As promised, here’s the first installment of the best of my 12 years of Tic Tac Toe feedback emails. <\/p>\n
The first email I have:<\/p>\n
\nDate: September 12, 1995<\/p>\n
Dear Jeff,
\n\t\t\t\t\tI came upon your page and decided to play a game of Tic Tac Toe.
\nYour game screwed me over. I was cheated out of my turn three times,
\nbut what’s worse: I lost to a computer. This wouldn’t have been so bad
\nif I were playing chess or some other high-strategy game, but to lose at
\nTicTacToe is a real blow to the ego, even if the computer cheated. I’m
\nterribly distraught!!!!
\n\t\t\t\t\tJust kidding… I just wanted to let you know your program has a
\nbug in it. <\/p>\n\tRobert Karhnak\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I think my first true hatemail came on on March 5, 1996<\/p>\n
\nTHIS GAME SUCKS! WHAT THE HELL COULD HAVE POSSESSED YOU TO BOTHER
\nPUTTING THIS CRAP ON THE WEB! MY 6 YEAR-OLD BROTHER DOESN’T EVEN FIND IT
\nMENTALLY STIMMULATING!IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-<\/p><\/blockquote>\nand then it got worse<\/p>\n
\nThis game sucks balls!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n
Make a better game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Apparently I molded a generation just getting on the internet:<\/p>\n
my first time on the internet and i thought that this game was fun<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Besides hate mail, the second most popular email theme is students who want the source code. No, I will not do your homework for you.<\/p>\n
Subject: \tHelp Needed!
\n\tDate: \tMay 10, 1998 10:49:35 AM PDT<\/p>\nHi,<\/p>\n
I’m a student from a Singapore’s Polytechnic and we are doing a project on
\nInternet’s Interactive Games. We need to do an online games and I came
\nacross your website with this Tic-Tac-Toe game and is interested in it. Can
\nyou help me? If you are willing to help please let me have a copy of your
\nTic-Tac-Toe’s scripts and and instruction on installing it. Thanks a lot
\nfor your help…..<\/p>\nThanks,
\nAlex Sim<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThen it goes back to hate mail<\/p>\n
\nTic-tac-toe fucken’ sucks you pansie ass bitches!!!!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sorry kids, get used to losing. You’re going to do a lot of it in life, especially you<\/p>\n
Date: March 3, 1998<\/p>\n
stop cheating and play dumber and stop winning and we’re just kids &
\nyour supposed let us win!<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBut no matter what the kids say to me, they always want email, so I get stuff like this<\/p>\n
Date: March 1, 1998 12:15:06 PM PST
\nDEAR COMPUTER,
\nWHY CANT I PLAY TIC TAC TOE?
\nI WANT TO PLAY NOW BUMSTER
\nFROM SHIRLEY<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDate: March 1, 1998 12:17:39 PM PST<\/p>\n
YOU BETTER WRITE BACK
\nFROM SHIRLEY\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nYeah, I admit it. I’m “stoupit”.<\/p>\n
\tSubject: \ti think that suks. you are stoupit to make the computer win\tevery
\n\tDate: \tFebruary 19, 1998 3:01:50 PM PST<\/p>\ntime goog by you gerks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Other letters were cute. Where are you now Syenna?<\/p>\n
\tFrom: \t defaultuser@domain.com
\n\tSubject: \t(no subject)
\n\tDate: \tJanuary 20, 1998 8:23:34 PM PST
\n\tTo: \t ttt@boulter.com<\/p>\nI like your game against because I have always liked this game. I also
\nlike playing computer the computer most of the time I play this I beat
\nthe computer alot!<\/p>\n. From Syenna Burquitlam B.C.<\/p>\n
Iam 8 and a half years old<\/p>\n
Iwas born in the year 1989<\/p>\n
Read my letter!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
213 rounds? And I have too much time on my hands?<\/p>\n
\tDate: \tDecember 13, 1997 9:04:42 PM PST<\/p>\n
Hi, my comment about your Tic-Tac Toe is;when you make your choice of where you’re gonna put your sy mbol it takes too long for the computer to put it in,and in that time it can see what’s going to happen in that move,so it can beat you every time.I’ve played 213 rounds and I’ve never won once. Sincerely, Amanda G.
