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The Vine

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: April 4, 2008
April 4, 2008 – 10:00 AM | 9 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m a librarian, and I’m trying to help a patron find 1941 baseball box scores — all of them, for all teams, including batting orders. I can’t find it online anywhere. Other than going …

The Vine: April 2, 2008
April 2, 2008 – 10:24 AM | No Comment
The Vine: April 2, 2008

I thought maybe you could give me a little insight into a relationship problem that I’m possibly about to have.
I’ve been seeing this girl for about a month now and she’s awesome. Really funny and …

The Vine: April 1, 2008
April 1, 2008 – 12:15 PM | No Comment

Dearest Sarah,
I write to you regarding the use of cell phones at inappropriate times. No, I don’t mean in the movie theater or at church; I feel this is well covered territory, as it should …

The Vine: March 25, 2008
March 25, 2008 – 12:06 PM | No Comment

My husband and I just moved into a new house and our landlords are First-Time Landlords, which means that they are very giddy and excited about it. They have been great, but they are a …

The Vine: March 21, 2008
March 21, 2008 – 10:44 AM | 31 Comments

Hi Sarah,
All of my other resources have let me down; your readers are possibly my final hope.
Here’s the situation: I have an incredibly hard time finding shoes. Like, “I wear a women’s size 14 narrow” …

The Vine: March 19, 2008
March 19, 2008 – 2:30 PM | No Comment
The Vine: March 19, 2008

 “Mommeeeeeeeeeee!”
I know you ALWAYS get cat questions, but this one goes off one you answered last year because it raised a discussion between a friend and myself. She now thinks I am a heartless …

The Vine: March 13, 2008
March 13, 2008 – 11:50 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
It’s really kind of embarrassing that I have to ask this question — I go to an Ivy League university and while browsing the library page today I noticed the following:
“On this day… …

The Vine: March 12, 2008
March 12, 2008 – 12:31 PM | No Comment

Sarah, I really need a third-party opinion.
BF and I have been dating for nearly four years, and we have a very loving and committed relationship. Unfortunately, we also have very, very differing views about …

Reader follow-ups
March 7, 2008 – 5:49 PM | 6 Comments

Reader Alexis had this to add re: the Vine letter of March 4:
 

The case of “hard to underestimate” that you discussed in The Vine recently was investigated on the linguistics blog Language Log in 2004: …

The Vine: March 7, 2008
March 7, 2008 – 11:24 AM | 20 Comments

Hi Sarah,
Your readers have done such a good job of finding books and music I thought I’d give you all a shot at this one. My sister and I are looking for a children’s book …