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CEMETERY RESPONSE
The Oconee Hills Cemetery [Letters, July 19]
is governed by a Board of Trustees, as estab
lished by state law. This is a five-member group
of private citizens. Although the Mayor doe<
serve as an ex-officio member of the board, the
Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission have
no authority regarding the finances or policies of
this board. Any complaints or questions should
be directed to the Chairman of the Board, Mr.
Bobby Gibson.
Mayor Heidi Davison
Athens
RE: DOGS & ANGELS RESPONSE
I can honestly say that I am not quite sure
what the hell Gordon Lee Stelter is talking about
[Letters, July 12]. I can only assume that some
where in his inane, pointless ramblings, he has
somehow justified his beliefs. After all if Jesus
said it, it must be true. Right? Bullshit.
I have known many dogs in my life, none of
which have been violent. I am not saying that
there aren't violent dogs in the world, just not all
of them. For you to automatically judge all dogs
and cats as bad because of what they may or may
not have done in a past life is just plain stupid.
Hey Gordon, here are some quick bullet points
that you should consider: (1) You are a jackass.
(2) Dogs and cats were not invented in the '80s.
You seem to be forgetting that they have been
around for a while and have still not managed to
drive any species to extinction. (3) This may be
hard to believe, but animals eat other animals.
Holy crap! I know, but it's true. See there is
this thing called the food chain, I won't go into
detail about it now, but if you flip through any
second grade science book there should be some
thing about it in there. Look it up, it's interest
ing at the very least.
As far as animals go, do you feel the *ame
about sharks or bald eagles or any of the thou
sands of animals that are "neither peaceful nor
vegetarian?" What should become of these dis
gusting creatures, these perfect killing machines?
I say let them all die! Right. Gordon? Any true
animal lover understands that EVFRY animal has
a role in nature, that they all are important,
and that in the wild they will do what is needed
to survive. Anyone who claims to be an animal
lover, yet only cares for the peaceful vegetarians,
is a "blazing hypocrite!" as you so eloquently
put it
Trying to impose your beliefs on the animal
kingdom is quite possibly the most absurd thing
I have ever heard. Last time I checked, there
weren't any Christian animals. In fact, I think
you would be hard-pressed to find any animals
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David Pierce
Athens
LIKE TOFU BABY
Is it just me? I know I can't be the only one
in Athens who actually enjoys reading "Tofu
Baby." I love the randomness and simplicity of
it. I don't see a reason to continue bashing it. I
think it's one of the many entertaining parts of
the Flagpole. There have got to be other support
ers for this quirky comic. Keep Tofu Baby Alive!
Kat
Athens
EXPLAIN TOFU BABY
Over my last year in Athens, I sent a couple
letters to the editor regarding Missy Kulik's comic
strips. I'm relieved to find that I'm not the only
one who finds her strips to be mind-blowingly
dull and childish. I
would love for some
one at the Flagpole.
or Missy herself, to
explain the relevance
of Tofu Baby. All your
other strips are either
humorous or thought-
provoking... or are
at least making an
attempt. What exactly
is she going for? Am I
missing some great existential commentary?
LOVE TOFU BABY
I don't know what all the fuss is about. I
love the Tofu Baby comic by Missy Kulik for all
the reasons I despise the other comics in the
Flagpole: it's wonderfully simple, easy to read,
doesn't look like a dissertation with illustrations,
and it's funny. So, there!
Susan Clay
Winterville
HATE TOFU BABY
Add me to the chorus of those who hate Tofu
Baby. I admit it, I love squirrels with knitting
needles. I'm pretty tolerant of the general Missy
Kulik enterprise. But I detest Tofu Baby. Why?
Because I hate baby talk. It's not cute. Certainly
not for weeks running. And how hard is it draw
a block of tofu? One that mocks us this week, no
less?
Please, God, rid us of Tofu Baby and bring
back the squirrels. Or anything, really—there are
any number of better options available.
