Dear Matt: I have some friends in Denver, and they keep wanting me to come visit. They say you can get drunk there faster and cheaper because of the altitude. I asked them why but …
January 27, 2010
Straight from the Hip
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Drinks in Denver, New Zeeland
Radiation & Roaches, Shortening & Oil
Hey, Matt: I have a question about cockroaches. You always hear that after we bomb everything else off the earth, all that will be left are cockroaches. Is this true? If it is true, how …
January 20, 2010
Fish Eyes, More on Mushrooms, Estate Sales
Hey, Matt: Why is it that when I am swimming in the ocean or a pool and I open my eyes underwater it’s all blurry. Fish, birds, and marine mammals seem to be able to …
January 13, 2010
Broken Hearts, Sick Flies
Heymatt: Why when a guy breaks up with you do people say you have a broken heart? Where did your heart start to be the same as sadness or emotions? How can your heart break? …
January 6, 2010
Year-End Quiz
Grandma Alice is pretty happy to have Christmas done with. She says we’ve taken all the fun out of it. Shopping for the elves is always a chore. This year they asked Santa for their …
December 30, 2009
Mushrooms & Manure, Jeez Louise
Heymatt: I read recently that mushrooms (commercial mushrooms) are grown in hay and straw that has been used in the stalls of horse barns. So, I presume that they are also grown in horse manure, …
December 23, 2009
Bug Bites, Pale Lips
Matt: Why do bug bites itch? And if our reflex is to scratch it, why doesn’t scratching stop itching? Sometimes it seems to make it worse and it just itches forever. — Bitten Barb, via …
December 9, 2009
Tornadoes, Orange Decaf, More on Aspirin
Hi, Matt: I’ve never heard of there being tornados in England or Greece or anywhere else except the United States. Is this true? Why would it be true? I can’t figure out why they would …
December 2, 2009
Posted Property, Brackets, Place Stamp Here, Fuzzy Dice
Hey Matt: And the sign said “Posted, no trespassing.” I could see that it was posted, why does it say that? 2 parter: Talking about parens, what about [ ]? I have seen brackets in …
November 24, 2009
Aspirin, Estate Sale, Verbose Women
Howdy, Matt: I’ve always wondered how when I take an aspirin for a headache the aspirin knows to go to my head and not to my foot or my elbow or somewhere else. But if …
November 18, 2009
Women Talk A Lot?, Proofing Booze
Why do women talk so much? — A Dude on the Internets Hard for us to believe that in the 50, 60 years we’ve been toiling at this dodgy gig, this question has never, ever …
November 11, 2009