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The Vine: June 1, 2006
June 1, 2006 – 12:01 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
This is mostly an academic question about etiquette. My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage, but it’s still quite a ways off in the future (and yes, as such, I shouldn’t be worrying …

The Vine: May 16, 2006
May 16, 2006 – 11:47 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
A couple of years ago, I was living with a couple of friends I’ll call
Bob and Betty.Bob and I were and are good friends, Betty and I grew
oddly less close after we started sharing …

The Vine: May 9, 2006
May 9, 2006 – 9:18 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Love your site, just thought I’d my two cents re: hair dye.In my
experience, the best-lasting semi-permanent dye (and there don’t seem
to be permanent ones for the purples/bright reds/greens) is Paintbox by
Fudge.That can be a …

The Vine: May 5, 2006
May 5, 2006 – 8:16 PM | No Comment
The Vine: May 5, 2006

Dear Sars,
The letter from the person afraid to read The
Gift of Fear could have been written by me a couple of
years ago.I was in the position where I knew
something happened but I didn’t want to …

The Vine: April 28, 2006
April 28, 2006 – 7:27 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,I currently have a good job which I like well enough and am happy with. My department has gone through a few years of turmoil. Every six months or so since I started, there …

The Vine: February 17, 2006
February 17, 2006 – 1:48 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I hate nylons. HATE. Thigh highs are my friends — not only do the good ones actually stay up, they make me feel sexy in a “I’m the only one who knows what I’m wearing …

The Vine: January 5, 2006
January 5, 2006 – 1:35 PM | No Comment

Great Baseball Goddess Sars,Tell me, O Wise One, why is it that during the regular season, some games do not go the whole nine innings? I tried Googling this AND asking Jeeves, but I wasn’t …

The Vine: November 18, 2005
November 18, 2005 – 6:28 PM | 4 Comments

Sarah,
Your advice sucks! He loves me and I really love him.
We got engaged in September; are getting married in May 2007.
Because we were engaged, Joe called his cousin and asked if I could
come, and he …

The Vine: November 15, 2005
November 15, 2005 – 4:22 PM | No Comment

Sars! Queen of grammar!
Which is correct:
“On December 12, 1964, I was…”
or
“On December 12, 1964 I was…”
Please give references to prove the truth to the doubters.
Thanks!
Confused by Commas

Dear Get In Line,
I’ll cite sources in a sec, …

The Vine: November 11, 2005
November 11, 2005 – 8:36 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I need to know if I’m wrong or just being picky.
There seems to be a trend where the word “female” is being used in place of the word “woman,” as in: “I saw the …