# Remember Melissa? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [August 4, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606 "2007-08-04T12:28:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tom\_and\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/1 "2007-08-04T12:28:10Z")
Remember that little twerp, Melissa? We certainly do! How could we forget her? Many years ago, at age 12, she rocketed to #1 on our list of Car Talk haters. The most memorable part of her irate missive to us? “P.P.S. My dog hates your show too.” Over the years, many of you have shared your memories of her first letter, her visit to Our Fair City to be a reluctant guest on our lousy show, and the subsequent harassment over the years. Want to chime in with you thoughts about our favorite little jerk? You can do it right here – we’d love to hear from you! Tom and Ray Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers ---
**Author:** ![tayinnawin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@tayinnawin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tayinnawin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/2 "2007-08-04T18:27:28Z")
Sure. We remember her. But why did you have to bring her up again? I remember having the shingles, too, but that doesn’t mean I want to talk about it. Yeesh. ---
**Author:** ![DentDisturber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dentdisturber/32/227_2.png) [@DentDisturber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DentDisturber)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/3 "2007-08-07T21:26:57Z")
Tom and Ray, are you grooming her to be your replacement? ---
**Author:** ![mesneede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@mesneede](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mesneede)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/4 "2007-08-08T12:53:57Z")
She’s still a brattle twerp … only she’s now grown up (???) and can inflict her venon on everyone Stateside and Abroad! PS I feel sorry for her little dog. ---
**Author:** ![te066538](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@te066538](https://community.cartalk.com/u/te066538)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/5 "2007-08-08T14:26:17Z")
You guys must be masochists, and she might be one of the most arrogant young adults on 3 continents. Love the show, however! ---
**Author:** ![Kendahl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Kendahl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kendahl)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/6 "2007-08-08T16:06:57Z")
A girl with a chocolate Lab and a Honda Rebel can’t be all bad. She is a perfect complement to you two guys. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/7 "2007-08-08T18:53:19Z")
I’ll bet Melissa is on a college or university faculty somewhere and well on her way to being an adminstrator. ---
**Author:** ![bfuddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@bfuddle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bfuddle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/8 "2007-08-11T15:12:10Z")
Hummmm, it seems like your web QC is on a par with your lousy radio shoe. The audio links to her aint working. Why am I not surprised? ---
**Author:** ![bfuddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@bfuddle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bfuddle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/9 "2007-08-11T15:12:20Z")
Hummmm, it seems like your web QC is on a par with your lousy radio shoe. The audio links to her aint working. Why am I not surprised? ---
**Author:** ![bfuddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@bfuddle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bfuddle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/10 "2007-08-11T15:19:07Z")
two identica posts, point proven ---
**Author:** ![bfuddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@bfuddle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bfuddle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/11 "2007-08-11T15:20:41Z")
perfect girlie-man bike ---
**Author:** ![bfuddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@bfuddle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bfuddle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/12 "2007-08-11T15:21:33Z")
no lousy spell checker either. ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/13 "2007-08-11T15:23:31Z")
Unless you are using a web browser from about 1990, you should have your own spell checker. ---
**Author:** ![irlandes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5e925/32.png) [@irlandes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/irlandes)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/14 "2007-08-12T00:16:22Z")
I do not find that to be true, Craig. Firefox only added auto spell check on forums fairly recently. My 2005 installation of Linux is still using an older version. ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/15 "2007-08-12T00:25:46Z")
My macs have had spell checkers for quite a while now, I believe even the current version of windows finally has a spell checker. ---
**Author:** ![J\_Euphrates\_Pettifog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@J\_Euphrates\_Pettifog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J_Euphrates_Pettifog)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remember-melissa/2606/16 "2009-05-23T15:26:43Z")
I remember Melissa’s letter, and her hosting (guest? She took over the show!) I notice in the update photos that she has/had her tongue pierced. I wonder if it’s a car part. If so, is it original equipment, or aftermarket? Foreign or domestic? Silver for her smooth acerbic words, or brassy for sassy?