March 28, 2001

Dear Blabberous One:

Love the column, hate the blue rinse! I gotta coupla queries for ya and some observations. I'm known for bein' abrasive, so's I hope you and your readers don't take any a this the wrong way? okay?

First of all, who pulled the dang plug on acro? That java interface is for the birds, and let me tell you, I know plenty that are shootin' some middle finger flying birds at flopside right now!

Next, where are you on the issue on what kinda acro should win? I like the funny ones, myself, but you get a couple of nerds in there, and people start vote for the friggin' encyclopedia entries instead of the one-liners!

Like this example for the letters DGBFVL (General Acro topic): Doggy got boner for visitors leg. (2 votes) Dangerous German Blitzkrieg, Fast Victories Likely. (5 votes, and won) Well, to my mind, the doggy acro is superior. It is clever and funny! However, frequently it does not compete well against the 2nd acro type. Yes, Germany's blitzkrieg was dangerous and fast, and victory was likely (at least at the beginning of the war), but Lordy, who cares?

Is it just me? Am I crazy to think that the Doggy acro should have won? Neither were mine, lol, so I won't take it personally. Am I just stupid to not appreciate the German one? Am I juvenile in that I appreciate the doggy one? What do you think?

Finally, I've found the most competition out there (I myself provide very little competition) comes from those acroer's who can do both, be funny and be smart. I don't really appreciate the smut acros, although I must admit, I can Vizzualize a couple of acros that I voted for against my better judgment.

Your fan, who takes acro much too seriously, because it is so much fun.

RuckFoo

Dear RuckFoo,

The questions that you pose have been plaguing acro-kind for centuries!! I'm not sure WHAT is up with acro lately! I haven't been able to get in to play, and when you're old and an insomniac, that is NOT a good thing! I'm sorry btw you don't like the blue rinse. Shall I go for a mint green?

As far as the java interface...I'm not sure what you're talking about. All I know is I can't past the "configuring server" screen. And I've been getting some "downloading ad" thingie. What is that??

As for which type of acro do I like? I appreciate a well-thought out one. Not necessarily an encyclopedic one, but one that showed creativity. I also enjoy the funny ones, like you. Your comparison of acros is somewhat misleading. There might be a category. If general acro was chosen, the ol' Blabster would'a sure-shootin' been voting for the dog humping the leg acro. I liked that one!! Oh Lawdy, back when I's a growin' up we had us a one-eyed coon dog that loved to get a piece of squirrels before chewin' on 'em. What a riot he was!!

I agree with the competition being toughest by those who can mix the two...intelligent and witty, yet at times hilarious. Too many anal acros spoil it, as do all the smutcros. Blabby is all for some clean sexual fun, but I can surely do without all the dirtiness that some people toss in.

I hope I did something to help your conscience. If you find out anymore about why acro isn't working let me know so I can assist my readers.

Thanks, and remember...when life looks shabby...turn to Blabby!

Dear Blabby

March 26, 2001

A few days ago one of our precious readers wrote to me asking about joining an acro team. My answer was not quite up to snuff with our clientele and they wrote me correcting my reply to this letter.

It is possible to sign up on a list to play on a team from what I gather.. If you are really interested in joining a team you can ask around...see who some of the team captains are. You can also go to www.teamacro.com to get additional information and check out the team websites.

I stand corrected, Confuddled, and hope that you are able to join a team. Thank you to those of you who wrote, allowing Ole Blabby to see things a little more clearly. See? You're never too old to learn something new.

Well goldurn it, now I got that confounded song "I can see clearly now, the rain is gone" in my head. And once something gets inside these blue curls it never wants to leave.

Blabby's mailbag's sorta empty today. I hope this means either our readers have their lives in order, or you all just have better things to do than to write some rapidly-growing-senile gramma.

Just remember...when life looks shabby, turn to Blabby!

Dear Blabby