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The Vine: March 31, 2004
March 31, 2004 – 9:57 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Thanks for doing what you do and keeping me laughing at work. I have a
particular pet peeve about the word “entitled.” My dad pointed it out to
me years and years ago, and it’s bugged …

The Vine: March 26, 2004
March 26, 2004 – 8:47 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a problem, of course. It’s a big one, and you might not know how to
handle it, but I don’t know where else to turn.
I have lots of friends that have been sexually …

The Vine: March 19, 2004
March 19, 2004 – 1:10 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I know that you have handled some interesting cat experiences in the past, as well as handled some puzzling questions from your other readers, so I was wondering if you could give me a …

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 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 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 …