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Express yourself!
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!
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Updated on February 4, 2003
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January 28, 2003
So, have you been watching Alias all along, or are you a newby? Either way, wasn't that a great way to start an episode? Wooo Baby that was nice.
--Lee
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We're sort of newbies, Lee, but we have watched enough of the show to know what's going on. But that episode after the Super Bowl...well, wow. Count us as impressed.
And yeah, Jennifer Garner... ooo. We might have to get in line for DareDevil now.
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January 28, 2003
Wow, you're famous!
From ESPN's Tuesday Morning Quarterback:
"Brian Lundmark of Norman, Oklahoma, suggests, 'Explain the replay-reversal rule using interpretative dance.'"
--Spud d:-)
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Honestly, Spud, we were kind of hoping we were at least a little famous already. However, it's nice to see that Team Rockwood's football prowess is finally being recognized at a national level. Now, if only we could dig our fantasy team out of the cellar maybe we could finally be hailed as the gridiron geniuses we so long to be.
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February 1, 2003
Terrific comic! I stumbled upon it today and have been digging thru the archives. I love the 'toon, and your sense of humor! I'll add it to my links section on my website, The PC Weenies.
From one 'toonist to another, keep up the GREAT work!!
--Krishna
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Thanks, Krishna! We don't really have a links page, so the best we can do is link back to you off of this mailbag page. After all, we want Mac-friendly sites to get all the help they can.
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February 1, 2003
I was wondering when you would put Skip back into a strip, and with Friday's strip you finally did. Anyway, where is this no-interest checking account? And would he really not want to collect interest on his trillion dollars? I mean even at a medicore 3% he would collect $30 billion a year! Which, I think is more than Bill Gates makes in a year.
--Leif
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That's sort of true, Leif. In fact, while Bill Gates' worth is close to $30 billion, his actual salary is far less than that.
However, none of that really changes the fact that Skip skips out on this easy interest money. He simply feels that after losing most of that gain to taxes, such a pittance as a few billion dollars isn't worth the hassle.
We're not at liberty to divulge the bank that holds it. They don't want to be revealed.
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February 3, 2003
Your Monday, February 3rd strip was as appropriate as it was moving. Living in Arlington, Texas, I had just rolled out of bed when I suddenly heard the awful sound that so many millions heard. I could have never imagined what it might have been. Then the phone rang and I was swept back to the horror of 1986.
Your second frame really captures my reaction...all I could do was stare out of my back window in stunned silence. Such a beautiful and peaceful morning. And then the president appeared and shared our grief.
A great light has gone out.
--John McLain
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February 3, 2003
I think that Monday's strip is very touching and well done. It's a pity some syndicated cartoons cannot be as tasteful.
--Tasha
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February 3, 2003
Thanks for being respectful in your strip. Saturday was a sad day for all. I wonder what insight the knowledgeable Will Rockwood has on the tragedy. I know you well enough to know you have thoughts on what happened. Give us your input.
--Alyce
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Unfortunately, we don't really know what to think right now. Furthermore, we're not sure we should think anything yet. The inevitability of an event like this is that you immediately have people coming out of the walls who are for total and immediate change while others think we should continue as before.
We have to admit that immediate change almost always seems not only extreme, but expensive as well. Following September 11, "immediate change" ended up imposing a multi-billion dollar security overhaul to protect planes from hijacking, even though an argument could be made that once passengers understood what could happen during a hijacking, they wouldn't allow one to happen, thus making these billions spent wasted.
To make a snap judgement on what to do about the shuttle now seems more like a political decision than a scientific one. The only thing we know for sure right now is that the Columbia is destroyed and seven people are dead. Until we know more about why, we'd be doing a great disservice to everyone involved in the program by deciding their futures now.
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