Show A View From The Basement Curtis I created a little ruckus from my computer here in the base base- ment Even though my view is limited to the bathrooms it seems my circulation is not I related a little bathroom humor in this column last quarter ago which a lot of people didn't find funny In our last issue a student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent chastises me in inthe the editorial section for my lack of j judge judge- dge- dge ment That isn't the end of things either Bill and Kerry on X morning show receive faxes of our paper from a student here atour atour at atour our college col This reader said that my bathroom column was dumb stupid and so forth So Bill and Kerry saw fit to read his fax over the air and comment on my story Well thanks Ill I'll take the publicity Any students hearing this o on the air would probably pick up a Horizon to read this mindless drivel for ves I will be the first to admit that this column wasn't t especially important important important im im- im- im or n newsworthy It wasn't intended to be Newspapers are designed not only to inform but to entertain My column is intended to reflect life in the basement basement basement base base- ment of the College Center I knew it wasn't for everybody and ft 1 1 I knew v would it-would be criticized and that is OK I know not everybody found it entertaining but a lot o 0 people di did and told me so I certainly certainly certainly wasn't trying to please everybody I am a little stumped at t the mysterious SL C who takes time timeto to send in Horizon articles to toradio toradio radio DJs DJ's and say that the paper is stupid and distasteful This code names himself himself him him- self Cricket Dick short for cricket Richard I assume and then complains about something that he calls stupid and distaste distaste- t ful Has the guy looked at his name Bill and Kerry are pretty funny as far as radio personalities go in fact the funniest in this market However their criticism o 0 of bathroom humor or anything they call distasteful is about the equivalent of f President Budd poking fun at bald men and being critical critic I Io o of violent movies Hitler co condemning condemning con con- racism Dan Quayle cor co correcting correcting cor- cor your spelling or BYUs BYU's football team making fun of your defence So to Bill and Kerry Thanks To cricket dick if you have a acorn acorn- complaint complaint com com- plaint Horizon about try sending it to the people who can do something something something some some- thing about it us I challenge you to write a letter to the editor And while your dropping off your letter to CC 36 perhaps you may also begin to appreciate my View From the Basement Basement 1 |