Rockwood: The Rockwood Mailbag.

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 September 24, 2002
		September 10, 2002 Dagnabit, you're on to me! Fortunately as I make my escape on my high-tech farm vehicle, I can engage the auto-drive and take time out to compose this letter on the built-in Internet port, secure to gloat in the knowledge that those young whippersnapping city slickers and far left morons won't even THINK to look beyond their beltways to find me, let alone look to see what's down, down below the street, underneath the pavement that's under their feet. To that nice little girl who took the time to write in: I think it would be a great idea if you explain the idea of sarcasm. You could do it in song form, something like, "And isn't it sarcastic, don't you think? -NOT!" and give all kinds of examples that are sarcastic in that they don't actually explain sarcasm -- as if! I think this song would be a great service to bridging understanding between old and young alike, preventing many an unnecessary lynching (Yes, I get mad, I get mad, I get mad! It ain't bad to get mad!) and might make you a few billion dollars, to boot. --grumpy old man
		September 10, 2002 Main Entry: sar-casm Pronunciation: 'sahr-"ka-zum Function: noun Etymology: French or Late Latin; French sarcasme, from Late Latin sarcasmos, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein to tear flesh, bite the lips in rage, sneer, from sark-, sarx flesh; probably akin to Avestan thwar&s- to cut Date: 1550 1 : a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain 2 a : a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b : the use or language of sarcasm synonym see WIT --Elizabeth
		September 10, 2002 Sum41 rules. So does Green Day. And New Found Glory. And Linkin Park. And Blink 182. And... Well, you get the picture. Need I mention Red Hot Chili Peppers or Smashing Pumpkins. No. Well, too late. Anyway, a lot of bands have been around for a while, and some new bands are fans of the music and therefore have similar music. New Found Glory seems to like Mxpx, Green Day, and Blink 182. So what? I also happen to like those bands. I don't see anything wrong with those bands liking other bands' music, and having slightly similar music. What about Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Dark Lotus, Blaze, and others? They all have similar music, but they aren't copycats or trying to "become" another band. Maybe they just want to be like their idols. But not a reincarnation. Now A*teens or whatever that remake all of the old Abba songs... --Shadow
		Sigh...and people wonder why we don't have forums here. Everyone take a deep breath...good. Feel better? Now, we don't want to hear any more about how musical group "x" is better (or worse) than musical group "y." The official Team Rockwood position is that there are millions of songs out there and, despite what Rolling Stone thinks, there is no such thing as a superior form of music. It's all personal preference. So, in the future, feel free to argue about music or dictionary definitions or whatever else all you want. Just take it outside.
		September 11, 2002 That tube TV needs to go. It dates you. Save space. Talk to money bags. As usual, I enjoy your strips. --Alyce
		Hmmm....you're probably right. Maybe Skip should spring for an upgrade. Mmmm....upgrade....
		September 12, 2002 Have you heard from Ken? Is he still in jail? And can you really write messages on fruit roll-ups? Actually, they don't even look edible to me. --Mom
		Ken has mysteriously disappeared, but we expect he's doing okay, now. The edible nature of fruit roll-ups is much like music... personal preference. We don't know for sure if you can write on them, but we do know you can make them into cut-outs. Maybe the secret message is somehow contained in orgami!
		September 15, 2002 You said in August two years ago: "Not a bad idea, Mike. After all, for all anyone knows, Bill's space station is still up here with us, so he should be dropping in from time to time. We don't have any plans to re-include him now, but who knows what will happen in the future? Keep your eyes out and maybe Mr. Amend will make a second appearance." My eyes have been wide open. Has he been hidden in the backround like that newt? 'Cause far as I know he ain't there! --Lee
		Well, we did say "maybe," Lee. Bill hasn't made a second showing so far, but he's always just a bout of writer's block away from reappearing. We're not going to promise anything, but who knows what the future will bring?
		September 17, 2002 Brian, Your site was sent to me by a "rabid" fan of yours. :-D You've got quite a funny strip here and it has been added to AstroNerdBoy's Comic Strips as a cool strip. --Earl
		We have Karl to thank for this link. We like having rabid fans. Although, we've also had our shots... just in case.
		September 19, 2002 Hi! To be honest, I actually didn't need to know that you were going to Seattle and Portland. The fact that you were going out of town would've been enough for me. Or even "I'm feeling lazy. No mail, no haikus." but, hey. How'd the trip go? --Kate, who has been readng since Bill Amend put up a link but was too busy laughing to write in
		We had a great time doing things in town and out of town. Oh, and we're always feeling lazy. We just happen to think that getting people laughing so hard that they can't write in is a lot cooler than just sitting around the house. Thanks for writing!
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