I got some hate mail about my Morbid Angel article, and that confused me. I thought, what is to hate about that article? I figured it was either CEB's quote about death metal lyrics, or my obsession with wind machines. So I went back and read it, and found it to be delightful.
Then it occurred to me that maybe this particular reader had found the site based on a search for Morbid Angel, in which case my enthusiasm about Morbid Angel's wind machines, my idea of Morbid Angel karaoke, and CEB's hilarious comment probably didn't go over so well.
Following my standard hate mail guidelines, Exhibit One is the hate mail, and Exhibit Two is the hate mail with bonus commentary.
Exhibit One
just read your article on Morbid Angel....
Your an idiot.
(WHAT A DUMBASS)
Exhibit Two
just read your article on Morbid Angel....
Since this contained "...." I thought it was a clever reference to the tag lines I use on the main page, which always contain "..." except he used four instead of three, so it isn't entirely accurate.
Then there is that part where I may be giving too much credit, judging by the fact that there is a capital letter missing at the beginning of the sentence, and a spelling problem in the next line.
Your an idiot.
That should read, "You're an idiot."
(WHAT A DUMBASS)
There should probably be a period after that. Or an exclamation point. And specific mention of just what or who is a dumbass.
For a brief, insane moment, I thought this was another clever reference to the site. In this case, the parentheses article, which had just been posted a few days before I received this. But I'm guessing not.
After I got this, I immediately sent it to CEB, since I suspect he is partially responsible for the wrath of a Morbid Angel fan. And this is what he sent back:
"I'd post it on the site. BUT, tell people that to properly read it, they need to be standing in front of a fan/wind machine."