173 thoughts on “mail call!”

1. In the words of Tom Stoppard, “I’m sorry, but it actually hurts.” I’m astonished the buffoon’s god-awful spelling didn’t make my eyes bleed.
   As much as I would’ve loved to see you snark on that guy’s quote-unquote letter, your measured reply (with just the right amount of sarcasm) was a good one.
   Oh, and I for one blame the “activist judges” for his poor spelling ability. Glad to see that you continue to deny the whackjobs the pleasure of getting you riled up.
   Yay Wil!

2. sweeet.
   Wil, if you’re ever in Ottawa, Canada, you have earned free beer for the evening.
   R0x0rs. *grin*

3. mine eyes! they burn.
   mine sides! they burn.
   ::ooof::
   that was hilarity in the highest form: a scathing diatribe that utterly fails. complete with all caps finger-wagging and atricous grammer.
   you were much too kind to him. however, anything more you could have said would have been lost on him, i’m sure – as he wouldn’t have gotten it nor would he have wanted to listen. all in all i think your response was best, considering the source. :/

4. Wil, take a cue from Mr. T and “pity the fool” who thought that composition would help justify his continuing existence as king of the trailer park.

5. Hilarious.

6. Hilarious, yet deeply depressing at the same time.

7. How a terrible news! Thanks for sharing.

8. Read the letter. Several times. Read the comments. My poor brain still cannot accept that that was a real letter and not a joke. Then I start to realize that it was real and I just want to cry. I beleve that when he wrote “tensile town” he meant “tinsel town”. By itself; not such a big typo. In context; effin’ scary.
   If you’re ever in Toronto, Ontario, it would be this expat’s honour to treat you and yours to a nummy brunch.

9. so if he hates you,your views, and your acting, why the hell did he bother to read anything on your site? some people don’t deserve broardband.

10. I’m inclined to believe this is, as you say, “satire”. Mostly because I refuse to believe anyone is that dumb. I am a conscientious conservative but I still have a sense of humor and I’m pretty levelheaded and fair-minded when it comes to politics. I certainly know better than to send a scathing, misspelled, badly-worded e-mail to someone who has a wildly popular and internationally-read blog. Yes, this must – HAS TO BE – satire. I choose to laugh. ^_^

11. I find it fascinating that of the hundreds of emails you probubly receive, you chose to print the one that was sent to you by some half-wit idiot. Of course you could never post a sensible email like the one I wrote you on March 03, 2005 and never received an answer to. I will repost it here:
    Dear Wil,
    First of all, I loved you on Star Trek TNG.
    I was referred to your blog by a friend who happened upon your musings from the night before the 2004 election. I must say I was very disappointed to learn that you swerve left. But putting all your elitism to the side, I would like to ask you a few serious questions: With Bush in for another 4 years is the world really that bad because of it? Democracy breaking out all over and a really good economy…
    It has become a clich

12. “SUFFER IN SCONCE”
    baaa ha ha ha ha!
    so, does that mean we have to all suffer in a little glass thing hung on a wall? *grin*

13. What a dunce…
    Thanks for posting this, Wil. That’s the biggest laugh I’ve had all week.

14. Kevin stated:
    “With Bush in for another 4 years is the world really that bad because of it? Democracy breaking out all over and a really good economy…”
    Ok excuse my french here, but what fucking planet are you living on buddy?!!

