Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 12, 1991
Transcript:
Dear T.V. Executive: Are you the bonehead who cancelled " Oil Painting with Rusty"? If so, you should be shot. How could you get rid of the greatest show in T.V. history and replace it with "Glenda's Green Garden"? You are a moron. I hate your guts. Rusty brings joy to millions of faithful viewers. Apparently you are just too clueless to understand that the man is an artistic genius. You probably wouldn't know a great work of art if you tripped over one. How did you ever get to be a T.V. exscutive? I hope reading this letter (if you can read) makes you realize the error of your ways. Wake up and put Rusty back on the air or you will regret the day you were ever born. ACT NOW OR ELSE!!! Sincerely, Nate Wright. Dad: Tell you what, son...Leave this with me and I'll mail it for you! Nate: Do you like the skull and cross bones I drew underneath my signature?
When I got to (if you can read), I just cracked up. The insults, the threats, and to top it off, a skull and crossbones. Hilarious…