My gosh, dude I just read your rant on "Mr. Castanza" and I can say with complete and total confidence that you bitterly mistaken. I am a close friend of him and he's not half as bad as you say he is. He likes to mess with people. No worse than you and CJ do to me. What you need to understand is that just because he jumps on you once or twice doesn't mean he hates you. I have been in that class every day that you have and I can also say that you have exaggerated how many times he has gotten onto you, just as you exaggerated on the rant on "Stuck up Pricks". When I asked who the "hottest girl in the class" that our
friend had dated you said Jennifer Ritchie and Jaimee Humphrey. I then brought to your attention that he dated her when he was in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I believe your exact words were, "I don't care, it helped my point along." So, just as you did on your "Stuck up Pricks" rant, you have exaggerated grossly in your attempt at character assassination of our teacher.
The whole thing of him hating you from the first day is crap. Yes, he asked you a question and then tore you apart, but if I remember correctly, he did the exact same thing to me when he asked for a hole in the theory of evolution and, according to you, I'm his pet student. Now the difference between you and me is that I take don't take it personally. It actually inspired me to know more about what I believe because now I have a better understanding of what real evolutionists (no Mr. Castanza is not an evolutionist) believe as opposed to stupid highschoolers who can barely carry out an intelligent
conversation believe. Believe it or not he likes you Evan. Yes, he's wary of you in the way that Mr. Austin was wary of you, and you can't say you didn't like Mr. Austin.
And finally, your grand finale about him yelling at you about changing your seat, he was yelling at the other chick too and he did so because he had told you two about three times to move and she was just staring at him. He was yelling more at her, not at you.
"...it's hard to beat the Doughboy and a bunch of rape victims in a gay contest, but Costanza does it by a pudgy lil' nose." Now you have said to me in the past that you will do pretty much anything for a laugh, but this was low. Come on, comparing him to rape victims? I'm sorry, I'm all for making fun of people when it's all in good fun, but I think you went way too far. I know that there are many people out there who feel the same way that you do about him, Patrick, your other writer, being one of them.
I believe Patrick's problem was when he went in and argued that he should be in Algebra II in stead of Algebra I. Apparently Castanza was busy and after arguing with Patrick for awhile called the math teacher and said, "Yeah, hi, I've got a freshman here who wants to be in Algebra II, but I don't think
he should. We'll just put him in there and when he fails we'll pull him out." Okay, a bit harsh, but think about it. He didn't know Patrick at all and didn't know that he was really smart. Half of the kids he gets that argue about that stuff are arrogant point prostitutes who think that they can handle more than they can. I would side with his thirty-some years of experience personally. And that's it. That is the sole reason that Patrick hates him. Patrick honestly believes that Castanza hates him. I hate to break it to you but I guarantee you that he doesn't even remember your name, let alone does he hate you. Look, I know that this letter will end on your page and you'll find something to make fun of me for and you'll rip me apart, but I do want you to know that I think your rant on Mr. Castanza is unfair and grossly exaggerated. Anyone
who reads this, please disregard all of the rant titled "Asshole Teachers". And to Evan and Patrick, if you let go of your petty issues with him and try to get to know him, I guarantee that you will really like him.
---I just want to say as a note beforehand: I'm not going to angrily tear through this like a fat child through pie as I would love to do with hate mail, and that is because I respect the person who sent it. Just a warning for those of you I don't care for VINCE who might write mail. Oooook, you made reference to him being a really good guy. A really good guy who really likes to mess with people…I don't know…seems kind of…mean to me. I could be wrong, but I would wager, that en masse, people don't care to be messed with in front of an entire class. It seems like a good person just might not mess with people in the most awkward stage of their entire life in a class that may have people in it that they like, but that's just a thought. Next: the "Stuck-Up Pricks" rant. Exaggeration is such an ugly word. Embellishment is so much prettier, don't you think? Although, it really isn't an exaggeration if it really happened, is it? And can you really deny that girls, in general, still find the guy attractive? Until he's thirty years old
and bald and horribly diabetic, girls will continue to like him. If Chelsea Crabtree (one of the "hot" girls in the Centennial freshman class) considered being his formal date, you must admit the guy still must have something going for him today, not just in elementary school where he pulled off two of the best
looking girls in school.
Also, he didn't ask me anything the first day, or the day when we got back our first test. I want to point out that you said you are a "close friend" of Mr. Costalinza, (not Castanza) which I most certainly am not, which makes it much easier for you to take his messing around or tearing down. I was distressed that I had lost an entire letter grade on a grading error by him, not my inability to answer a question...so when I asked for the explanation, he told me I was incompetent in math and I didn't appreciate it. I wasn't accustomed to his oh-so-friendly kidding.
Another thing, I never made fun of rape victims directly, and if you read the rant again about emo music, you'll see clearly that I never make fun of rape victims. Even I have standards. And lastly, I have no doubt that the man is an experienced worker with fair judgment. But it is a bit unfair to tell a kid you don't even know that he will fail a class before you have any sort of idea of his skill in math. Oh, and it doesn't matter if the posting was ever so slightly embellished, it was still fun to write. I now carry very small amounts of aggression towards the man, as opposed to before the rant when I carried animosity towards him, genuine hate. So its perfectly justified. And don't ignore the title, just sort
of apply my feelings to your least favorite teacher, I'm sure they fit.