15. Math is hard.
    P.S. I can’t find Sconce on MapQuest. Can someone direct me? Thanks in advance!
    MV

16. Wow! There is nothing like a trip to a twisted fantasyland. I guess the saying is true, “Never Underestimate The Power of Stupid People In Large Groups”.It’s okay to be passionateBeing passionate and ignorant is sadBeing passionate and willfully ignorant is stupidIt is no wonder that 61 other countries have a better literacy rate than we do (ref). It also seems that this person is a bit confused since he is now a “Former Next Generation Fan”. Apparently he is confusing the character with the actor. It doesn’t make sense that he would praise Patrick Stewart and slam you and then choose not to watch TNG. I guess the person is proving that they are lacking class since “…PATRICK STEWART KNOWS WHEN TO KEEP SILENT. YA CAN LEARN ALLOT FROM HIM ON CLASSY BEHAVIOR.” I guess the lesson was lost on Craig R.
    “Craig” – If you are reading this, please understand… Regarding choosing our leaders, it’s not a matter of being a “Lefty” or a “Righty”. Nor is it a matter of being Liberal or Conservative. It’s a matter of doing what is Right for all Americans. It is not right to cater to half the population while ignoring the other half. It’s not healthy for any of us. I salute your passion, but sadly you are not seeing the whole picture. If you truly want to help, do your best to listen to all (not “both”) sides and offer solutions and not complaints to help us all.BTW…I admire Caryn Johnson among others. -Dusty

17. So you’re saying that EVERY Democrat is intelligent and well read? I beg to differ, dear. I’ve met some pretty stupid Libs. I’m not interested in your politics, Wil.

18. Kevin: I didn’t reply to or reprint your e-mail because — although your passionate self-righteousness is oh-so-charming — your missive is factually inaccurate, willfully ignores the facts, and does little more than repeat Republican Talking Points (you know, sort of like the ones your heroes at Powerline claimed came from Democrats, but actually came from Republicans. Kudos to them for quickly setting the record straight and accepting responsibility for just making shit up, though. Oh, they didn’t. Never mind.) CRAIG R.’s e-mail, on the other hand, is hilarious. See, you both say pretty much the same thing, but CRAIG R. is just so much more pure.
    Tell you what: do some “research” and see if you can get your “facts” straight. I know that “facts” are really annoying for guys like you because they contradict what you’d like to believe about your savior and dear leader George W. Bush. But if you can give it another go, (and punch it up a little bit so there’s at least one joke to balance out the Talking Points,) I’ll spend fifteen seconds thinking about responding, before I realize that trying to have a conversation with someone who actually links to Powerline is a lot like trying to teach a pig to dance.
    Warcrygirl: Please indicate where I suggested that EVERY Democrat is intelligent and well-read. And if you could also throw in some jokes, that would be great. Thanks.

19. It has to be either a joke or an email written by George W. himself.

20. I’m not sure what saddens me most about that letter. Was it the typos/spelling or the lack of logic? It is difficult to decide.
    The letter was amusing to read. I particularly loved the capitol letters. That is something that definitely grabs my attention and makes me want to hit the delete key

21. wow, hooked on phonics really worked for him

22. Personally, I’m glad Bush is in power. At least I know he’s not the Anti-Christ.
    As for this letter, well, I just feel sorry for the guy. I don’t feel the need to mock him.
    – Gailc
    Calgary, AB Canada

23. Like many others, the post gave me one hell of a good laugh.
    This poor soul is let another example of a post Tom Smith posted on his political blogsite regarding the “creative design” debate in Pennsylvania.
    And Craig R’s letter has me intrigued about one thing…what IS the Tensile strength of Holly Wood?

24. No, but seriously you guys: I had to, regrettably, drop out of school after getting my Master’s degree. Therefore, as you will so easily surmise, I’m not really up on the level of education that I could be, so could someone please tell me what “suffer in sconce” means?
    It’s really going to bug me until I figure that one out. I’m going to seriously lose sleep over it. I’m begging you!
    I feel sad that I am uneducated and ignorant.
    I mean “iggerant.”
    See, now, that’s just how sad I am.
    It’s tragic, really.
    MV

25. Wil, what day was that letter sent to you? Was it April 1st?

26. This confirms my feeling that just as students are required to take an exit exam to graduate from high school, at the same time they should be required to take a second exam. If you fail this second test, YOU CANNOT BREED!!!!

