Reader Email:

El Presidente,

Congratulations on your ignorance and colossal stupidity, because it just might have got you in legal trouble. Read on.

Unfortunately, I couldn't attend the State Meet as I was out at the University of Notre Dame where I take class and run for the Fighting Irish. However, I was surprised when my image turned up on the internet next to an entirely hateful story about Ben Perron, a current Junior at St. John's. Knowing Ben personally, I know your article couldn't have been any more off-color and slanderous, which is why I'm requesting you take it down. Care to keep it on the site? Read on.

Ben is a well-spoken kid whose reputation needs no defending or justification, especially to the likes of someone such as you. How you could even target a 17-year old kid's misfortune as a source of humor is despicable. From the standpoint of a Division 1 athlete, I would consider your assumptions on the 5k moronic at best and won't even comment. Try turning a treadmill up to 12.0 mph, hold it for 16 minutes, then tell me how easy it is for one of these kids to race a 5k. Still not convinced? Read on.

Taste aside, which you apparently lack, I'm prepared to take legal action for using my picture in conjunction with an article that brought both Ben's and my name into the negative spotlight. Slander, libel, unlicensed use of my photo, whatever it takes to get you and your site shut down. If you want to attack a kid for being honorable and simply not wanting to quit, you can at least check your sources.

Then from now on, stick to what you know. This will obviously mean dumping the "Wake up Next To..." segments on your site, as I'm not sure any woman not taking money for sex would want to wake up next to you. Oh sorry, did I make an assumption? Ask Ben how that feels. I'm regretful that I even wasted fifteen minutes of my life to address such an uneducated, worthless person. Take the whole thing down, or get a real good lawyer.

Sincerely,
Matthew Tieuli
St. John's '06
U of Notre Dame '10

I can’t tell you how many emails I’m still getting on this cross country thing from yesterday.    But this one was clearly the best.    It honestly took me like half an hour to even figure out what this dude was talking about.  Apparently when we first posted that video yesterday of Usain Bolt heroically crawling to the finish line, the picture on top of the link was of Matt Tieuli. (guy who just told me to get a real good lawyer)    Now how that turns into slander, libel and whatever else this clown is claiming is beyond me.   I mean the only person who knew that was Matt Tieuli was Matt Tieuli.   Plus I’m not why he thinks he owns that photo since it was taken at a public sporting event and I found it on google images?   They must have some funky law classes at Notre Dame or something.   Regardless I owe this kid a HUGE thank you because he just inspired me to create what is sure to become the most watched video in the history of the Stool and maybe the planet.  Yup, I accept "Caption Cross Country's" treadmill challenge!   I will get on a treadmill, turn that bitch up to 12.0 mph and hold it for 16 minutes.   And guess what?  I’ll fucking blog while I’m doing it!   Better yet, I’m not even going to train for it because training is for pussies.  I’m just going to pop in 3 pieces of Gator Gum and tear that bitch up!   And if I can’t finish I’ll get a Tampa Bay tattoo on my ass.    That’s how confident I am.