CRAIG CONLEY (Prof. Oddfellow) is recognized by Encarta as “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation.” He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly, a “monk for the modern age” by George Parker, and “a true Renaissance man of the modern era, diving headfirst into comprehensive, open-minded study of realms obscured or merely obscure” by Clint Marsh. An eccentric scholar, Conley’s ideas are often decades ahead of their time. He invented the concept of the “virtual pet” in 1980, fifteen years before the debut of the popular “Tamagotchi” in Japan. His virtual pet, actually a rare flower, still thrives and has reached an incomprehensible size. Conley’s website is OneLetterWords.com.
Santa has drawn ten cards, including a Knight of Coins (front left) and a Knight of Wands (second on the right). From Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1883. This will also be of interest:The Collected Lost Meanings of Christmas.
You've heard that Christmas goes on too long, but the sentiment isn't a new one, as we see in Cartoons Magazine, 1917. The caption reads, "You get out of here just as quick as you can." This will also be of interest:The Collected Lost Meanings of Christmas.
You've heard about the "war on Christmas," but Christmas began fighting back in 1917, as we see in Cartoons Magazine. This will also be of interest:The Collected Lost Meanings of Christmas.
Here's a precursor to our Collected Lost Meanings of Christmas. The caption reads, "Old Christmas — 'On acts of charity intent.'" From Judy, Or The London Serio-Comic Journal, 1882.
The Hermetic secret that "time is a snowflake" is a googlewhack. (We'd have saved this item for winter time, but "time is a snowflake" might not be a googlewhack then. In the meantime, we trust your discretion.) This will also be of interest:The Collected Lost Meanings of Christmas.