R F A m r SPECIAL PERMISSION TO LOVE YOU, SIR . PERMISSION DENIED fftn ilf' of <$ X ' This is views on tl ting peoph the Cathc Knuckles YUM ! graphic tY section, at ; V R f > K - Amazon PEAR IN Workin think th something x a u m m y : not going there is a pathetic a mislaid ai minute. Three c the night, tal retard The set o At the in my face this. The Til in retr( shouldn’ Michael moniker part of th ly at the \ neither ti thought My mis age to M tri vialisin Onto even prin All were the opini should n People satire of strip fea Ones, M Eat The I Editor: Tisco Cc Advertis Distribui Typesett 2 20 June, 1989 CRACCUM that doesn’t and can’t be afraid to THE WORLD OF tread anywhere. Otherwise what’s the WORDS AND point? I’ve shown the strip to other PICTURES women since —women I’m not buddy-buddy with, either, who can This is a few words to state my take Knuckles at even more face views on the matters currently upset­ value. ting people. The points I’ll cover are I’m sorry, but to the gang of eight the Catholic Abortion Clinic of who talked me down, you DO NOT Knuckles, the Titbits Moniker/ REPRESENT HALF THE HUMAN graphic that appeared in the listings RACE. Not unless you’re messiahs section, and the abysmal fact that the rather than individuals. If you can’t Amazon Articles DID NOT AP­ appreciate Knuckles don’t read it. (If PEAR IN THE LAST ISSUE. you do want to talk to me about Working backwards; I don’t know Knuckles —about anything —come think there is any excuse fôr and make a time to see me. If I’m not something like the Amazon Articles there leave a ph. number.) not going in —although, of course, I don’t know if anyone is pointing there is a reason, said reason, as the bone at my Family of Sex car­ pathetic as it sounds, is that it was toons, but it might be timely to say mislaid and found only at the last a few things.* One example: I have minute. a strip with a male staring into Three of us had worked through mid-air thinking “ I don’t know the night, Aidan to the point of men­ much about women but 1 do know tal retardation (little exaggeration!). what I like.” one line of type, one blank) and The set of articles didn’t go in. My cartoon is busy DEPICTING single-sided. Should typing not be At the risk of having them thrown this attitude, not advocating it. But in my face, I offer my own regrets for what are a lot of people likely to possible, double-spacing and single­ this. assume? I wonder. siding are still preferred; handwriting The Titbits graphic seems foolish One already in print depicts a must be clear, particularly so in the in retrospect — but retrospect female body builder being salted. shouldn’t be an excuse either. This is meant to be about the WAY spelling of proper nouns and Michael Lamb used the offending THINGS ARE —not should be, numerals. CRACCUM does not ac­ moniker to illustrate the appropriate shouldn’t be, could be, etc. If you ap­ cept responsibility for any inac­ part of the listings. I wondered slight­ preciate that you may get a bit fur­ ly at the wisdom, but as the use of it ther with the more obtuse and curacies in handwritten items. neither titillated nor amused me, I obscure ones. The tone varies from Items typed up on IBM- thought nothing of it. one to the next. Some are simply compatible systems may be able to be My mistake. It is an irrelevant im­ visual puns. Some have intended age to Michael. As so many find it humour with the conventional notion transferred directly onto our system trivialising he won’t use it again. of a punch line. Some depict ... sad, to save lots of time and effort. Please Onto Knuckles!! Before it was unforgiving truths. see the editor about this. even printed I’d shown it to women. All for now'. All were amused and none ventured Unless otherwise arranged, the the opinion that this particular strip CORNELIUS STONE. DEADLINE for articles is 5p.m. should not be published. Tuesday and for letters and notices People have been comparing the [* Only one person has said they do satire of Knuckles to that of comic not like Family of Sex; all other com­ 5p.m. Wednesday. strip features (such as The Young ments have been of liking or of Ones, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door and puzzlement.] CRACCUM is published by the Auckland Eat The Rich.) It’s the sort of humour University Students’ Association, Inc., as a constitu­ tional requirement and not through any desire to be seen as an ‘official’ publication of the Associa­ tion or ot its Executive. Consequently, the Editor: