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Updated on July 9, 2002
		June 25, 2002 Thanks for your kind reply to my message of 31st May. It can't just be the windows, because you've drawn outside views of the space station that also show a too-small Earth. By the way, working from the fact that the station produces 1 standard Earth gee by spinning every 45 seconds, I worked out that the radius of the station is close to 500 metres, which means the total length of the double outer rings is over 6 kilometres. I suppose you can pack in 500 guests with economy-class accommodation... --Lawrence D'Oliveiro
		Economy class? What kind of outfit do you think we're running, here, Lawrence? With space travelers currently paying several times our salary to visit space, we think it's only fair that they get luxury accomodations.
		June 27, 2002 So..why was mine Haiku of the Week, since it wasn't for the "obvious" bootylicious? Was it becasue I dissed SBC? They suck, they deserve it all! --Elizabeth
		Elizabeth, you might as well ask such things as why do some people think Adam Sandler is funny, when in reality he's just a moron with great box office receipts? Not everything can be explained. It's just a Zen thing. Accept it and let it go.
		June 28, 2002 Thanks for all the football (soccer in the US) strips :) I'm hoping that more people get into supporting Team USA next time (in 2006). BTW - a pointer for those who think soccer is boring: don't watch it for the goals - sure, they're fun, but what generated the goal? or what prevented it? It's like if you were going to show a summary of a chess tournament and only showed the check-mates.... oops, the comparison with chess probably doesn't help my case ;) --Spike
		Yeah, there's no better way to get Americans to watch soccer than to compare it to an exciting game of chess. Here at Team Rockwood, we think soccer will be more popular next time, but ultimately it will probably never be any more popular than hockey is (really, they're almost the same sport, it's just one is on ice and one is on grass). However, we do have a couple of suggestions for FIFA. 1. Hire some more refs! The NFL uses seven officials to watch 22 players in a fairly compact area. FIFA thinks one on-field ref and two guys on the sidelines can watch 22 players spread out all over the field. Wrong! We saw so many blown calls (pro- and anti- U.S.) it was pathetic. More eyes would be better. 2. Give the refs an electronic stopwatch and get rid of stoppage time. Football. Hockey. Basketball. In every other timed team sport in the world, the officials have the ability to stop the clock and have it show up on the scoreboard. Soccer doesn't because...why? Because they're stubborn and they're the "world's sport" and blah, blah, blah... It's stupid. It's completely arbitrary on the ref's part on how much time to add at the end of the half. Ditch it.
		July 1, 2002 No offense, but isn't the joke from the 7-1 comic almost exactly the same one from last year? Maybe it's a new tradition... --Chris Dyal
		July 1, 2002 Dude, Al said almost the exact same opening line for last year's strips on Independence Day! (I don't know if I'm complaining or paying too much attention......) --Mikki
		Uh...yes, the set-up was the same, but no, the jokes were completely different. We blow things up on Independence Day. We did it last year, we did it this year, and we'll probably do it again next year. We've got to wonder if Bil Keane gets these kinds of letters every time he does one of those "follow-Billy-and-the-dotted-line" strips.
		July 6, 2002 Geez! That Rickee girl/guy who wrote you sure is insane! --Fione
		Maybe, but that just means he/she would fit in perfectly around here.
		July 8, 2002 Well, I'm sure I speak for all Rockwood fans when I say that we're glad you're back. How was the Open? You know, I think I'm going to have to stop cheering for things. First England, then the US in the World Cup, then Henman at Wimbledon. Sheesh. Anyone need a professional jinx? Go Rockwood! ;) --Christina
		Well, Christina, thanks for the "Go Rockwood." Maybe. We've got to confess that given your recent track record, we're not sure if your support is desirable or not, but we're going to take the chance that it is. Oh, and the Open rocked!
		July 8, 2002 Heh. A few of my buddies have been bugging me because my first name is the same as the guy in your strip. (It doesn't help that I own a few black shirts). Still, I think I have it better than a guy I know named Harry. --Al
		We're not sure what's so bad about Harry, Al. Things could be a lot worse. But we welcome both you and your black shirts. You shouldn't worry too much about your friends comments... unless, of course, you're also shaving your head and wearing sunglasses everywhere. Then it's probably time to seek professional help.
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