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My Dear,

How could anyone with all mental faculties intact believe that Tinky Winky is gay? Good God, anyone can see that "his" purse does not match "his" outfit.

--Joanna

Dear Jo,

Prudie knows that purple homosexuals everywhere thank you for your vote of confidence in their style sense. And isn't the power of television characters wonderful? Murphy Brown was a loose and thoughtless woman, thereby being a rotten role model, and now Tinky Winky is sending secret messages.

--Prudie, conspirationally

Dear Prudence,

I read with interest the letter from "Call Me a Crank." I am a Young Entrepreneur and have had the sometimes unnerving task of interviewing ... a skill that is learned. Until it is perfected we young'uns rely on business magazines and books as to how to interview. In fact, I have used both the "Tell me about yourself" and "Why do you want to work here?" lines verbatim because I was following the experts' advice about what makes a good interview.

What the gentleman may have perceived as amateurish and obnoxious could have been a combination of nervousness and inexperience. Here was an obviously experienced man coming into this young upstart's company, probably extremely well-dressed and with credentials earned before the CEO was even born. It is quite humbling for me to have people with much more experience than I call and ask to be considered for a position.