Comet has been around for almost 2 years now, and I've gotten some really fun e-mail over that time. I thought that I'd share some of that with you folks, with the names changed to protect the very, very guilty.

Let's open with this pokeback.

From: *********@aol.com
To: tyger@luminet.net
Subject: REALLY LAME

I THINK   YOUR PAGE AND YOUR GET UP   ARE STUPID  YOU SHOULD BE SHOOT    BY A
REAL HUNTER FOR WEARING THAT STUPID THING

Not really what i'd calla 'ringing' endorsement, yes? Well, subsequent e-mails went like this :

ONLY IDIOTS   WEAR GET UPS  LIKE THAT  I MYSLEF  PLAY PAINT BALL   AND I
WOULD NEVER GET CAUGHT IN THAT FAG  DRESS!!!!!   BUT TO EACH HIS  OWN MAN,
  DON'T TAKE OFFENSE   IT IS AND OPINION OF MINE    WHY SHOULD MY LITTLE
  ASS     THOUGHTS BOTHER A REAL  HUNTER LIKE YOURSELF?





if you were to come to GA  and do that
 hunters  down here  would shoot you  in a heart  beat and ask questions
later!!!  

hrm, That's rather troublesome. Not to besmirch the fine AOL name, but come on... It's obvious that it's all in the name of fun. Living in Minnesota, I know how hunting season goes. (If it looks brown, it's down.) Sometimes people get really tenacious about a fancy they have. I know I do, but not to this level. I figgure that you can do as you will if it harms none. Comet harms none. Perhaps this it too global a view?

Anyhow, then there's this love offering :

From: <"*****@baldcom.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: tyger@luminet.net
Subject: you
X-URL: http://www.luminet.net/~tyger/paintball/deerpix.html

Are you a anti hunter?

This one confuses me. I'm not an anti-hunter, because I know it's futal to try to remove something that's somewhat religious. I don't agree with hunting as a means to population control, mainly becuase the weak, sick and old are spared because htey don't have impressive 'racks'. I'm one for 'natural selection' in this case.

However, I can see why people who hunt would find this offensive. The idea of a 'fair fight' is way out there. But, I figure that if people want to go get hammered in teh woods, they can do that. Sure, the good hunters don't do that, but the good hunters also don't poach, and they actually do something with what they kill like eat it, rather than hack it up and use it's hooves for a rifle rack and it's head for a hat rack.

That and I only think it's fair to let the deer shoot back once in a while. And as that deer, let me say it's a lot of fun.

Lemme see, there's also this curious letter I got, with no return address to go with it. But, it's worth mentioning.

To: 
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:14:52 -0500
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Priority: 3
MIME-Version: 1.0

Mr. Deer

I'm a fellow paintballer with a 34DD chest.  Ya I know that sounds really
big,  but believe me,  they do not get in my way when paintballing.  In
fact,  they provide lots of padding.

Let me know if we can get together in the woods sometime and shoot a few,
if you know what I mean.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Doe in Heat

Dear Doe in Heat :

On behalf of my girlfriend, I will have to respectfully decline your offer for rut. Noting personal against you, or your large mammarys, just I'm not into nekked woodland activities. If you would like to play paintball, however, just look for the antlers. I'll help you out any time. Promise.

(Oh, sure. Now I'm gonna get a lot of heat for that... snickersnicker...)

And then there's this one :

From: <*****@gc.maricopa.edu>
Subject: what a loser you are
To: tyger@luminet.net
Reply-to: ****@gc.maricopa.edu, ****@gc.maricopa.edu, **@gc.maricopa.edu,
        ******@gc.maricopa.edu
Organization: Spice
MIME-version: 1.0

I cannot believe how much time you spent on a paintball web page.  Get a
grip on yourself...do you realize their are starving people in China and
here you are making money off of a deer paintball web page.  You are
pathetic and should really consider shooting yourself before it becomes
too late and you decide to do something dratic like create a frog web
page.



                                                -Yours truly
                                                '*** *****

P.S. Eat me faggot

I wasn't sure how to take this one. I get slammed, slammed, and slammed and they sign "Yours Truly"... does this make any sense? No, not to me either.

Lemme see... I had 4 e-mail addresses to reply to. I tried them all, they all bounced. Oh well, so much for having the guts to stand behind yourself.

I didn't think I was making money from Comet. I've spent, out of pocket... lemme see... (Racine, St. Louis, Racine, Florida, Ohio, Chicago, Racine, California... With money earned from TAC booth sales...) over $2000 traveling with Comet to date. I do it for the passion, not the money.

On the China remark. There's starving children in America too, ya know. Nobody thinks of them when you need to think needy.

A "Frog" web page? Why would I do that? A blue bunny, perhaps. But not a frog. Not yet, anyhow. (I do wear green...)

And why would I want to eat your faggot? You smoked it, you get to dispose of your cigarettes. That was very bad grammar. Go bang the erasers.

Ok, sure. It's not all bad. Well, it's not. I get some really nice stuff too.

From: "KiLLeRWoLF" 
To: 
Subject: Re: WebMail: NightProwler Nomination
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:06:31 -0700

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

You've just won the "Night-Prowler Award".

You've earned the award and the admiration of all those that views your
site.

I've really enjoyed your site.  I would honestly don't know what to think
if I saw you in your "Comet" costume at the paintball field.  =)



From: Becky and Mike Gallant 

BTW, my husband loved your site and the deer concept. He's a paintball
fanatic! -Becky

Well, if YOU would have anything to write about, feel free to e-mail me at the usual address, and perhaps you too will adorn these web pages! It's a good think I have asbestos underwear...

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