Aidan-B. Howard Thankyous to —Jason Schulz, Michael Lamb, Cornelius Stone Alistair Shaw, Peter Malcouronne, Uri Kline and A.U.S.A. and its Executive take no responsibility Tisco Corn: tor the content ot CRACCUM nor for any actions Advertising Manager: Anita Andrell Miriam de Graaf and to none of the rest of you lazy connected with the publication of CRACCUM. Distribution: Julian La Valette sods! Ngawai Simpson CRACCUM is printed by the Te Awamutu Typesetter: Courier, 336 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu. tanks over people and incinerate their quest. And I might add, bloodied remains to show your love. hypocritical one. How on Venus can fi. But then again anything is possible, anyone expect a newspaper to be run after all Oscar Wilde said that “Every ‘professionally’ when some cretin (of man kills the thing he loves.” which there are many) can get a little Closer to home we have a rather upset with the newspaper for one hypocritical type of leadership in the reason (isn’t the purpose of literature form of the Labour Government. to provoke debate?) and instantly try Yes, the Labour Government that and get rid of an editor? promised us that it would never People have their own opinions on ■ C > charge us for our education and the Aidian-B. Howard and the job he is government that told us that if re­ doing and has done, but these same A elected it would hold a referendum on people voted him in last year. In a proportional representation. democratic situation (which doesn’t If there’s one thing this world decisions of his country. General Even closer to home, within our always seem to be in evidence at the doesn’t need it’s hypocrisy. I refer Noreiga is, of course, the man the own campus is a rather ridiculous Students’ Association) one’s vote, specifically here to the rampant dou­ U.S. installed a few years ago, a dic­ mismanagement and irresponsibility one’s democratic right is also ble standards which pervade our tator they were willing to tolerate as that characterises the Students’ tempered with responsibility. People society and have plagued humanity long as he didn’t upset U.S. interests. Association and indeed much of the have to accept the consequences of1 S. R . C . since it’s very beginning. The human Well he did and the U.S. suddenly Student Body itself. Craccum is con­ their actions for the entire year and race has, right from the very beginn­ became rather moralistic, attacking tinually plagued by letters moaning not continually try and oust him It is tough ings of time, arrogantly assumed him for his flagrant and previously about the feminist- and minority- when they are a little upset. That’s in an (unoffi what a responsible democracy should superiority over other creatures in U.S’-sanctioned abuse of democracy. group content within it. These writers S.R.C. It Y be and although Aidan will un­ much the same way as whites have We have in Israel today a situation invariably ask for more ‘average stu­ course, but dent material’ (just what is the doubtedly be wrong on many issues over blacks and men over women. where thousands of Palestinians have significance died at the hands of a people only too average student — any suggestions?) (aren’t we all?) Craccum cannot be Some time in our twisted past we must reveal i have decided that it’s our right to kill aware of what the horrible fist of a and a call for greater ‘profes­ expected to function ‘professionally’ this meeting and harvest the world around us prejudice and oppression is like. sionalism’ within the newspaper. under the rules of some moronic without any real thoughts as to the Again, stooping to cliches or perhaps These such students, so ready with form of populist dictatorship. After a justificati consequences. We have at some stage looking at wisdom the message seems criticism and so berefit of suggestions all, we have to wait a little while Equally, the decided that this is our world, our to be that as long as the boots on are now, it seems, backed up by a longer until we can rid of the Labour the existenc Government. Why? Because we put CANUFEELfT! planet. your foot, don’t worry. number in the Students Association particular ii This intrinsic, this innate hypocrisy In China hypocrisy seems to be the Executive. These same students con­ them in. • sidered opin has persisted right up until the pre­ natural philosophy and ideology, in­ tinue to believe that Craccum is their Finally, it seems that, once more a call for a utilising a fantastic cliche, people sent day.