I looked at the source code for last weeks mailbag and went down to the part with the fake link to the secret page, and it says
<B>Mushroom Boy</B>: Psst... it's <FONT CLASS="secret" COLOR="#4888B8"><U>right here</U></FONT>. Oops, my bad.
secret font class.... hmm...
It's not a matter of optimism or pessimism, it's a matter of common sense! (half empty or half full?)