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The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: March 17, 2004
March 17, 2004 – 12:45 PM | No Comment

Sars,
What the hell is it with the pronunciation of the word “negotiation” with a
“SEE” instead of
a “SHEE”? Am I nuts, or is this needlessly pretentious? One of my most
earthy pals
has taken, in the past year …

The Vine: March 16, 2004
March 16, 2004 – 12:36 PM | No Comment

Hooray! I finally have a Vine-worthy question, I think.
I just read your answer to Worried Cat Mom, and I have a related question,
since I might be in somewhat of a similar position next summer. I’m …

The Vine: March 12, 2004
March 12, 2004 – 12:10 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars.
I have a response to the question about pet “lemon
laws.” Just yesterday The People’s Court (yes, I watch
too much TV) had a case about these laws. In the state
the litigants were from, breeders have …

The Vine: March 11, 2004
March 11, 2004 – 11:59 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
So, here’s the deal. I know you’re not a lawyer, but I thought you might have some information since you have so much experience with cats.
My boyfriend Joe and I had been considering getting …

The Vine: March 10, 2004
March 10, 2004 – 11:48 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
No big serious problem here, but as a fellow cat-mom, I thought you
might be able to answer a question for me. We’ve had four female cats for
nearly ten years, and have just recently adopted …

The Vine: March 3, 2004
March 3, 2004 – 10:58 AM | No Comment

Oh wise Sars,
Hi, love the site, and I think your advice generally rocks, so here goes. I have a problem that I don’t quite know how to deal with. You see, there was this guy. …

The Vine: March 2, 2004
March 2, 2004 – 10:48 AM | No Comment

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I have a problem worthy of Sars’s
attention!
In a nutshell, we have two neurotic cats, both indoor/outdoor and much
calmer for it. We’re in a pretty quiet neighborhood, with the
exception of neighborbullybitchcatfromhell, …

The Vine: February 27, 2004
February 27, 2004 – 3:31 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I have a grammar question for you, and one that I
thought was
particularly
appropriate since you also read Vanity Fair.
I’m a
bit of a newbie to
VF.
My roommate just got a subscription, and it’s like
crack — I cannot …

The Vine: February 26, 2004
February 26, 2004 – 3:24 PM | No Comment

Hi there,
I have obtained a cat as part of a package deal — he came with the
girlfriend. Said feline was very much an outdoor cat, hunting down and
killing all sorts of things, in spite of …

The Vine: February 24, 2004
February 24, 2004 – 3:09 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I am concerned about my cat, Dinah. She is five years old, very intelligent
and, up until a year ago, very sweet. Ours has always been a multi-cat
household and, although Dinah has never really been friends …