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DEAR RICHARD: Have you ever seen this tombstone?: Here lies (not “lays”) Billie Woody Robins Reed English Teacher –Bill Plachy, San Marcos Your tombstone is
To celebrate the holiday, I share with you my limericks about funny monsters: Tonight, when the last light is gone And you’re sleepy and yawned
Let’s go sailing, sailing over the bounding main. A mainstay is a strong rope that helps stabilize a ship’s main mast, but for most of
In the previous edition of this column, I shared with you a number of pirate riddles and jokes, such as “Where does a pirate go
Arrrrr, me swabbies! Avast, me hearties! Ahoy, me seadogs! Blimey, me scallywags! Schooner or later, it’s Davy Jones’ locker in the briny deep for ye
DEAR RICHARD: I am curious about an advertisement on TV that proclaims, “Only pay for what you need” Is that correct, or should it say,
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. -Dr. Seuss For book
An old American folk rhyme chuckles: Where can a man find a cap for his knee, Or a key for a lock of his hair?
Next week, Comic-Con returns to San Diego, where, back in August 1970, it began life as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in the basement