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The Vine: March 25, 2003
March 25, 2003 – 8:24 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I’ve been dating my befriend for nine months, but I have actually known him for
two years. This past weekend I took him home with me to attend the wedding of
my best friend from high …

The Vine: March 19, 2003
March 19, 2003 – 1:08 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m writing this letter because I need an objective viewpoint, and everyone I turn to is somehow involved in this. I’ll try to keep it as brief as possible, but it is a bit …

The Vine: March 12, 2003
March 12, 2003 – 12:08 PM | No Comment

There’s a car commercial running right now — don’t know what the car is — wherein Jeff Goldblum says, “Pretty impactful, huh?”
Chaps my ass every time.
Also, an unrelated but interesting thing: According to my dictionary, …

The Vine: March 7, 2003
March 7, 2003 – 11:27 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
All the grammar talk in the Vine recently has reminded me of
something that has bugged me for a while. It seems to me that when I
first met the phrase “free rein” way back whenever, …

The Vine: March 6, 2003
March 6, 2003 – 11:18 AM | No Comment

Sars,
I just got a cat
about eight weeks ago. She was a poor cat that had been abandoned when her
owner had died, and whoever came to take the woman away didn’t realize the
woman had this cat. …

The Vine: March 5, 2003
March 5, 2003 – 11:12 AM | No Comment

Sars,
I have a cat-related question, and thought you might be able to help.
I recently moved into a new house with four complete strangers. Surprisingly, that’s not the problem. We all get along quite well. The …

The Vine: February 28, 2003
February 28, 2003 – 3:37 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have noticed how much you despise the word “irregardless,” and I also
have a word pet peeve. I have a severe dislike — no, hate for the words
“flammable” and “inflammable.” I mean, what’s the …

The Vine: February 21, 2003
February 21, 2003 – 2:19 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m almost
three years out of college, and have been working
full-time, in an office, in a cubicle since then. Now,
I work in the music industry, so my job tends to be
pretty fun and fairly stimulating …

The Vine: February 14, 2003
February 14, 2003 – 1:21 PM | No Comment

Sars,
Had to respond to “Once Thin, Twice Shy” and other folks looking to stop someone from being hurtful to others/sharing TMI.
A friend of mine used to think it was hilarious to ask strangers stupid questions …

The Vine: February 13, 2003
February 13, 2003 – 1:17 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Yes, on a day when you’ve got drunk driving, class conflict, and urinating
dads in The Vine, it’s the grammar question that compels me to fire up the
email program. Grumpy Second-Year Teacher asked for some …