A reader from my own city of The City, California writes: I have a question for you: Why is pee and poo spelled with an “ee” and “oo”? Why can’t it just be one “o” and one “e”? Like me. It’s the same sound. I understand to and too, but come on….I just don’t get [...]
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Not Viewer Mail: Fruity
A reader from Orange Park, Florida asks a question I get all the time: What’s a good April Fools joke to play on my friends? Dear Idiot, don’t be such a moron, stupid. April Fools jokes are neither April, nor fools, nor jokes. You were a mistake (I mean pregnancy-wise). Grow up. Everybody buy Tally [...]
Viewer Mail #3: Screwing Wombats
A reader from Riverdale, Georgia asks: Conlan, What did you mix with vodka tonight? Regards, Veronica Orange juice. The cocktail is called a screwdriver. It was discovered in 1623 by a cabinet maker in the India. For years cabinet makers had struggled to find a way to hold together their cabinet-shaped pieces of wood. One [...]
Viewer Mail #2
The responses to my request for Viewer Mail were overwhelming. Thanks to everyone who wrote, and I will try to answer all of your questions in time, either on the blog or through personal correspondence. But for now, Amanda from Yorba Vista, California writes: Dear Conlan, Are you trying to tell me that you don’t [...]