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.
While the "Space Invaders" video game had been around for a couple of years, Mario wouldn't debut until the next year. From UFO Newsclipping Service, 1980.
There is an "ephemeral New Zealand" in Tobias Conrad Lotter's 1762 map of the world. "Now you see [New Zealand], now you don't." From UFO Newsclipping Service, 1972.
We've been called back to the "Chief" mountain at Squamish several times — a powerfully imposing (terrifying) rock face, and no surprise that it could draw UFOs. From UFO Newsclipping Service, 1986.