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 altered this ad from Stetson's 1984 yearbook. The original reads, "The world is full of followers: learn what it takes to lead." The new version reads, "The world is full of flowers: learn what leads to lakes."
The heroic collie who saved someone every week in TV Land had some help from on high. Lassie and Her Guardian Angel by Charlotte Dean, 1884. Actually, this particular Lassie isn't a canine, but if it's true that "all dogs go to heaven," then Lassie likely did have angelic assistance while saving Timmy from the well.
"Boring Weekend Nights. Inside some of the unexciting and not so unusual weekends." A headline from the College of William and Mary's yearbook of 1984.