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Published Letters: 37

  • Those Mormons

    [Read the article: Beyond the Multiplex]
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    "Finally, if you were concerned that there was only one campy

    film called "Trapped by the Mormons," that unintentional silent classic

    from the 1920s has been remade by a group of Washington hipsters

    (now relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y.). You don't want or need a learned

    treatise on this topic, but apparently Mormons were perceived in

    early-20th century Britain as a murderous cult that abducted young women

    into polygamous sexual servitude."

    Even before the early-20th century...

    The evil villians of the first Sherlock Holmes story, 'A Study in Scarlet' were Mormons.

    Sr. Rojo

  • Silencing "Opus"

    [Read the article: Silencing "Opus"]
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    Besides the Muslims, I'm worried about the effect of these cartoons on the RADICAL AMISH!

  • Mmmmmmmmmmmm, COOKIES!

    [Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
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    King...If the Pats defeat the Steelers will you take us all to the bakery and buy us COOKIES?

  • Al Davis says....

    [Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily ]
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    "Michael Vick? I like him. I like him a lot. He's a true gentleman. When he gets out of jail he can come play for ME. He will look great in SILVER and BLACK!"--Al Davis

  • More on Rome

    [Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
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    Anonymous wrote:

    "Rome is better on the radio than TV

    "His TV show sucks, as does 99% of everything else on ESPN. But the thing that irks me about Rome is he talks shit and talks and talks shit until he interviews someone then he kisses ass like he's E! to some Hollywood diva."

    Do you remember when Bills Quarterback, Jim Everett, kicked Rome's butt on ESPN TV because Rome wouldn't stop calling him, Chris?"

  • Oscar Requer

    [Read the article: Hot off "The Wire"]
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    Officer Oscar

    The "was that really him" moment I had in the show was Roscoe Orman (Gordon from Sesame Street) as Officer Oscar (coincidence?), the guy who helps out Freamon and McNulty.

    -- Abagadro

    •••

    The character he played is named, "Oscar Requer," who was a real murder police in David Simon's book, "Homicide, A Year on the Killing Streets."

    The real Detective Requer was in Jay Landsman's squad.

    Note that Ed Burns is mentioned briefly in this book.

  • Sal (The Barber) Returns!

    [Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
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    Just to make this Billy Crystal stunt even more meaningful, bring back Sal (The Barbar) Maglie from beyond the grave in order to give Billy the "Chin Music"he so richly deserves.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_Maglie

  • China boycotted the 1980 Olympic Summer Games

    [Read the article: King Kaufman Sports Daily]
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    China boycotted the 1980 Olympic Summer Games in Moscow after the Soviet Union invaded Afganistan.

    --"Huh?" Who are them places? Wha boycott?"--GeeDubya

  • @stepbaker

    [Read the article: Tom Brady's Giants cap]
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    Do you remember that the Washington Wizards were once the Baltimore Bullets?

  • Beanbag

    [Read the article: Mixed martial arts on CBS: Truth gets KO'd ]
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    This sounds a lot more interesting.

    Perhaps the networks could bid for the world telecast rights.

    W. C. Fields: Beanbag? Ah, very good; it becomes very exciting at times. I saw the championship played in Paris. Many people were killed.

  • Hank asks:

    [Read the article: Joba's first-start disaster]
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    "Daddy, can I fire Girardi now?"--Hank Steinbrenner

  • ?

    [Read the article: NBA Finals prediction: Lakers in 5]
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    They're still playing Basketball? Why?

  • The kidz say--

    [Read the article: MLB draft: Entertaining the wonks]
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    --"Them is still playing Basked Balls? Why, Daddy?--Buster Kaufman

    --"Buster say bask-kedt-ball are stoopidt game! Are it, Daddy?"--Daisy Kaufman (AKA Buster Jr.)

  • ¿More Umpires?

    [Read the article: MLB replay: It's heresy! But it's OK]
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    For those pesky home run calls why not use six umpires in all games like they do in the postseason?

    --"Huh? No way, No WAY! Then we'ed hafta hire extra umpires!"--Ann Owner

  • Pi

    [Read the article: Now batting, number $, Derek Jeter]
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    If someone wore the number Pi how many digits would be displayed?

