You know that wonderful cliche "time flies when you're having fun?" Well, apparently we're having too much fun because I totally forgot to mention that yesterday was TLO's sixth birthday. Yes, we've been muckraking, causing problems and glorifying Gary England for six years now. If you would have told me in 2007 that this site would eventually turn into a job and career, I would have asked if you were James the Marvel.
To celebrate this occasion, I thought it would be neat to give you a little glimpse into the creation of TLO by publishing the original emails that started it all. Tony unearthed them a few weeks ago while digging through his in-box. They are interesting, embarrassing, awkward and perfectly sum up how strange ideas can catch fire in the Internet age.