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 weren't sure what exactly the mascot was eating, until we saw a separate photo of the mascot carrying away an effigy of its rival Ole Miss. By the way, it's a terrible thing to photograph a mascot (or one of its close relatives, theme park characters) with its head removed. We've sent a message back through time, cautioning the photographer against violating mascot etiquette. (What's the point? You know nothing will convince him not to use these photos.) From Memphis State's 1963 yearbook.
It's true -- night and day we talk about night and day. And the difference between what we say about night as opposed to day ... well, it's like night and day. From The Film Daily, 1946.