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.
Can climate change be linked to pasta manufacturers reproducing the Italian climate in America just so that kid gourmands can enjoy "authentic" macaroni? The inconvenient truth is, yes. From Illustrated World, 1920.
Here's what the voices in my Spirit Radio said about climate change: youtube link.
"His tail between his legs. Most men are being whipped every day in the battle of life. Many have already reached the stage where they have their tails between their legs." From Popular Mechanics, 1927.
Here is revealed the secret of how we can afford to maintain our daily blog posts. "Finding fortunes in forgotten dust piles." From Illustrated World, 1920.
"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News