> Michael Sheinbaum wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
> I'm  sorry to see you don't think much of Haiku Headlines (what you
> describe as "News Haiku"). I agree that it's not for everyone. Then
> again, I gave up trying to please everyone a long time ago. We do what
> we do out of want for an audience, and resist making the site commercial
> in any way. It makes thousands laugh on a weekly basis, and pokes fun at
> the news media in a way I feel it richly deserves.
> You might want to check out the other parts of Tales from the Deck
> (http://www.coolwebsite.com) which may indeed help flesh out your "worst
> website" list. Or you might enjoy other things we do. Based on your Top
> 100 and this list, I have no idea what your take is going to be.
> Anyway, I hope you reconsider.
> My regards,
> Michael Sheinbaum
> Haikucaracha Emeirtus
> Tales from the Deck
> http://www.coolwebsite.com
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Subject: Re: He doesn't like us!!!
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:41:08 -0400
From: Mike & Christy Berman <cmsb705@bellatlantic.net>
To: tales@coolwebsite.com

Thanks for the suggestions for fleshing out my 100 worst websites list.  I
really think you do some admirable work in trying to provide material to
make people smile, it just happens that your site and my tastes do not jive.

I do enjoy greatly several other sites that poke fun at the news media,
especially the hilarious Onion (www.theonion.com) and Top Five
(www.topfive.com) just to name a few.  However, I just don't get how putting
headlines in a 5-7-5 format is humorous or even challenging.  I think Haiku
is an art form and putting headlines in this format is akin to printing a
newspaper on silk or parchment.

I can assure you that when I do accumulate more than 100 sites I dislike,
yours will be one of the first to be removed from the list.

- Mike Berman