PatLetter to Michael Mewshaw
July 31st 2008 05:56
Those of you who read my last post about the book Shelter From The Storm might remember that I concluded by saying that I would write a mean letter to the author, Michael Mewshaw because it stunk so badly. Now, normally in this kind of situation, I would just pen some silly rubbish and send it off and post up the email and forget all about - who would actually expect a reply?!
But in the case of Mewshaw, the reply came in record time. The guy must be some kind of internet obsessive, because within half an hour of sending my (stupid) email, his obnoxious reply came in. Because of the weirdness of this all, I'm going to give up my usual game of trying to trick everybody and be honest with you guys.
Here's what I sent:
And here's what I got back:
listen pal, i dont have time to handle garbage emails like this from people like you, did you even read the book? yeah, didnt think so. how about you pull your head out of your ass and worry about something important in life rather than getting all hot and bothered about a book that i wrote and that you didnt even bother to read. i'm sick to death of morons like you who cant think for yourself but insist on telling others on how to run their lives. go to hell ashole
That Mewshaw is a real piece of work, isn't he?!
I haven't replied yet, and I'm still thinking about how best to make this situation EXPLOSIVE. If you'd like to suggest a way in which you'd like for me to respond, please feel free to make use of the Orble internet site's comments section which is located below.
But in the case of Mewshaw, the reply came in record time. The guy must be some kind of internet obsessive, because within half an hour of sending my (stupid) email, his obnoxious reply came in. Because of the weirdness of this all, I'm going to give up my usual game of trying to trick everybody and be honest with you guys.
Here's what I sent:
Mr Mewshaw,
My name is Eugene Lawrence and I'm the President of the Australian Ukrainian-Russian Solidarity Society. It is the goal of our Society to speak out against discrimination of those of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent, with a view to being a responsible mouthpiece for the Australian ethnic communities who heretofore did not have a voice.
Recently, one of our constituents brought to my attention the novel by the name 'Shelter From The Storm' which is attributed to yourself. This person pointed out your repeated characterisation of those of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent as being greedy, money-hungry, deceitful and untrustworthy individuals. This person was of the opinion that your work demonstrated a discriminatory attitude towards those of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent as you failed to portray any such characters in a positive light.
I have reviewed the work in question and I agree with our respected member as to their opinion in relation to that particular work. As the President of the Australian Ukrainian-Russian Solidarity Society, I hereby demand that you issue an apology to our members for the offence caused and undertake to do your utmost in the future to correct this unforgiveable attitude.
I look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Eugene Lawrence
President
AU-RSS
My name is Eugene Lawrence and I'm the President of the Australian Ukrainian-Russian Solidarity Society. It is the goal of our Society to speak out against discrimination of those of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent, with a view to being a responsible mouthpiece for the Australian ethnic communities who heretofore did not have a voice.
Recently, one of our constituents brought to my attention the novel by the name 'Shelter From The Storm' which is attributed to yourself. This person pointed out your repeated characterisation of those of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent as being greedy, money-hungry, deceitful and untrustworthy individuals. This person was of the opinion that your work demonstrated a discriminatory attitude towards those of Ukrainian and/or Russian descent as you failed to portray any such characters in a positive light.
I have reviewed the work in question and I agree with our respected member as to their opinion in relation to that particular work. As the President of the Australian Ukrainian-Russian Solidarity Society, I hereby demand that you issue an apology to our members for the offence caused and undertake to do your utmost in the future to correct this unforgiveable attitude.
I look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Eugene Lawrence
President
AU-RSS
And here's what I got back:
listen pal, i dont have time to handle garbage emails like this from people like you, did you even read the book? yeah, didnt think so. how about you pull your head out of your ass and worry about something important in life rather than getting all hot and bothered about a book that i wrote and that you didnt even bother to read. i'm sick to death of morons like you who cant think for yourself but insist on telling others on how to run their lives. go to hell ashole
That Mewshaw is a real piece of work, isn't he?!
I haven't replied yet, and I'm still thinking about how best to make this situation EXPLOSIVE. If you'd like to suggest a way in which you'd like for me to respond, please feel free to make use of the Orble internet site's comments section which is located below.
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Comment by stu-kicks
wat a motherfucker
Comment by Pat
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I sent him another email and I'm waiting for a response. Will post eventually. Thanks for the comments team.