TO A SELF-LOATHING PIKER

I am very disappointed that you chose not to take me seriously and to post my email in a mocking way.

The origin of "Piker" as a derogatory word stems from the influx of poor Missouri migrants from Pike County into California during the gold rush of the 1849. They were just trying to provide a better life for their families and were met with bigotry and derision.

While I have dedicated my life to rehabiliting the Piker name, you sit in California, no less the birth place of Piker ridicule and humiliation, and wallow in your self-loathing. I hope you choke on it.

Sincerely,

Johny Piker