Big Brother is watching you July 8, 1985
Dear Mr. Adams:
When you first left for the west coast some six months ago,
we at this office were greatly relieved. You have long been on our most
notorious file, always wandering around the back roads of western New Jersey on
your motorcycle or worse your VW.
Very, very suspicious, Mr. Adams.
We did nothing. We were content to watch and wait, wait for
that inevitable moment when all these practice runs turned to something more
devious and diabolical.
We waited. But nothing happened.
Then, you went west.
It was like a dream come true, us believing that you finally
chanced the error of your ways and chosen a simpler and less adventurous way of
life, one that would reward you with the benefits of civilization.
We had no idea that you would continue your scurrilous ways
on the roads of Southern California.
Perhaps we should have suspected something when we heard
that you had purchased property along the eastern side of the Andres Fault.
Indeed, some of our staff – fond of the first Superman movie
– jokingly suggested you might be mapping out beach front property to make your
fortune with after you set off a nuclear device, causing everything west of
your property to fall into the sea.
The more reasonable of us shrugged off this unwise real
estate actions as another of your foolish capitalistic scheme, and we let it
go.
Then, the earthquake hit.
Why such an event should raise alarms here 3,000 miles in
the east seems ridiculous. But our office went crazy just the same as we all
tried to keep track of you – just as we need to keep track of all those who would
do dastardly deeds.
Local officials out there, caught up with their own issues,
didn’t take our concern seriously. That is until the super secret stealth
fighter, the F-19 crashed a mere 12 miles from your current location. While we
know the pilot was not you, we suspect you were intimately connected to the
flight, the earthquake, the beach front property scheme and perhaps other scams
we are yet unaware of. We suspect that the failure of your schemes was likely due
to some miscalculation or bad luck, rather than any sense of kindness on your
part – or for that matter, any sudden acquisition of conscience.
While we can prove nothing (otherwise you would already be
in custody), we think it wise to warn you that we are watching you closely and
that one more incident of this nature and we will be at your door with
warrants. This is both a promise and a warning, Mr. Adams, one that I would
seriously heed if we were you.
Remember, we are watching.
Come back to visit soon. I’ll buy you a beer.
Sincerely yours,
Big Brother
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