\n\u0004<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI wonder if I still have a chance with BAMBIE.<\/p>\n
\tDate: \tDecember 13, 1997 9:32:11 AM PST<\/p>\n
I mite let you win sometimes.BUT YOU ARE NOT ALLWOED TO CHEAT BECAUSE I DO
\nNOT CHEAT. BUY THE WAY HOW OLD ARE YOU ARE YOU SINGLE AND WERE DO YOU
\nLIVE?\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nMY NAME IS BAMBIE.
\n PS. WRITE BACK AT
\nttt@bambie.com\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI’m worried about the restricted internet too!<\/p>\n
\tSubject: \tHelp
\n\tDate: \tNovember 26, 1997 1:03:48 PM PST<\/p>\nI can not acess Tic-Tac-Toe because I am Web restricted. How can I play
\nwithout worring About the Internet? Hope you can get me info soon.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nI should translate this. I have no idea if I’m being insulted or not.<\/p>\n
Subject: \tvon mir
\n\tDate: \tNovember 6, 1997 4:45:13 PM PST<\/p>\nfind ich echt geil, schreibt mal zur\u00fcck, tschaui, dirk<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Yes, I’m sorry you need to be at least 5 feet tall to win, but I love you too.<\/p>\n
\tSubject: \tWHY
\n\tDate: \tOctober 22, 1997 6:51:11 PM PDT<\/p>\nWHY CAN”T I KEVIN WEATHERS 10YEARS OLD 4″6 GO TO TIC TAC
\nTOE PLEASE WRITE BACK.<\/p>\nLOVE YOU<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yes, everyone except you, apparently.<\/p>\n
Date: \tOctober 22, 1997 10:59:00 AM PDT<\/p>\n
It’s impossible to win because people are too smart\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rugrats Tic Tac Toe! Why didn’t I think of that first?<\/p>\n
\tDate: \tAugust 25, 1997 4:26:25 PM PDT<\/p>\n
It was good , but you can put pictures of the rugrats from nickelodeon
\nplease I like them very much.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nPerhaps I should<\/strong> start a company for this.<\/p>\n
\tDate: \tJuly 24, 1997 2:50:06 PM PDT<\/p>\n
dear tic tac toe company,
\n your
\ngreat\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSorry Kelly, there’s no man behind the curtain here.<\/p>\n
Date: \tJune 14, 1997 1:29:46 PM PDT<\/p>\n
HI MY NAME IS KELLY AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO IS
\nPLAYING TICTAC TOE WITH ME OR IS THE COMPUTER?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nHmm, your job must be really boring.<\/p>\n
Date: \tJune 13, 1997 11:45:16 AM PDT<\/p>\n
I LOVE IT!!!!! helps the work day out a little.
\nTHANKS!!!!
\nDiane Pomelear\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBad Dog certainly tells it like it is.<\/p>\n
Date: \tApril 15, 1997 6:13:24 AM PDT<\/p>\n
Dear Jeff I like your Tic Tac Toe game my favorite board games is Tic
\nTac Toe. I was playing the game and I lost And I saw I could send a
\nletter to you so I am. <\/p>\nYours Truely Bad Dog\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If only playing Tic Tac Toe was the worst thing you could get caught doing on your computer at work these days:<\/p>\n
\tDate: \tMay 22, 1998 12:25:43 PM PDT<\/p>\n
I’M NEW AT THIS STUFF. HOW COULD I GET A COPY OF TIC TAC TOE TO PUT ON
\nMY COMPUTER SINCE WE’RE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ON THE INTERNET AT WORK. I TRY
\nTO USE THIS SITE WHEN THE BOSS ISN’T AROUND. ALOT OF PEOPLE HERE USE
\nTHIS SITE<\/p>\nCOMALANDER<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I think I struck a nerve with this fellow:<\/p>\n
Date: \tJune 19, 1998 2:22:24 PM PDT<\/p>\n
DEAR TIC- TAC- TOE YOU STUPID GAME THE COMPUTER WILL WIN YOU STUPID
\nCRAP FACE<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nLots more to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As promised, here’s the first installment of the best of my 12 years of Tic Tac Toe feedback emails. The first email I have: Date: September 12, 1995 Dear Jeff, I came upon your page and decided to play a game of Tic Tac Toe. Your game screwed me over. I was cheated out of …<\/p>\n