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^gliw?I III BUM IIII Mil I nil I Readers | ! j Ah, the freedom of the pre cavil, to criticize and to everyone and everything witl Lord bless and protect oui timonious newspaper, the Ga ; But we have Giveth, and we to Receiveth. So, we're going and offer all you out there in through the murky keyhole of as a typical Gamecock edit unravels, SPARK DUMBGRIN (a source): "Meeting come to o Dawn Robes (soppy desk < dat order or disorder?" Spark: "Dawn, you deserv like a break in your face. Shu business. What's Friday's nei Dim?" Dim Full wits (abuse edit good, Spark. The top story, dei about a janitor in Russell Houfi a day of work in three week OAtVIA A ft ^AAfttMA Vkinf/VM^AI OV/1UC n-UUC iCOllUC lit CI LCI i(U. are reports of a diseased chii girls on campus ?- sort of a Kii angle ? can't miss; it's top Spark: "Uh, I think you be Dim." Like Punt (short editor): 4 downright slim, Dim." Hairy Den (under-restrain] really stinks, man." Man Beastiething (asst. abu j you turkeys. Coming up with { Diece of cake, von prumhs " Spark: "Order, order. We'i so act like it." PanUs Good (Graduate right. And when was the h consulted the style book. This past (correct usage is "pas cording to the holy stylebool lousy, grammatically speakii Moody Whims (rhetorical-n PanUs, I've had it with your fi > , and style that. I've half a mini style-etto you," PanUs: "Yeah, you sure di I All we ever get from you is so w get peep intc Satire by Don Fobes ss. The freedom to nrflAffn What'i callously condemn it's all about t 'out restraint. Rhett Bleed, r sacrosanct, sane- PanUg ^ d 1S.?CuC? i Li-L M stick it in youi think it is high time J I to "sock it to us," Readerland a peep GAMECOCK 311A Russell House through the ra orial staff meeting say, dignified i insults, epithet changed. One highly deformed catches PanUs rder." blindness ? ni :heat): "You mean SPARK: "ST e a break today ? for me; do it fo t un. is sprimis p t. , ^r. ? ww.? jlj. ncnuioii* u* vs budget look like, strife/' Baron Whipj or): "Looks really gang. Let's all i initely front page, is the Gamecock, te who hasn't missed Heave Hac'H a. Then, we've got three beers, lx Listen to this. There way, PanUs is I npanzee attacking apply a stylet* ig Kong-gone-wrong Not Careal banana." editor): "We c a little weak, there Spur. Let's dis Spark: "I'mi 'Weak? Man, that's to can all of y Dawn: "So, ment editor): "that wonder we're Hairy: "Whc seeditor): "Layoff, saw a check, i jreat stories ain't no parchment." Spark: "Thf re all professionals, straw. I quit; abdicate. In ol insistent): "That's Editorial st ist. time you bozos hip hooray! Th last, excuse me, this it," not "last," ac- AS WE SAI1 k) issue was really meeting of th ig." world of journi igeeditor): "Listen, well-oiled mac anaticism. Style this of truth for an d to take a knife and Memo to you or even a big o have half a mind. Amendment is imething about gays help from abo "NO STAMP. Ijj^ > RH 311A~ 1 8 in store for Wednesday? I suppose t bisexual banner." landor (asst. short editor): "Hey, lon't you take a mighty cloth and r mighty mouth." i 1 L STYLEBOOKS begin soaring rifled atmosphere of the, dare we lews room. Threats, abominations, I s and even unkind words are ex- < well (very well) aimed stylebook * in the eye resulting in permanent 1 ce shot, fellows! < 'OP, stop. I order you to stop. Do it g r Randolph Hearst; do it for Alfred \ surnalism is our life; let's cut the [ v )in (mire editor): "Spark's right mil together. I say, three cheers for c orehick (traffic editor): "Who said it's head down to the Spur. By the o bleeding bad, man. Someone better c [>ok to her eye." tJ ick (asst. under-restrainment u :an do a story on the