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.
The phrase "country bumpkin" is believed to derive from a Middle Dutch word meaning "small barrel." But here are some country pumpkins. From Susquehanna's 1900 yearbook.
Perplexing -- is he on our world, looking down at an alternate reality, or is he on a parallel earth looking down at ours? From William and Mary's 1914 yearbook.
Here's a yearbook that decided to make its section of ads an artful addition. Lasell's 1960 yearbook easily has the most interesting looking ads of any yearbook we've encountered. Click any image to enlarge.
Student loans are no longer necessary for learning how to be your own cat: see How to Be Your Own Cat. However, special tutoring is still essential for learning how to be your own kangaroo. From William and Mary's 1981 yearbook.