27. Being the president of the Whopi Goldberg fanclub, I am totally disgusted by the letter Craig sent.
    Long live Whopi.

28. As an Aussie I very quicly get tired of the endless postings around the blogosphere about US politics ……. but this is just so damn funny.
    Thanks for sharing your mailbag. Is there more? Please?

29. Hey Wil,
    I wish I was as grown up as Craig!! I have never been that good at spelling. He must have been a brain in school. You know Wil, some people are just one big ASS. I think Craig must be up there at # 1. I’m with everyone on here, if that was a fake e-mail, then that was funny, if that was for real, then go to hell Craig!! As everyone has said your website is the best!! It makes my day to read your great posts. Keep up the good work!! The best to You, Anne, and your family!

30. This is the reason I have no political affiliation.
    Some conservatives forgive you for your political leanings and would hope you will forgive for ours. I don’t come here to read about your politics. I come here because you write well, and I enjoy reading it.
    I don’t begrudge your soapboxing here because this is your corner of the web. You are free to do with it what you like. If I think you are wrong on a subject I will tell you, but I will go after your argument, not you, your profession or the place you choose to call home. If you don’t want to hear what I have to say, you can’t deletely me, or block me or whatever, and I don’t have problem with it. This is your playground, not a public forum
    I do hope you don’t take that letter to be indicative of all conservatives. It would be faulty, and as bad as assuming that all liberals agree and support the radical feminists who think that the only solution is to kill most men and keep a few around for breeding stock.
    Conservatives are people, too, as hard as that may be for some liberals to believe. We have our bad apples and pig headed radicals, but then so do you. (Ward Churchill, anyone?) The world would be pretty dull if we all agreed on everything.
    I bet you have more conservative readers than you think, Wil. We don’t hate you, and we don’t see your politics as reason to, so we don’t write hate mail. Heck, I didn’t much like you in ST:NG (until they gave the real uniform, and even then I wasn’t a fan boy). I found WWdN through a friend who is also a conservative.

31. Hi Wil!
    If this Craig’s email is not a joke, then he doesn’t know diddly (sp) squat! He’s pathetic and just a dickhead like most Republicans!
    Ting

32. You need to use the sick power of sic to comment on those spelling errors and typos! I find this annoys nutbars like this even more. The sconce part was hilarious – maybe he meant scones. 🙂 Suffer in your scones you lefties! 🙂 ha ha!

33. Wil I comment, Wil I not! by the time I had read all the comments I had totally forgotton what I was going to say. Did you look at my Blog yet Wil? How was Hollywood? Oh yeah ,if Craig is serious, it’s a very sad day for the illiterate and politically incorrect! Glad to see your a little more cheerful. Hugs from Australia!

34. Best laugh I’ve had all day! Thanks for sharing that one Wil!
    Hugs!
    Tracey in So Cal

35. Hilarious! The firs thought that I had when I started reading it was, “Wait, why would this guy care if Wil’s left-handed?” (Same thought that Jake expressed above.)
    I really hope that the email was a joke. Or that “Craig R.” was really drunk or something. Heh.

36. I might be truly dense, and I’m admitting it now. I read through half of that e-mail thinking that he was ripping on Wil for being left-handed. It was only when he started talking about W. that I finally clued in.
    I was thinking to myself.. “I didn’t know Wil was left handed.” As I read further, I found myself trying to figure out what Holly Wood had to do with whether people are left or right handed. It was only after the Bush “election” stuff did I figure out what the message was about…
    Sheesh.

37. Give the guy a break. Maybe he was drunk when he wrote that…or he’d just watched “The O’Reilly Factor” which, as everyone knows, has the equivalent effect on one’s mind as throwing back ten shots of 151.
    Though, Wil, I must admit I’m shocked to read that you’re apparently planning on coming out in a theater. I wonder how Mr. R knew this?
    JAB

38. *snort!*
    You know you’re a Canadian when you read the title and think “heh, Wil Wheaton’s left-handed. So?”

