Fun with Stuff

Below are some of the comments, compliments, and random adjectives that the author has received regarding the Fun with Stuff column.

If I had a columnist who, every month, wrote as wildly funny a column as Bruce Smith does, I would probably invent an award to give to him. Brilliant! I am still laughing! It is just so right on and so funny...ALL of this was so familiar. Thank you for your article "the shape of things". While taking my 12 year old to school I was quizzing him on the material they went over in school the day before. He talked all about polygons, names, and where the names originate. He got to the seven-sided shape and called it a heptagon. Never having heard heptagon, I asked him what septagon was due to that's what I learned it as in school. Looking in his text book, seven was heptagon and septagon didn't exist. Fearing my brain might be fading, when I went home I opened up dictionary.com and neither septa or septagon exist. Now having proof that my mind is slipping, I opened up a hardback dictionary. Again to my sadness it didn't exist. My last resort: a random web search for septagon. Thanks to you and your article alone, I am vindicated. I can now rest easy with the belief that it will be atleast a few more years till my cognitive functions slow. Hey, Bruce, read your piece. That sounds like my life... work, work, work, stuff to do, and no time to do nothing. Keep up your writing, it's good and funny. "GREAT, FUNNY STORY, Bruce!! I laughed out loud. LOL Good job! :)" I have to tell you, that was a humorous read... I was searching the web for info on the old patty melts from Der Wienerschnitzel and came across your posting, great read! You made a great point I hadn't realized - they do still have all the ingredients necessary, since rye bread is used for the Polish Sandwich. I think I'll add to your campaign and start asking for a Patty Melt at the Wienerschnitzels here in the bay area...Thanks for the great post. Bring back Patty Melts at Wienerschnitzel! Hey, I have a complaint - uhm, you never write about the theories of relativity that so impact all of our lives. I mean, isn't being ironic and funny relative? Bruce - You've outdone yourself! "Sweet stuff" "Charming" "Funny and extremely insightful" I read your column in the office, laughing and enjoying it immensely. Maybe you should add, “Do not read during work hours, it may cause you to laugh out loud, thereby revealing that you are goofing off while on the payroll.” Keep ‘em coming. It’s a great diversion from the day-to-day drudgery... I thought it was hilarious and so true I'd go have a drink or 4 if I drank. "Bloody funny" When you've got it nailed, you've got it nailed. You might recall that I once expressed my envy that you could write something like "The Path of Reason" and then turn right round and write "Fun with Stuff."...I've often felt that you wander perilously close to sounding like Garrison Keillor. Without the nasal twang, to be sure. I love this. If you don't mind, I'm going to pass it on to a few friends. I want to state most vociferously and LOUDLY that if you don't win the Humor PRP (the Mensa Publications Recognition Program) Award, I will be absolutely disgusted. Your columns just kill me! I laughed all the way through it. Again, you have blown me away with your FUNNY article. You really should have a book of these out.

	This is a review of Fun with Stuff that was printed in the national Mensa Bulletin. I'm not sure if it does the book justice, but here it is...