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Updated on October 21, 2003
		October 15, 2003 "State media said Yang's capsule was supplied with a gun, a knife and tent in case he landed in the wrong place." ....uh...like in the civilized world??? --Spike
		Well, Spike, the civilized world might not include China. Especially the part of China where the taikonaut might actually land.
		October 16, 2003 Not only have I never once laughed at this lousy comic, now it has actually managed to offend me! Thanks for taking a trip through time and space back to the late 70's/early 80's when hackneyed stereotypes about asian tourists with cameras were considered funny. Perhaps you could do some jokes about women who can't drive. I'm taking you off my bookmarks and going back to reading family circus, which now officially sucks less than you. Rot in hell. ;-Philip Berne
		Thanks for the classy letter, Phillip! While some might question the intelligence of a person who bookmarks a strip he doesn't like, we here at Team Rockwood know that someone who defines Chinese people living in China as "tourists" is really just a fan that hip, ironic comedy that The Family Circus has made so popular over the years. And while we're not nearly the connoisseurs of racism that you profess to be, Phillip, we're pretty sure the photo-taking sterotype falls on the Japanese people, not the Chinese. Surely you're not telling us that you think all them Asians look alike? Regardless, enjoy Bil and Thel and the whole Family Circus gang! We can think of no better reward for you and wish you all the best!
		October 16, 2003 First time here -- great strip -- a billion flashbulbs??... made me laugh out loud. Will come back regularly to check it out. --Rico (draws Vern & Dern)
		Well, at least someone got the joke! Thanks, Rico! By the way, Vern & Dern is actually really funny (we had it bookmarked months before we got this message). You should go check it out!
		October 17, 2003 What're your thoughts on the Chinese in space? I think it's great that we have a little competition again. I also think it's quite ironic that the only countries that can send men into space right now are Russia and China (with the shuttle being grounded and all). Hopefully the Chinese will do something spectacular (like land a man on the moon) that'll cause us to get our butts back in gear. --Ted
		We're curious, Ted, but not convinced yet. The Chinese government will obviously throw big money behind their space program, but we don't know if we'd call it a space race, yet. Even a communist dictatorship can take heat from the people, and China has an Olympics to fund in the same time period that they say they're going to the moon. What we actually think is more interesting is finding out who wins The X Prize. That will almost assuredly happen before China reaches the moon, and if someone can make space profitable, China in space is going to be a non-story.
		October 18, 2003 Uh-oh...OU was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. And everyone knows the SI curse. It happened with Oregon earlier...will doom fall upon our beloved Sooners? gulps --The Raven's Mirror
		Fear not, TRM! The curse only really impacts about one-third of the covers, and we think OU is good enough to be in the two-thirds majority. We don't think Bob Stoops believes in curses, so he's not going to let his team use one as an excuse. Besides, people who blame curses for their misfortunes are losers. If you want to blame something, blame your manager for not pulling your starting pitcher after eight innings.
		October 19, 2003 Umm, have you ever noticed some physical similarities between Kepler and Korea's leader Kim Jong Il? It just struck me today -- Kepler and Kim Jong both are kinda short, have the spiked-forward hair, and big glasses. Any relation at all? --Ryan
		Hmmm...we'd never noticed it before, Ryan, although we do have to acknowledge that there are some physical similarities. However, we do think it's worth pointing out that Kepler is short because he's only 14 years old. And, he's not crazy like certain dictators are. So while there are some similarities, we don't think there's any relation. Now, on the other hand, if you're looking for someone else who's short, spiky-haired, wears big glasses, and is evil, we think we have just the person for you.
		October 20, 2003 "Stupid Cubs fan"?! At least I admitted there'd be no suprise in them losing. --Elizabeth
		Oh, Elizabeth. We never said you were stupid for being a Cubs fan! In fact, we would never mock someone for being a fan of a certain team. Well, okay. Almost never.
		October 20, 2003 We at Northwestern feel the pain of Texas - back in the 1980s when the football program was even worse than it is now, signs reading "Interstate 94" were edited to add "Northwestern 0." An even worse beating than the Horns took at the hands of Speed Limit U. --Robert Flaxman
		Perhaps, Robert, but--and we don't mean to pile on here-- in the '80s, Northwestern was horrrrrrrible. Texas was... excuse us... still is ranked, and has now been blown out by record margins by their biggest rival twice in four years. We sense change in the air.
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