From: Logan M Stine
Subject: Tamagotchi...
Reading your letters from people that agree with you I thought "Hmm
they're right, but my little guy is sort of cute so maybe I'll get some
positive Tam vibes from the people who disagreed with this person."
WRONG!! Whoarr, these Tamagotchi fans are like die hard fans! I think
my Tam is sort of cute (when he poops) but it is a shit job of
programming. I do think it's way overhyped, but I guess that's expected
from a world where Bean Bag animals and giggling Sesame Street
characters dominate. Let's see what's wrong with your hate mail, SHALL
WE?!...
>It's a $15 toy, what do you expect for $15....
$15?! Since WHEN?! I bought mine for $20, and I'd expect a shitload
more than this for $20. Also, those are only the retail prices. People
are buying them in Japan on the black market for hundreds of US dollars!
(honest to god, saw it on a web site earlier) In the US if you count on
finding one, you can probably get one for no less than $40.I don't care
if I sound like a load of bullshit, it's truth. NEXT!
>You couldn't do any better so be quiet.
Let's let you try. It's not gonna be that hard. There'll be a version 2
thousand times better available within a year probably, thanks to you
man.
Apparently disturbed boy Chris is having fun playing with his new toy:
>TAMAGOTCHI
>WILL HAVE ITS REVENGE ON YOU YOU FUCKING HOMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe he thinks the thing is going to hop out of his machine with a
personality of his own (surprise!) and mutilate you in your sleep. He
also mentioned you only have to take constant care of it when it's first
hatched. But you never said opposite.
>one kid almost lost her and she cried
And you're the one with the behavioural problem??
>none of them have the same personalities,behavors,
>poop at the same time and get hungry at the same time etc.
Were they all hatched at the same time? Doh... c'mon.
Uh huh. Some daft supporters actually. No, I do like my Tamagotchi
though - it's something to do. But I must agree with you about the daft
programming and stuff. (sigh) Oh well.. Good god this is long!! I'm
not that mean!!
From: Kuya Andrei
Subject: your mail
I was reading some of the mail of the people who disagree with
you, and I'm pretty suprised! All that to defend a toy. That's way too
much for me. I mean, now I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you, but
if they wanted to tell you that they disagreed, they could of just said
so. I mean, those are some sad, strange little people who go to such
lengths because of a little electronic toy. Some people did have some
good points, like in that Harley Mcgrew message. As for me, I think you
brung up some good ideas about why the Tamagotchi isn't an ideal choice
for buying. Still, some kids in my class have the Tamagotchi, and they
really have grown attached to it. I have no idea why, maybe the quaint
little graphics or something. I'm thinking of buying one just to give me
something to do over the summer.
From: Greg Severi (severi@recordnet.com)
Subject: What a great page!!
Hey, Chris!!
Thank you so much for providing such an objective overview on all of our
opinions about the Tamagotchis...I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all
of the replies!
My husband (28) and I (25) recently purchased our own Tamagotchis and
although we were equally amused with the whole concept, we, too, like
you, were a little disenchanted with the critters as they grew into
identical creatures and required the same things at the very same times.
Nonetheless, I would have to admit, we both have been intrigued just
with the novelty of it all. Unfortunately, my husband's little pet has
gotten lost while out of town this weekend, and now all of a sudden we
are on a QUEST to find another one for him. At this point I honestly
think we are more dumbfounded at the sheer HYPE surrounding these simple
toys, as now it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to find them. Some stores now even
have limits to how many you can purchase, and even go so far as to keep
them in a locked case. Amazing.
Now with that in mind, and taking into consideration the nasty comments
from your "hate" mail, I only have one thing to say, and please, by all
means, put it up for all to see...some of you people seriously need to
GET A LIFE. Put things in perspective. It's only a dang toy, you know
what I'm saying?!
Thanks again, Chris...and let's hold out for those 2nd generation
Tamagotchis!!
--Jeni Severi
From: Chuck Morrison (canadianproud@technologist.com)
Subject: Tam Spammers
I guess you could say that I am intrigued by these Tamagotchi things. I
was surfing around to find out some info, and your site was the most
interesting. The best part had to be the hate mail section. The
intelligence that went into those messages must have been overwhelming.
If it wasn't bad enough that they had to utterly trash your opinion,
then their questioning your sexuality had to be the killer. Those sort
of people are what give the Internet a bad name. If all they can say to
express their feelings is to call you a 'fag', then I guess we know what
they must be thinking most of the time. In chat rooms I usually ignore
people who go crazy on me like that because it is just a waste of time
even talking to them. Oh yeah, I am babbling aren't I? I guess I made
my point. I will probably buy a Tam to see what the craze is about, but
I will get no more attached to it than a video game system or my hockey
card collection. I'm glad to see you are having a light attitude
towards those select few and not allowing them to get to you. Good
work. *<8^]
Later
--
CM
From: [address withheld]
Subject: Nice one!
Your site is undoubtedly the funniest I have seen in ages! You describe the
Tamagotchi very well from a realistic point of view, to have millions of
people shouting and insulting you! I feel very sorry for you, but you're
the one in the right.
Quite frankly, the idea of these people getting so emotional about their
little box of electronics is enough to make me laugh on the saddest of
days.
From: indy@iw.edwpub.com
Subject: A compliment on your critism
I laughed SOO hard at your "hate-mail" section. Your comments on the
mail you recieved were very intelligent and witty. Hilariously done,
simply fantastical! Visit my web page at
http://www.edwpub.com/members/jsellers/ if you get the chance. You may
enjoy it. I hope to provide you with several hits as I plan on telling
everyone about your site.
