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Judge John Hodgman on Speaking Like a Local While Traveling

Should this father be trying to communicate in the language of the places he visits if it’s embarrassing his son? By John Hodgman Harry writes: My 21-year-old son and I occasionally go on vacation to ...

Is There a Proper Way to Eat Chip Dust?

A: Jeni is wrong. She’s not only being silly and precious, but also wasteful. She should really be sprinkling those potato ...
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Judge John Hodgman on if We Should Trust Bookitty

James writes: My partner, Allie, refuses to accept the possibility that our cat, Bookitty, ate two of our pet guppies. The four guppies — Turbo, Wobbles, Kickflip and Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville — ...
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Judge John Hodgman on the Husband Who Loves to Vacuum

His weird hobby is unsettling to his family. By John Hodgman Jen writes: My husband, Rob, loves to vacuum floors and does so several times each week. Afterward, he brings the machine to the center of ...