Comments on: She Had a Question, 1919

By: jeans

jeans — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:24:09 +0000

Maurine, I agree. Ardis, the day you stumble on the files that contain all the original letters sent to this column, I swear I am getting on a plane and coming out there!

By: Maurine

Maurine — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:05:13 +0000

I also read ivory toilet set as toilet seat, and the suggestion to start with six and add to it.

I did wonder what brought about the question on eugenics vs euthenics and the morganatic marriage. Don’t you wish we had the questions to go with the answers?

By: Left Field

Left Field — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:07:53 +0000

#2: Hard not only on the elephants, but on the asses as well.

By: bfwebster

bfwebster — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:38:13 +0000

Once again, wonderful answers and wonderful insights. I especially liked the firm, “We have none such in America.” (referring to morganic marriages). Also note the lack of double standards in her response to “Anxious”, and the strong (female) employment encouragement to “Blonde”.

And, of course, the blunt practicality of her answer to Winnie about dark circles. These are, I think, my favorite postings of yours. ..bruce..

By: Moniker Challenged

Moniker Challenged — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:58:02 +0000

Holy frijole, Anne of the United Kingdom proper. I wonder if I could rustle up a baby by Halloween…well, I suppose dressing as the Doctor and Donna (no chance I’d pass as Rose-Lela Maybe) would still be a waste of time in Utah, Davros or no.

Ardis- you provide a wonderful service, not least because I now have recipes for crackers and eggless cakes. Many thanks on behalf of the peanut gallery.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:40:19 +0000

Uh, Ardis, that would be “neighbours.”

But, imagine the bragging rights: the Jones’s only have a two-seater, but we’ve got a six-seater. All ivory, no less.

By: Anne (U.K)

Anne (U.K) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:32:58 +0000

aaaaah, is a ‘walking chair for infants’ that which we would call a baby walker?

I’d have to disagree there. Not only are they wonderful for using up wannabe toddlers’ energy, they also do a nifty turn at the ward Halloween Party when every year at least one infant will turn up disguised as Davros.

Am away to ventilate my hair now

By: kevinf

kevinf — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:19:16 +0000

It looks like I also inserted my own real typo for “virtual type”.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:18:30 +0000

I guess that the children of a morganatic marriage won't be inheriting the ivory toilet seats. I, also, misread my own virtual type there. Also, this might be why walking chairs are inappropriate for infants. You probably need a drivers license for one of these.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:22:15 +0000

A wholesome Family Home Evening activity, maybe, Anne? Or a get-to-know-the-neighbors party?