When your competition e-mails about middle school coverage

Um. Isn't she free to express her opinion -- loony as it might be -- in her own publication?

You have my sympathy, Kid.

 

OK, now the gloves should come off.

Mr. Publisher should send the following e-mail:

Dear Crazy Lady:

Thank you for your recent e-mail, and while we respect your right to indulge in unconventional and nontraditional interspecies/intragender/chronologically diverse sexual practices, we must advise you we have no desire to publicize such activities in our newspaper. You, of course, are entirely free to do so in your own.

It may interest you to know that Loretta's Love Boutique is holding its annual sale of warming lotions, flavored gels and personalized pleasure devices. Enjoy.

Courage.

Sincerely,
your casual acquaintance,
Mr. Publisher

 

We got snarky e-mails many, many moons ago from a sports writer at a weekly paper down the road. We forwarded them to HIS publisher. That guy didn't last long.

 

If I wrote that, I'd stoop to Crazy Lady's level. I don't need to do that even if I'm thinking that way.