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.
Vague signs ("Don't let it happen," "Unfair," "Hell no!") in a spoof protest over nothing. Then again, what college protest has ever been meaningful or had any effect? From Montclair's 1977 yearbook.
INSTRUCTIONS: Here are three ghosts. Click to see a slightly less ghostly version of the same photo that appeared on the same page. From the Washington and Lee yearbook of 1984.
You've heard the expression that someone looks like she "just stepped out of a painting." Here's the first photo we've encountered of the phenomenon in action. From Butler's 1962 yearbook.
With the quill dipped in blood, the incredibly long serpent, the see-through cloak, and the radiant halo, this one is truly jaw-dropping (see the third skull at the top). From State Female Normal School, Farmville, Va.'s 1900 yearbook. Explanations: How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.