Overflowing with death threats and nudie magazines, it’s time to empty the mailbag.
- Does Talking Teletubby Po really say “faggot, faggot, faggot, bite my butt, bite my butt?”- Dave, Japanese majorThis sounded too absurd to be true, so I took a field trip to Target. My skepticism was shattered after giving the little red freak a squeeze.Then over the weekend, the story came across the wire: Po was being yanked from some toy store shelves. Parents were unsure of whether he was saying “faggot” or “fatty,” but they were damn sure he was saying something offensive.On a related note, I’ve been having a reoccurring nightmare that the gurgling, baby-faced sun from “Teletubbies” is chasing me around, trying to burn my ass.
- What`s with your dislike for communications majors? At first I thought it was just a good-humored isolated jab at a particular major but I’ve been noticing it reappearing again and again in your columns. Some of us actually chose the field of study because we find it fascinating and challenging.- Bob, communicationJournalism majors such as myself have been a little bitter about communication majors ever since our college and their school merged. It’s with good reason: While our major teaches an actual professional skill, theirs is the academic equivalent of masturbation.But studying “communication” is good for research dollars and getting published in academic journals, so it ranks higher in university priorities than the poorly thought of, poorly paid journalism. You keep Undergraduate Student Government President Josh Mandel, and I’ll keep my integrity.
- Whatever happened to Krabacher?- Jay, engineeringEven more important, whatever happened to Overeem?No one misses former Undergraduate Student Government Vice President Greg Krabacher and former Lantern columnist David Overeem more than I do. Krabacher graduated and is rumored to have joined a Mexican wrestling league, fighting under the name “El Recto de Cristal.”Overeem is still here, apparently too busy planning the race war to mess with the Lantern editorial page. Taking his place is “Corporal” John Roszkowski, with much the same tone. But Corporal is a liberal, and already having Weeks, Hall, Knox, Nekervis and myself, what this paper needs is a nutty conservative to stir things up.Overeem, I never thought I’d be writing this, but come home. Everyone needs a barking old dog to kick around.
- I thought you might enjoy some of your fan mail that I received! Knock `em dead cowboy!From “Lady X” (Broadcast journalism major): Not only do I not want a date with Mr. Nathan Crabbe, but as a fellow junior, journalism student, and resident of the “rubber capital of the world” a.k.a. Akron, I am appalled and embarrassed by his immature behavior towards students involved in the Ohio State greek system.- Mike, public relations, and fellow columnistTell her to forget the date: With you dear, it would take but a white hat in Zig’s and the patience to wait for the mating call, “I’m sooo drunk.”
- Halloween is not exactly fun for many people who live in Athens. Our guests are our responsibilities. While I enjoy Halloween and the festivities, the alcohol and the costumes, there is a downside.I grew up in Columbus, and honestly, Columbus couldn’t handle Halloween. The city couldn’t handle it. Athens can, and I am not sure why. If you come here for the weekend, I hope you remember that for you it’s a party, but for the people who live here its a way of life and something we live with after the weekend ends.- Erin, journalism, Ohio UniversityOU is a sad little place so unsure of itself that it’s trying to trademark the word Ohio. I’m doing my part by holding a hootenanny here, and I encourage others to follow suit.Keep Ohio, we’ll take Halloween.
Nathan Crabbe, a junior from Akron, suggests you feed the mailbag. The Halloween edition of his radio show is at 7 p.m. on the student-run station, featuring special guest Damon Zex. His column appears on Wednesdays in the Lantern.