Nicki Hendrix
Email
EAT TOFU BABY
If I had a tofu baby I would rub her with
minced ginger and garlic then warm gently in
a hot oil bath. Then lay her down on a whole
wheat bun and cover her with a slice of tomato
and sprouts, sprinkle a dash of tamari and then
DEVOUR her. Tofu baby get in my belly!
Chef Hans
Email
ALL ABOUT TOFU BABY
I like tofu baby. It is pretty typical that there
has been an uprising of people that don't. The
letters are claiming
that people don't "get"
it Well... there is
nothing to "get."
Don't you see? It's
just funny. That is all.
Nothing else. It is a
piece of tofu. Drawn
cutely. So what? It's a
series of stylish mini
mal drawings. Not ev
ery drawing out there
is stylish. But Missy's are. You just have to have
the eye for it. You just have to... know. The "un
derstanding" of the comic comes from its appeal
to your eyes and your sense of taste and humor.
Missy can draw a cube of tofu and it's kind of
the same aesthetic as a unicorn or bubble letters
from the '80s.
Oh, God. v jst forget it. It's not supposed to
be this complicated. If you are confused and
leaning over and asking people in a bar about it,
you may just not have any design sense. And I'm
sorry... I don't understand war tactics. I can't
understand a war movie to save my life.
So what if there are some Flagpole readers a
little behind the times aesthetically? So what if
people complain? This is not the hippest place in
the universe. Even the locally-named "townies"
are behind the times... I've seen them wearing
things that wrue cool in 1995. It's slow here and
we choose to live here, just like we can choose
to look at Missy's comic or not.
If you sti’l don't "get" it, then can you look
at it like this? She came up with the whole
thing: Tofu Baby! And it's hilarious. It's a whole
concept that she invented Gem her brain; she
draws each panel and editorializes what tofu will
say to the world. I think that would be difficult.
Can you lighten up? Or just don't look at it
'cause I don't look at stuff I don't like. But I bet
you someday Missy will be illustrating for other
things like record labels out of Iceland, Brazilian
lingerie companies, or wallpaper designers (cause
you know wallpaper is back, right?) or becoming
a Missy K. Empire and selling her drawings for
tons of money.
Heather
Athens
DISTRESSED
I am so distressed. I didn't vote for him both
times and as we have learned from the elec
tion debacles in Ohio alone, the majority didn't
either. So the Supreme Court (supreme?) plants
him in. I just saw the cover of the paper and
here he goes again: The Mouth. "We're gonna
draw some deep red lines" (for North Korea). He
has no diplomatic skills to speak of. "Gonna root
them out of their holes," "They are part of an
axis of evil." Why can't we have a REAL presi
dent that is qualified for this position instead
of someone coming in at President 101? Who in
their right mind speaks to serious leaders of the
globe's countries in such a tone when he is paid
to "represent" the people? I shudder every time
he speaks, because he is delusional. I mean, this
man winks at people and cackles during State
of the Union addresses. I'm distressed because
there is no time for him to learn diplomacy since
he has nc gift for it, like Bill Clinton did, and no
time to develop the skills. Disrespecting leaders
of foreign countries, and disrespecting us in this
horrible position is what the tax dollar buys? I'm
alarmed just how fast one unqualified, wrongly-
situated individual can dismantle any good previ
ous administrations accomplished.
I'm sad because if we had a real leader, a
great spirit of diplomacy and cooperation would,
at minimum, be possible, as we have seen evi
dence of prior to this Administration. Katrina
debacle, WMDs?, "Mission Accomplished," soaring
gas prices, alternate lifestyle-bashing, ROVE, the
environment, spying without warrants?, etc. The
Atlantic and Pacific have been good to us for so
long, but they are shrinking barriers. Like my son
of 10 said: "Plant a squash, get a squash." Their
reprehensible behavior is squashing America. The
real problem is right here at home. I value my
fellow Americans and feel it's my patriotic duty
to speak my sadness about our situation.
PS: I'd sign my name, but with this political
climate, I am even reluctant to do th;»* since we
are all already on secret lists, as we i.ave learned
from all credible sources.
Name Withheld
Athens
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