!! --John McLain
		Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ho! Ho! Ha! Ho! Ho! Ha! Ho! Ho! Hee! Ha! Ho!...heh...oh my... Sorry, John, we just couldn't get past that part where you thought lawyers were going to work for free.
		February 8, 2002 Are you doing your Olympic cover of the winter games as you did the Summer Olympics 2000? Or is the recording of all that fluff, advertising, and no real event coverage to much for you? ---Jeff Jonaitis
		As a matter of fact, Jeff, you can check out the Rockwood 2002 Olympic Watch right now! It's not going to be as in depth as the 2000 Olympic Watch, but it should be fun reading nonetheless. But unless someone ponies up the dough to fly Team Rockwood to Athens in 2004, expect the full version to return then.
		February 9, 2002 Team Rockwood, Congratulations on going to the Olympics instead of feverishly complaining about them, but I must tell you that our worst nightmare has come true! No, not a terrorist bombing, not an international boycott - I speak of course of the return of the bastion of fluff himself: Jimmy Roberts. Yes, to the nation's horror, he has reappeared this Saturday night to expound on just why the Opening Ceremonies were a grand and momentous event, even though no one actually competed or anything and we all saw them last night. Before I was driven into a feral rage that only several hours of Tranquility could quell, I noted that in a clumsy attempt to disassociate their products with him, GM's sponsorship of "Olympic Slow-Motioned-Anti-Aliased Moments" had dwindled to Chevrolet's "Saccharine-Coated Schmaltz". Therefore, I beg you, Team Rockwood, do something about this madness! You're our only hope! --T.C. Chavez
		We're still hoping that with the addition of Jim McKay, that Jimmy Roberts' contributions will be lessened. Furthermore, T.C., we'd like to publicly condemn you for getting the staff of Team Rockwood hooked on a video game when we're desperately trying to prepare for a cross-country trip. You've made us so angry that we really have to play again. Ahhhhhhh......
		February 11, 2002 They'd stopped playing those "Truth" ads up here until your comic started talking about them. All of a sudden, they're on every half hour! Coincidence? I think not. --Holly
		Okay, Holly, you caught us. The truth is that Team Rockwood controls both the tobacco companies and the "Truth" campaign, and randomly funds whichever one will fight most viciously for our love. Special congratulations go to "Truth" for their particular brand of mean-spiritedness. They've truly earned our temporary love this month.
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