  • substitutes?

    [Read the article: Please stand by]
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    King, I still think that when you're off, Buster and Daisy (Buster Jr.) could fill in for you.

  • rock the vote

    [Read the article: Who's powerful in sports?]
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    I think Buster and his sister, Daisy (Buster, Jr.) should get my vote.

    Do I *HAVE* a vote?

  • weather

    [Read the article: Test drive: The Smart car is revolutionary]
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    How does it handle on ice and snow?

  • Ed Burns in The New York Times

    [Read the article: Good men, bad war]
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    On the front page of yesterday's NY Times (7.6.2008) there is an article about Ed Burns.

  • OOPS...Correction

    [Read the article: Good men, bad war]
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    The article about Ed Burns is on the front page of Sunday's NY Times "Arts and Leisure" section!

  • And Now.........

    [Read the article: So long, Billy Packer]
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    Just rid the Earth of Jim Rome.

  • Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Oly?

    [Read the article: Clip and save: SPOILER ALERT]
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    King...

    You don't actually care about the Oympics and horrible coverage by US television networks, do you?

    Why do they show more,"up close and personal" features than actual sporting events?

    Why do they only, with a few excetions, events featuring featuring spoiled, classless, American medal winners?

    Why don't they ever show the TEAM HANDBALL finals?

    I certainly will not watch 1 minute of NBCs Olympic coverage.

    Finally, what about adverts for the Olympia Beer Co?

  • Another Vacation?

    [Read the article: On vacation]
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    King:

    Another vacation?

    You're taking nearly as many vacations as the Vacationer-in-Chief, GeeDubya

  • Fire My DADDY, will you'?

    [Read the article: A baseball Hail Mary]
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    They better not fire my DADDY cause my DADDY helps me with all my right FOOTBALL PIX!--Mr. Buster

    Them better not fire my DADDY 'cause my Daddy give me coin to flip and he helps me flip the coin too and once when I ate the coin he said, Daisy don't eat the coin, it's dirty, and so then I said Daddy I didn't really eat the coin but my BIG BROTHER, Mr. Buster, pretended that he did eat the coin, but he really didn't!!!--Ms Daisy (ALA buster Jr.)

  • ¿Where have you gone, Jeannie Zelasko?

    [Read the article: World Series preview]
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    1. This software only runs on PCs. Not on Macs. Can Microsoft be trusted with The National Pastime (TNP). I prefer to think not.

    2. 2,000 simulations. How long does one simulation last?

  • Damn Republicans

    [Read the article: Remembering Wellstone six years later]
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    I Suspect that The Republicans had a hand in the death of Mr. Wellstone. How coulit be otherwise?

  • Bill the Cat ain't amused...

    [Read the article: Opus]
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    --"I am not amused"--Bill The CAT

    --"Me neither..."--Milo

    --""Huh?"--Binkley

  • What is IOWA?

    [Read the article: GOP prospects for 2012]
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    --"Iowa? Huh...IOWA? Where or what the hell is IOWA? Is IOWA maybe a state or maybe a country or maybe a territory? HUH?"--Sarah Palin

  • Another VACATION?

    [Read the article: NFL Week 11: Vacation picks]
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    King...

    You seem to take more vacations than The Vacationer in Chief, GeeDubya Bush, who is about to go on a very Loooooooooooooooooooog Vacation.

  • The Kids say..........

    [Read the article: The end of the daily]
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    --"Sometimes My Daddy is just real, real LAZY and he doesn't want to work.......So, My Mommy says to him, "Hey King, You're the Family Bread Winner...Get to work and write something...You take a lot of Vacations.....More than President BUTCH, who is the Vacationer in Chief!"--Mr. Buster Kaufman......

    Bye, from Mr. Buster!!!

    --"My Daddy is quitting because every week I flip a coin (a quarter) and sometimes by accident (my Big Brother) dares me to eat the quarter and so then I do eat the coin (a quarter)!--Daisy (AKA Buster Junior).

    BYE, from Ms. Daisy (AKA, Ms. Buster Junior)!!!

  • How about that?

    [Read the article: Palin still eyeing Senate?]
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    Perhaps Ms Palin could pose for Playboy...

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