Hey, my name is jonathan zylberberg, I am in COM, and I am graduating in 2003. my phone number is (617)731-2737. thanks

Well, I thought writing in a few weeks ago about the quality and content of the cartoon strips in the DFP would make the authors think twice about what they are creating. I guess I was wrong. Yesterday’s atrocious cartoon “Rhoda” by Lauren Saul has got to be about the least funny thing I have ever seen. Defecating on a newspaper (is that supposed to be a Metro, by the way?) with an old man watching is not humor. There’s a time and a place for everything. If I want to see that sort of thing, I’ll go to an adult establishment and pick up a couple of videos, or just search the internet. This is not the first attempt at this sort of humor either. In the previous strip, Rhoda made comments about how BU boys prefer intercourse in the “doggy style” position. I just don’t find that funny, nor do I appreciate it in the DFP (see above for where I do appreciate “doggy style”). Meanwhile, Derek Larson continues to use his cartoons as ways of exploring his sexual fantasies, involving homosexual genies, voluptuous foreign students, and babies. Now, in a school newspaper, this sort of thing is allowed once, maybe twice, when an author is having trouble creating a funny cartoon. But with the quality of these cartoons dwindling, and resorting to juvenile sexual humor as a punch line for every cartoon, I wonder how far these authors will go once they graduate college. Perusing city newspapers like the Boston Herald, I find that all cartoons are very P.C., making sure not to offend anyone at all. They are often cute cartoons designed for all ages to enjoy. Take for example, “Family Circus” and “Marmaduke.” Both are successful cartoons that have withstood the test of time, and both are accessible to all ages. The reason I am writing this way is to warn all DFP cartoonists to make sure they don’t get lost in the juvenile, potty humor that they have placed their works in. Be cautious, as I am sure you want to use these works as an example of what you are capable of. Anyone can defecate on a newspaper, or take it “doggy style.” But it takes real talent to be funny. Show us what you are made of. I believe in you guys. Jonathan Zylberberg COM ’03