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.
"But George, everyone will be dressed in all sorts of funny children's clothes." From "The Bug in His Butter" by Scammon Lockwood, in National Magazine, 1913.
Tag yourself. Are you the couple innocently coming home to find their loft invaded by four inebriated strangers and two animals? Are you the person in a tiny hat sketching while your mates are passed out? Are you the dog surprised by what you just licked? Are you the only cat who knows what's happening? Are you the one who dropped a toy airplane before losing consciousness? Are you the dunce dreaming that tomorrow is a holiday? Are you the mask on the wall overlooking them all? From Ulk, 1930.