A dear friend of mine, TheSaintOfPain, contacted me the other day. He reviewed one of my cartoons over two years ago, the classic David & Thaddeus, but apparently he had a few more thoughts on the cartoon that he felt needed to be said. But before I showcase TheSaintOfPain's wonderful letter, let's all go back to that groovy year of 2006 and see what he originally said about my cartoon:
This was crap. Cooking a baby is not funny, and the taking a dump on someone's food isn't exactly an original joke. (And I use joke loosely.) The art wasn't too great, either, though if you actually used good humor in this, that wouldn't have really mattered. You need to either use some different ideas, and not go for humor, or do something else with your time, 'cause I just wasted some of mine watching this crap. 0/10.
I thought there was no possible way to top that, but he managed. And it only took him two and a half years. But before that, let's take a look at my hilarious response:
1. This is not crap.
2. Cooking a baby is hilarious.
3. I never said any of the jokes I used were original.
4. The graphics are just fine.
5. Suck my balls, you whining cunt.
HA! HA! HA! What a zinger! But I immediately regretted saying those awful things to him, for I soon realized that I loved that man and I didn't mean to hurt him the way I did. I should have known that the rage must have built up inside TheSaintOfPain for all these years. He finally snapped on the 5th of August, 2008, when he sent me this well thought out letter:
This is in response to your little comment that you left on my review of the completely stupid and tasteless flash you submitted a while back, "David & Thaddeus." I know it's been quite some time, but at the time, you couldn't be contacted, and I'm guessing it's because you are such a cowardly little faggot, that you knew that the flash was complete crap, and you knew that it would get flamed, and knew that when you shot back with your stupid-ass, immature comments slamming those who don't think at the kindergarten level you do, that you were going to get hate mail. Glad that's changed, and I've finally gotten the chance to fire back at your stupid ass.
First of all, it WAS, and STILL IS, complete and utter crap, and just because you created it doesn't make it good. EVER. Also, cooking a baby is NEVER "hilarious," but rather, an apparent sign of some sort of mental illness, that needs to be looked into by a psychiatric professional. The drawings are still as horrible as the day I rightfully blammed it, and finally, just because I, again rightfully, called the flash crap, does NOT make me a whining cunt; calling me that just shows how much of a dumb bitch YOU are. And just because YOU want to suck on goat balls, doesn't mean you have the right to project your sick and disturbing fantasy onto anyone else, especially me.
...Oh, I'm gonna love what kind of preschool-level bullshit you decide to try and shoot back with, churning in your pea-sized, sub-intelligence-filled brain (if, in fact, you even have one.).
After shedding away my tears, I sent him this sincere apology:
You're absolutely right. I'm sorry I ever upset you. I know my comments have ate at you for these past three years, and I hope that we can now continue on as friends.
Will you forgive me?
God bless you,
Jeffrey Davis
I just hope this little rift between us has not permanently damaged our relationship. We were planning a trip to the French Alps next month, but I'm not sure if that's even going to happen now.
TheSaintOfPain, if you are reading this, please understand just how truly sorry I am. I had no right to defend my work to an abusive review, and I think that angry letter you sent to me two years after the fact was completely justified. And I urge everyone reading this to send their love to TheSaintOfPain. He has been through a lot other than getting a strongly worded response in 2006, he also recently lost his penis to a severe case of Gangrene. Not to mentionhis struggle with his crystal meth addiction.
Once again, TheSaintOfPain, wherever life takes you, I'll always be there for you. God bless.