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and burned out jets
come to Thrasher, PO
Box 884570, SF, CA,
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GAY NINETIES
I'm writing in response
to your "Pool" article in
the April '97 issue. I'm a
17-year-old skater, and
I'm also against playin
butt darts! What is all this
hardcore, butt-pirate, rap-
per crap? Don't get me
wrong, I'm a true sub-
scriber, but the faggot shit-
has got to go! Who's idea
was it to print such trash,"
and how does a gay rap-
per relate to this skate-
board mag? In the future, I would
appreciate you guys not discrimi.
pating a fine magazine like
Thrasher and its fellow readers.
A Concerned PSL
Prunedale, CA
April Fool's Ted
PULLED IT
My story is simple. I
was skating, just about to
do a 50/50, then this
ugly witch beeps her
horn. I lose my board,
my face slams into a stair
handle, and I get all
messed up. Now I get to
go to the hospital, 37
stitches. When I get
home. I find out where
that fat lady lives. I go to
her house and tell her the
wondered what the 23 stood for
Despite what people may say
while trying to make fun of me, the
shoes are not Air Jordans. One day
before school when I was in the
bathroom, I glanced at the full-
body mirror. To my surprise, 1
noticed that when the numbers are
Freshjive
story. She gives me a
few hundred dollars. 1 leave with a
smile. That day I did that 50/50.
Erie McKnight
Clarkston, MI
Guess what? You're pro Ted
SPOOKY STUFF
This letter is addressing the "Big
Bite letter in the April '97 issue, 1
am the owner of a pair of Sal
Barbier shoes and have always
turned around backwards.
they spell out ES. This
may not be the correct
explanation, but it gives
you a decent response to
the infamous question.
Ted Sellers
Memphis, TN
Bob spelled backwards is
Bob Whoa. Ted
FIGHTIN' IRISH
Let me start by saying
your magazine kicks assi
I'm always "Hyped" when
I see one in the mailbox. Now I'd
like to address "Ben Dover, the
guy who sent in the joke about the
two Irish homos in the Feb issue.
You listen to me, you "Cock Sucka"!
I got a joke for you: What do you
get when a punk ass tells that joke
to a Irish man's face? A broken jaw
My last name's O'Sullivan, and my
granny's was Fitzpatrick. So, come
out of the closet, "Ben Dover," and
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