band at the n band and go see de band." really pissed, man. I've half a mind ou." u you've got half a mind, too. No ^ in so much trouble." t] :n do I get paid, Spark. Last time 1 c it was signed with goose quill on a it'8 the laBt, excuse me, the past I've had it; I'm stepping down; I | ther words, so long suckers." i aff in unison: "Hip hip hooray! Hip ] e king is dead- long live the king!" ; 9, this is an example of a typical | 1 ie Gamecock editorial staff. The J llism is obviously a well-mannered, * hine which daily wrings the words k admiring public. i in Readerland: say a little prayer, | one, for the Gamecock. The First our first love, but we sorely need ve. Amen. [ .. NO TICKET" 1 Hartin d Recognita fAT*SnK JLV7JL JVW VV ro the Editor: John Nelson's letter printed in tl >rovoked me to the point that I fe< lerstand Mr. Nelson's complaint stadium, taking into account that ti lowever, understand his exagger cheerleader with the microphone. Obviously the experience with [irlfriend were forced to suffer di een infuriating. Therefore, Mr. IS ncident is certainly justified, but i vith this abuse of alcohol influence Though Mr. Nelson objected to esspool of the South" in front of tl probably his nicest description of nly description of Georgia) he, in esspool of South Carolina" in fronl tie Gamecock. Hypocritical, isn't /as not attempting to be offensive n intentions r?f nffflnHino onunno IV vaavmoai uilJVUV I DO NOT mean to lash Mr. Nels e wrote to the Gamecock because fir. Hartin something that is well < hanks for a job well done. Since heer, I have been intrigued with th nd with the electricity he musters i Bobby Hartin is very much a par seen many instances in the past t\ encouraged the fans to make so r i>een forced to use a precious time c I've seen Bobby Hartin quiet fang Homecoming Queen. I've seen hi rarely talk afterwards. And I've sc Carolina game that lost that he acti INTENSITY AND enthusiasm i and it is my opinion that Bobby H QiUt-f G?0 ^W^on.. ese rves 3n, thanks ell done' IP ftrtnhpr 13 inaiiA nf Mio r.amM<M>lr si I must retaliate. Though I can uns about the use of alcohol in the le obviously does not drink, I cannot, ated lashing of Bobby Hartin, "the M alcohol that Mr. Nelson and his iring the Georgia game must have lelson's complaint in regard to this f ]a mu nnlniAn fVtaf ka lot Vita anrfar v to inj v|/u?ivai utnv nv *vv iuo nilgai his judgment of Bobby Hartin. i Mr. Hartin calling Georgia "the lousands of students (saying it was Georgia'* when, in fact, it was his turn, refers to Mr. Hartin as "the : of the entire student body, through it? However, I'm sure Mr. Nelson ?r "obscene," just as Mr. Hartin had during the game. on, quite the opposite. I am pleased it gives me the opportunity to give iessrved ? positive recognition and the first time I saw Bobby Hartin e total effort Bobby Hartin puts forth in the fans. t of each Carolina game. There have vo years in which Bobby Hartin has nuch noise that our opponents have >ut late in the game to regroup. i that booed our own quarterback and m cheer so intensely that he could ien him put so much of himself into a lally broke down in tears. ire what college football is all about, artin is much more a positive part of D,? y~i Arvrv wrv?* ? - ? oce uuuu JUD, page 111 gamecock' Founded 1906 Mark J. Lundgren Editor In Chief Don Fobes Copy Desk Chief Jim Phillips News Editor Barry J. Glenn Entertainment Editor Mike Hunt Sport* Editor Stephen McCormack Graphics Editor Sharon Pfppln uui? W Judy Sims Editorial Pag* Editor Janice Wood Graduate Assistant Jan Easterling Asst. News Editor Brett Fried lander Asst. Sports Editor Skot Garrick Asst. Entertainment Ed. 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