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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!

The Vine: August 2, 2006
August 2, 2006 · No Comment

Re: Shampoo’s travel issues, I think she’s looking at it backwards.
I’ve traveled extensively for business too, and I just can’t understand the concept of packing so much that you need multiple large pieces of luggage. …

The Vine: August 1, 2006
August 1, 2006 · No Comment

She’s gotta read Valley of the Dolls. It’s a classic of trashy mid-’60s literature. She’ll wanna run out and buy false eyelashes and a leopard-print jacket.
AG
Dear AG,
Agreed. And then she should rent the movie, starring …

Girls’ Bike Club XIII: Hasselhopeless
July 31, 2006 · No Comment

Wing Chun: Hello?
Sarah: I think you mean “Mel-lo.”
Wing Chun: I…do?
Sarah: Yes, sugar tits, you do.
Wing Chun: Sugar what now? …Ohhhh, yeah, Mel Gibson. Hey, what’s the movie where he’s frozen and then he wakes up?
Sarah: …

The Vine: July 28, 2006
July 28, 2006 · No Comment
The Vine: July 28, 2006

Hi Sars,
I travel for business. I can’t get the luggage thing right. I need a garment bag so my clothes don’t get wrinkled because me? And an iron? Don’t get along. I have a wheelie …

The Vine: July 27, 2006
July 27, 2006 · No Comment

Dear Sars,
Long-time reader, first-time writer. And it’s the former that’s the problem.
Oh, it’s not that I’m dissing your (high-quality and hilarious) site — it’s that I can’t tear myself away from my computer. I think …

Helena, Part Two
July 27, 2006 · No Comment

Helena wanted to know first of all what Molly Guidry did — for a living. Mr. Morgan didn’t know for sure, although he’d heard she worked for the Forest Service, which sounded about right to …

The Vine: July 26, 2006
July 26, 2006 · No Comment

Sars and “Order,”
I have what I consider to be the best gyn in the world, Rachel Villanueva. I absolutely adore her and I recommend her to everyone. I am 26 and not married, so my …

The Vine: July 25, 2006
July 25, 2006 · No Comment

I think the biggest thing you can do for an intern is to give them structured, balanced (some good/some negative) feedback. The ability to use both types of information to improve your work performance will …

Seven Sixteen
July 22, 2006 · One Comment

I remember the day he came home from the hospital. Now he’s in tails and a yarmulke, waiting for his bride. That little towheaded person, clutching a Care Bear, calling me “Seh” until he could …

The Vine: July 21, 2006
July 21, 2006 · No Comment

Hey Sars:
I was in a similar quandary when I had to start hauling ye old laptop around, and I found a great bag at one of my favourite shop-on-line stores — Mountain Equipment Co-op. It’s …