Jason
From: dwbuckle@bloomu.edu
Subject: Email bashing and such...
I just read your "nasty letters" page, and I noticed one common theme among
all the complaints you got... These people couldn't spell! Not one letter
seemed like it came out of the mind of an adult, or at least one that went
to elementary school. I might not totally agree with you on the tamagotchi
thing, but at least I can organize my thoughts into coherent sentences,
which is more than I can say about most of these ignorant bastards.
-dAve
From: greg@softwareforfree.com (Gregory Slatner)
Subject: I find your site amusing
Hello,
I find your site amusing.
I agree with you. Keep posting the letters. I had a great time reading
the letters of all those Tamagotchi crazed people.
You have to wonder what all those people do for a living, and how come they
have nothing better to do with their time than defend a little LCD screen
that beeps.
Thanks for the amusement.
Greg Slatner
From: "Taeyoung Ahn" (ahnt@nuri.net)
Subject: I just love the mails you get.
Hello. I must admit that I love reading the mails you get, especially the
hate ones. They crack me up. Although I'm not sure why many are written
exclusively in capital letters, or why the people who wrote them keep
calling you a homosexual. Is it an insult to call someone a homesexual? By
the way, I've got a 'gotchi myself, and I can see that (like so many other
rave items thought up by Japanese marketeers) it is a masterpiece of
overhyping. Like the "Log" ad you used to see in Ren and Stimpy cartoon.
Still it is a serviceable combination key chain-digital clock, and gives
you something to do while downloading large files over the 'net. Oh and a
guy I know claims he can lure girls in nightclubs with 'gotchi, but I doubt
that. (Or maybe they were very young girls with fake ID's )
Extra points for you to put up with such insulting (albeit hilarious) hate
mails with good grace. It's hard to find a person with good sense of humor
AND tolerance these days, especially on the 'net.
In Korean language, "tama" means ball(s), and "gotchi" means penis. This
may explain all the vulgarities you get in your hate mails.
Thank you.
Taeyoung Ahn
From: [address withheld]
I don't care if you post this, but please withhold the address and
name. I read your section on "the mail from people who didn't agree
with me, no siree, not in a month of Sundays", and I read the "Go ahead,
I'm quite happy with some decent profanities" version. I was quite
shocked when I read a lot of the emails. I don't necessarily agree with
you, but I thought that web sites are used to voice your opinions? If
people didn't agree with your views so....violently....then why did they
bother to read your page? And I have to wonder if they just wrote to
you for attention....either that or they were drunk and cruising the
net.....which would be absolutely, rock bottom, pathetic!
From: Yale Kozinski
Hey, I just read the flame page and I want to try too...
YOU DUM!!! FUK! yOU ARE SO GAY THAT: YOU HAV SEX WITH GUYS AND YOU
SCREWED YOR TAAMAGOTCHY TO
DETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHPY R U DIS'ING TIMIGITCHI IS IT CAUS YOU WER'E DROP'ED
ON YOU'RE HEAD WHIN YOU WER'E A BABBY OR CAUS YOU JUST SUCK COX!!!!
How's that? Have you noticed that, for some odd reason, the people who
flame you (and people who flame in general) are:
1) awful spellers (no, not just bad typists, they make the same errors
over and over again),
2) people who don't quite understand English grammer,
3) throw punctuation around like no tommorow,
4) and seem to suffer from some mental affliction that draws their
fingers to the 'Shift' and '1' keys?
We're supposed to respect the opinions of people who aren't even sure of
the spelling of very toy they are trying to defend? Anyway,
Tamagotchi are an interesting concept, but are certainly not worth a
global craze (that status is reserved for Mr. T ate my balls :-)).
Anyone who needs to result to the digital equivilent of yelling to make
a point usually has no point at all. So I close by making my point,
firmly but clearly.
Tamagotchi suck. And you can quote me on that.
Yale K.
From: Jason Blalock
A friend directed me to your "worst offender" page. I like your
style. I hadn't even HEARD of a Tama before then, but if they're at
all representative of the average Tama fan, I'm obviously not missing
much. =)
Jay
From: Leia
Hello
First i want to say that your site depressed me for a little. I have
actually become attatched to my Tam and was sad to see it's cuteness ignored
and it treated like a calculator (we want more, better, faster,). I think of
it as kind of a modern day stuffed animal: sure they're all alike, but hey,
you can pretend they are more. I got mine when i was on a boring car trip and
it gave me something to do. I checked on it every few minutes, and made some
mistakes with the clock (after 3 days, it's 8 yrs old, oops) and just had a
good time learning the ropes. I did get attatched and worried, but that's
just because of my overactive imagination. Your site depressed me and made me
feel deluded, untill i realised: It's my toy! If i want to love it, fine.
But i can easily see how most people will critcise it's simplicity, i may
try some of the variations to see if they are more interesting.
One thing i must comment on is that the people on your offenders page Really
need to get lives. Though actually, if they got lives, we couldn't laugh at
them anymore, and that would be no fun. I have never before seen such a
collection of uneducated bias and raving militance collected in one area. For
one, how would their little sweet egg want them to talk like that? I mean,
they kinda destroy the innocent loving atmosphere. And why do they always
equate "evil" with "homosexuality"? I mean Come On, the sweetest people i
know are gay, you homophobes need to get a life. This site is a brave
argument of an unpopular view, and though i do not agree with what you say,
Chris, i will defend your right to say it. Keep on being politically
incorrect, you handle it admirably.
(please withold my Email as i fear flame from my remarks)
Leia
