Ridiculous Requests & Funny Emails This Year

Darren Doyle, Editor
As we told you yesterday, tomorrow is our 1st birthday and we're closing in on 1 million visits to Edmonson Voice. com. We've covered a variety of subjects, events, and happenings in Edmonson County during that time, but the public doesn't see all the emails and Facebook messages we receive on a daily basis, and those are sometimes very entertaining.

We literally have to check our Facebook page around 100 times per day to monitor comments and check messages. Unfortunately, there are still some folks that don't know what the phrase "family-friendly" means...but anyway...

We sometimes are asked to write stories on various subjects or events, and we certainly welcome the suggestions as they sometimes lead to very informative pieces. Fortunately for the public, we don't follow up on many of them as you'll see below.

Some folks still don't understand that we're a legit news organization, not a gossip site or just a Facebook page. Because of that, sometimes we get some pretty ugly emails and messages, mostly due to a crime or court related story that we published and someone close to a suspect or subject wasn't happy with it. Lots of folks like to read "dirt" on someone unless it happens to them, or someone close to them.

So, with that said, here are some actual quotes from Facebook messages and emails over the year. These are only some of the ones that don't contain profanity...we'll save the others for another day. We aren't publishing any names to protect the stupi...uh, the innocen...I mean...Ok, we aren't publishing any names just because.

Remember, these are real...

• "Can yall see why my ex soninlaw isnt payin his child support?"
  
• "Ya'll need to do sumthin bout gas prices in emonson county its to high."
  
• "I think  The Edmonson Voice should investigate why my son, *******, didn't get to pitch this year on his Little League Team." (the lady talked for paragraphs about how her son is going to the majors...I think the kid was 10 or 11)
  
• "I don't think it's fair that you all charge for ads, it's just the internet!"
• "What time does the (little league baseball team) play tonight?"
• (From a woman whose name appeared in the court news) "I didn't give you permission to put my name on Facebook! (Us): We didn't put your name on Facebook, it was included on the court docket which was published on our website. (Lady): I still didn't give you permission! (Us): We;re very sorry, but we don't need your permission, court documents are a matter of public record, and we publish court information. The info was given to us by the court system.  (Lady): So just because I was in court I end up in the news? (Us): Unfortunately, yes. Lady: So how can I be sure I stay out the court news?? (Us): Stay out of court."
• "Yall need to do something about the price to get in the fair, it ain't right"
• "Where was that ambulance going that just passed my house?" (we've gotten this dozens of times)
• "I just saw a dog get run over on 259 in front of ******" (also sent a photo). We replied: What do you want us to do about it? Man: Thought it might be news, looked like an expensive dog."
• "What's the number to Saling's Grocery?"
• (After a DUI story, a teenage boy sent this, he was a minor) "That's my dad in that story and we don't appreciate you putting this for everyone to see, he ain't even guilty. Us: We're sorry, but we report the news and local DUI's are always newsworthy. Boy: "We didn't give you permission to put that in the news. Wait till you hear from my dad. Us: We're sorry, but it still won't change the story. Will he still be contacting us? Boy: Yeah, when he sobers up."
• After another DUI story: "That's my brother you plastered all over the internet, he wasn't even that drunk!"
• "Hey, there's a bunch of cops over at the Mexican restaurant, looks like somethin's goin on!" (it was around 11am on a weekday and the person sent us a blurry photo) Us: Yes, it's called LUNCH.
• "What time is court today"
• "Am I supposed to be in court today?"
• "Is there anything yall can do to get somebody out of a ticket?"

Ok, that's enough for now. I guess it should be flattering that some people think we're that knowledgeable or influential...You've either just gotten a good laugh or lost your faith in humanity. Maybe both. 

Tune in next year for hopefully an even better edition of "Ridiculous Requests and Emails!" Thanks for reading EdmonsonVoice.com.

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