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The Vine: June 16, 2004
June 16, 2004 – 2:59 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My boyfriend and I have been dating for well over a year. We are both in
love and happy with the relationship. We are also both 20 years old and
juniors in college. The problem is …

The Vine: June 14, 2004
June 14, 2004 – 2:26 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have what may seem like a silly question, but I and most of my friends are
only a year out of college and we’ve never had to deal with such job-related
puzzles before.
I have a …

The Vine: June 12, 2004
June 12, 2004 – 2:12 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I’m going to spare you the gory details of this one and stick to the short
version.I hope I manage to include all relevant details.
Last year I was
visiting my parents and “friends from home” for the …

The Vine: June 9, 2004
June 9, 2004 – 1:38 PM | No Comment

Thanks for all the responses on “octopodes.” The consensus seems to be that it’s a word adopted from the Greek “octopous,” so it’s really the only word to which the rule applies in re: a …

The Vine: June 4, 2004
June 4, 2004 – 12:28 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have longed to be lambasted by you but my common sense works pretty well so I haven’t had anything to ask you. Until now, and even now my common sense says I have …

The Vine: June 3, 2004
June 3, 2004 – 12:08 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars —
I have a problem and I need advice. Okay, let’s start
from the beginning. There was a Boy who worked with
me…and we hooked up. Months went by and we were
discreet, no one knew. No …

The Vine: May 27, 2004
May 27, 2004 – 12:59 PM | No Comment

AB Chao, Expert of All Things Bang-Related,
I always find myself wanting new hairstyles before vacations. In a few weeks, I’m hopping over the Pacific to go to Hawaii (for a wedding! on the beach! with …

The Vine: May 26, 2004
May 26, 2004 – 2:15 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars and AB Chao,
I am hoping you can shed some light on the mystery of making mojitos
at home. We are having a large party and desperately want to serve them.
But…all that muddling. Is there …

The Vine: May 25, 2004
May 25, 2004 – 2:22 PM | No Comment

Dear AB,
I’ve been told that rinsing my hair with cold water will make it shiny.
It sounds like BS, but it does seem to work. So, does it really work
or have I fallen prey to some …

The Vine: May 21, 2004
May 21, 2004 – 4:44 PM | No Comment

Question for the expert on ‘do’s! Help!
I am still on the fresh side of 30 — just barely — and about five years ago
decided to grow my bobbed hair long. I had visions of Venus-like …