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.
We double checked, and it's true -- the easiest way to catch mysterious orbs in the air is to reach out toward another person. From the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's 1971 yearbook.
"Sometimes, I’m like a cracked mirror reflecting her own image back at Alice. Usually, this is on her fifth or sixth drink. There is a crack in everything, I realize fleetingly" (Michael Dickel). Photo from Washington College's 1972 yearbook.
This mysterious, shadowy personage (seen in UNC Charlotte's 1972 yearbook, pictured top) is a sort of puppet-master behind a great many musical acts. That same year, he appeared in the University of Montana, Missoula's yearbook (pictured bottom). We documented two of his other mysterious incarnations in this post.
We fact-checked this, and it's true -- the years were, indeed. This seemingly incomplete yet grammatically correct phrase is from Concord's 1969 yearbook.
"'Looks pretty weird. Everything's so foggy. Almost like a dream.' 'Yeah, but as you remember, it'll clear up.'" From Atlantic Christian's 1981 yearbook.
"Nick looked at Jim, his face full of yearning, sorrow, and pleading. He spoke, not in a human voice, but a message from his spirit. 'There's only one life, Jim, and it's eternity.'" From Photoplay Magazine, 1920.