39. The scary thing is that I used to get book proposals not much more literate than that e-mail. I guess it’s true: if you’re truly incompetent at something, you’re incapable of recognizing your true incompetence at it.

40. I’m actually a little dissapointed that you chose this email to post. I like you and your work a lot, Wil, but I can’t help feeling that this is a teensy bit of a potshot at conservatives. As other posts have mentioned, this is your blog and you can write whatever you feel, so power to the right to freedom of speech. I would like to expect that those who claim they are much more intelligent than others would realize the fallacy that lies in broad generalizations and stereotypes instead of insulting them. Understanding is neccesary for all. Whether the email was satire or not, I am not sure, but I do not consider it representative of conservatives.
    I guess all that I am trying to say is I feel somewhat saddened from your choice to dedicate time to this email/post because it has appears to me that bickering and shots between the right and the left does not do much good for anyone.
    I do not hold any respect for the content of that email, but for that matter I don’t feel that I hold mcuh respect for your response. However, that is an aspect of this country that I do find amazing; we can all have our own views, and express them too.

41. Laughed so hard I had to go hose down my office chair.
    New to WWdN – glad to see the truely moronic gets ridiculed here.

42. I think the real Wil posted this particular letter is because it is funny. It’s funny because the letter itself is its own punchline. I laughed until I cried, both at the letter itself and Wil’s reply.
    And…guess what? I’m a Republican from Oklahoma.

43. Wil, I would really be interested in knowing what your “facts” are. You see that is how it works Wil, one person asks a question(s) and the other person answers. If correction of the question is needed then it should be made in the answer(s) given. That is the problem I have with people who think the way you do. You put off this signal that you are too good to answer questions about why you think the way you do. It is almost like you think we are so stupid that none of our questions deserve answers.
    Thank you for acknowledging that Powerline, Malkin, I and all the other credible Republicans ran with the truth as soon as the truth was revealed. That is something you just don

44. Ugh. Insert the word “reason” between ‘real’ and ‘Wil’ in my previous post. Like I said, I’m from Oklahoma. :-/ Keyboards are still sorta new here…

45. Man, when did being funny require a political agenda? You guys are too touchy, it was a funny post.

46. Damn, how many names does Jeff Gannon have?

47. I personally think that many of you are missing the point. I don’t think it is about being Pro or Anti anything with the exception of speaking without good reasoning. The fact that the person was not a “lefty” is besides the point. Every party has it’s share of volatile ignoramus’ along with the well informed.Let’s not jump to conclusions that Wil’s posting of this message is so much as a political statement inasmuch pointing out as the current level of reasoning and understanding of the less educated. Continually berating Craig R or anyone else serves little purpose, but I hope the “chiding” will spur this and other people to seek out the facts before they set forth their messages in fury.Regardless of what party that anyone belongs to, if anyone automatically chooses to believe things at face value, they will find that they will be constantly disappointed. They often find out that they have been played because they hadn’t taken the time to do their own homework. -Dusty

48. Too funny! I too know the surrealness of getting an e-mail that I can’t tell if it is satire or not.
    I blame the internet for permanently skewing my irony detector.
    Satire or not it was a funny read. Of course either way it’s only a matter of time before the Republicans denounce your e-mail as a Democrat conspiracy hoax. It was probably sent to you by Hillary Clinton.

49. Man, that was just plain stupid. If it was real.

50. Hi Wil,
    Frst tme postng.
    U r not so shmart. Y do u tink that u could ever outwhitt the forches of the wright whng Repuglikans?
    And scene.
    It’s pretty odd that somebody would post something like that on your blog. Smacks of opportunism. Quite a lot of posts that have resulted because of it.
    Just know this. I really dig the blog and your posts are always very thoughtful. Please keep posting. And the one about The Bear dying really got to me. Not really a cat person, but then again, you didn’t really feel like you made The Bear out to be a person.
    Best,
    -jpg

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