Comments on: She Had a Question, 1911

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:59:41 +0000

Scanning wouldn’t work for most posts, Hunter — the Funny Bones and Questions, for instance, are selections made from the best of a whole year’s magazine pages, not straight copying from a single page. And I am something of a typing fiend, so it’s easier to copy-type even something like a Sunday School lesson than it is to scan and then have to go through and fix all the formatting problems and mis-read letters one at a time.

Besides, my mother taught me to type like a pianist learns to play, with wrists flat and all movement coming from the fingers — never had a sign of carpal tunnel problems. But thanks for your concern.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:51:49 +0000

“Never fear, all; I have 8 or 10 of these “she had a question” posts already typed”

Ardis:

Oh my. You must be a typing fiend. Hast thou no scanning technology available? I’m fearful of hearing about an impending carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis . . .

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:12:50 +0000

There’s a website that’s similar to this: http://ldswhy.com/qa/
The answers aren’t as funny, but still helpful.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:42:24 +0000

Tatiana, my first “history” was a biography of Louisa May Alcott when I was in 4th grade. I love her!

Never fear, all; I have 8 or 10 of these “she had a question” posts already typed and in the queue for the next couple of months. “She” had lots of questions, and they were all as unexpected as these.

And Justin, I knew you were “outstanding” but didn’t realize you were “all ears.”

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:36:54 +0000

These are hilarious. Ardis, keep doing these. I agree with everyone else that they’re as funny as the joke ones.

I loved the Louisa May Alcott story. She was such a great writer! I laughed at her “fancy work” peeling spuds. Her description of the entire household, and the gentleman’s demands and complaints were so funny and so real. Also, her description of the lessons she learned there is wonderful and true. I need to go back and read her entire works again. She was my first favorite writer of chapter books.

By: jeans

jeans — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:24:09 +0000

Justin, great links. Just avoid the “cheap and nasty” imitations to the original Claxton. Hee.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:41:26 +0000

Justin, you don’t plaster your babies’ ears to their heads for a few weeks and then clean up the adhesive goo with gasoline? Who doesn’t? Well, there was that one small incident a few years ago involving my ears, adhesive plaster, gasoline, and a candle....In any event, I'm now using the Claxton ear-cap on my outstanding ears. I've found it to be quite comfy.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:54:02 +0000

The YWJ was aimed at the entire YLMIA, which in this era was from 14 years up to mid-20s and beyond (the “advanced senior” class was for age 23 and up to as old as anyone was interested in being in MIA, including married women — there was no age cut-off). So yeah, we seem to be reading questions from precocious little girls up to the mothers of those same girls, don’t we?

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:07:01 +0000

#20 – “She Had a Question, 1911″

By: Maurine

Maurine — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:04:10 +0000

Ardis,what year or years are these question/answers from? I'm trying to picture any of the women in my family who would reading these comments. There seems to be a wide fluctuation of age: Would it be unwise for me to “go out” with the husband of my dearest friend while she is out of town? I can see no harm. – Annette When you are at a party where you are not very well acquainted with the boys, should you ask one of them to take you home if you are timid about going alone? – Sunny