Didn’t Monday’s weather make you want to go outside and play? Same here. So I did.
Fortunately, a bunch of readers got together and wrote my column for me.
Thanks, guys!
New attraction
Bob: I noted a photo caption on page B-10 in your favorite newspaper on Friday referring to an event at “Stand Hywet.” I am not going to take this name-change sitting down.
Tom Fritsch
Akron
Tom: I didn’t even need to add a punch line! Now excuse me while I apply more suntan lotion.
Name games
Bob: Choices for the Akron Zoo snow leopard cubs’ names were Layan, Asha, Altai, Luka, Anuj and Sumbre???
Have yuppies (or Gwyneth Paltrow) infiltrated the animal kingdom?
Whatever happened to “Bob” or “Snowflake?”
Dale Jarvis
Sharon Township
Dale: Nobody is named Bob anymore. But oddly enough, I have it on good authority that the first five children born in Akron hospitals on Monday were given the name Snowflake.
More name fun
Bob: Is the name of the president of the marijuana advocacy Ohio Rights Group really Mary Jane Borden?
If you use this, please consider mentioning that I am the author of the humor book “Just Make Me A Sammich.”
Don Ake
Jackson Township
Don: Yes, Mary Jane is advocating the legalization of Mary Jane. But no, I’m not going to give a free plug to your dumb book.
Autocorrect no help
Bob: We saw this sign when driving on Copley Road the other day [atop a business that apparently teaches martial arts but isn’t particularly picky about the order of letters over its door].
“Marital” arts? If my wife signs up for this, does this mean she’s gonna kick my butt?
Paul Dougall
Copley
Paul: Well, if she wasn’t before, she certainly will now.
Article obsession
Have you just about had it with the people who insist on calling their school “The” Ohio State University? I have. But Buckeye fanatics have been one-upped by folks at Michigan State.
MSU actually put out a news release about someone who is studying in The School of Hospitality Business.
Seriously. An italicized The.
It wasn’t a typo because the same thing appears six times in the handout.
If I were the PR person for that school, I’d shoot myself.
Just feed me
Bob: I hope you can solve this big question.
Many years ago when I was young, they used to call the evening meal ‘supper.’ Now it is ‘dinner.’ Why?
Then if ‘dinner’ is correct, does that mean the famous painting will now be called “The Last Dinner”?
Harold Esker
Akron
Harold: I never use the term “supper.” It sounds creepy. So I don’t know the answer, and I don’t care. Now leave me alone. Can’t you see how busy I am?
Bob Dyer can be reached at 330-996-3580 or bdyer@thebeaconjournal.com. He also is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bob.dyer.31.