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Letters to the Editor, Issue #18

Hey, listen.

I was in Prague a couple of weeks ago and somebody mentioned the idiotic letters they had read by me in your unfortunate rag.

I picked up a copy from the floor in the men's room at the Globe, and sure enough, some whiner was using my name to vent his adolescent frustrations and delusions of importance on your letters page.

Please know that whoever may be using my name is a coward and an imposter.

My name should not be attributed again to any writings in your publication, and if it does, I hereby disclaim any connection, real or imagined, to the poor sod who wrote it.

- The real Will Rose, Seattle

Well Will,

... why on earth would anyone want to impersonate a sourpuss like you? And how do we know that this is the real Will Rose writing this letter? Next time, let's use encrypted code with a safe number, ok?

To the Editors of Think

I am writing to complain about the lack of critical analysis of this over-blown, over-hyped Prague expatriot community that merely exists in the mind of the beholder.

I mean, what are you trying to tell us? That you want us to THINK? That if we go out and dance until dawn at all the fun and exciting smoky dance halls, hordes of fabulously gorgeous European women will actually gleam onto us like leeches and suck out all our bad, bad, mean American feminism, spit it out and apply their precious puckers to our peckers? I mean, c'mon now, where's the beef?

- David Greenberg

Hey David,

It works for us!

Dear Lovely Think,

Straight to the point: you guys are quite alright sometimes, but still it's something like 6:4 for the girls. (No, I'm not talking about your mag.) But.

BUT there are nights when one would just love to go out and have a good time in a decent straight-persons-free place. Is this kind of place in Prague? Is there a place where guys wouldn't stare at my breast, where people wouldn't stare at me kissing my girlfriend? Thanx.

- A.J.

Uh,

...um, I'm sure there are straight-peoples-free places, but they never let me in.

Think,

I recently obtained my first copy of Think Magazine. Congratulations on the continuation of the creative spirit! Aesthetically, it is one of the most enjoyable magazines I've seen in years; you lead the way out of the rut to which most magazines fall prey.

- Pavel Masek (translated from Czech)

Dear Thinkers,

As I've been in Prague this year, I found a copy of THINK in Gula Gula. And I liked you very much. The idea of such a magazine is just fantastic, especially in Central Europe where the people have to get used to freedom. I'd like to know if you are on the www or how can I get you. I'm really interested in a subscription to THINK. Keep THINKing

- Vishnya (from Poland)

Dear Vishnya,

Thanks for the kind words, they really do help to keep us motivated. We're not on the internet (as of yet), but we no longer do subscriptions. If you would like to check out the complete collection of all THINK's to date, just click the "archive" button on the top of the page and your can browse to your heart's content!

And thank you for your support.

Think,

I'll bet sometimes you print letters just to fill up space.

- John Doe, Anytown, USA

Dear Think,

I just returned from my first trip back home in three years and my god, what the hell has happened to that place?! It seems like everyday some do-gooder was trying to save me from myself.

We now have so many laws and saftey commissions to ensure our safety that it is nearly impossible to have an accident. The problem is that we need accidents, and lots of them. Danger is nature's way of eliminating stupid people.

Without safety, stupid people die in accidents. Since the dead don't reproduce, our species becomes progressively more intelligent (or at least less stupid). With safety, however well-intentioned it may be, America has devolved into half- witted mutants, because idiots, who by all rights should be dead, are spared from their rightful early graves and are free to breed even more imbeciles.

This is what I have learned on my recent trip home. Let's do away with safety and improve our species. Take up smoking. Jaywalk. Play with blasting caps. Swim right after a big meal. Stick something small in your ear. Go sight-seeing in Iraq. Take your choice of dangerous activity and do it with gusto. Future generations will thank you.

- not going back ever, Larry Shepherd