Back in the aughts, Cracked magazine was owned by the same company as the Weekly World News. During the rocky final years of Cracked, our editor, in an attempt to give the writers a pay check, had us contribute articles to WWN ("the humor magazine that nobody knows is a humor magazine.") It took me a while to get the hang of the paper but first the editor suggested I do the "Letter and Answer" format for their Dear Abby-style advice column, except that their "expert," Dottie, was a bitch. I struggled with the format, kinda of recycling various jokes and bits I had over the years into a letter format with a snotty answer.
A lot of back-flashing here. There are so many of my old jokes and premises used in this column it's a real snapshot of my brain back then. Easier to have someone else do something and complain about it; childish vs. child-like; skateboard parks; witch wedding. All things that had been knocking around, looking for a home. I mean, there's even a joke about Charlie Brown reruns. Arguing daughters was taken from real life, as was shopping lists. Also I note the replies getting more testy, which was something I was reminded to do.
Oh, another thing. The cheesecake shots were always laid over the Dear Dotti column. I had nothing to do with that.
Oh, another thing. The cheesecake shots were always laid over the Dear Dotti column. I had nothing to do with that.
