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Dear Sars,
Long-time listener, first-time caller.I’m trying to figure out where “suck it up and be a friend” ends and “be true to myself” begins.(I always swore that “if I ever wrote The Vine, I’d be …
Hi Sars,
I just wanted to query you and the Etiquette Anthropologist
on how far the rudeness goes.
You see, I don’t drink coffee, because I don’t like it.
There is also a list of fairly innocuous (to the …
Dear Sars,
My problem deals with my two closest friends,
“Ashley” and “Sam.”Ashley has always been a loner,
quiet and distant.As far as I know, Ashley started
cutting her arms last year.I honestly didn’t (and
don’t) think that she would …
When the booze companies tell you to drink responsibly, what they really mean is “don’t drink and drive, and especially don’t drink and drive and then sue us if you wind up with no legs, …
Sars,
The site rocks.Rocks, I say!Ahem…
So, this question has to do with what seems like two favorite topics of
yours — baseball, and grammar (there might also be some cat stuff thrown in
if I decide to be …
Dear Sars,
I have been reading TN for a while now, and although I’m pretty new to The Vine, what I have read so far seems like great advice so I thought I’d ask you what …
Hey Sars,
My situation can’t be that unique. I grew up in a very Christian family…we went to church two times a week minimum. I’ve continued to go pretty regularly — not because I’m at all …
Hey, Sars.
This problem is very high school, which annoys the fuck out of me as I’ve long since left that hell behind, but here goes.I have a very close guy friend — let’s say, “Mark.”I …
[Stevie walks forward from the back of the stage. She has a straw cowboy hat pulled down low on her head, leaving only her mouth and chin visible. She is singing Schumann’s “Traumerei.”
Just before the …
Dear Sars,
I love reading The Vine. I have a grammar question for you. In the following examples, which are correct and why? A. I enjoy working with students heartily.
B. I heartily enjoy working with students.
C. …