10 Most Hilarious ‘Dear Abby’ Questions & Responses in History

Remember”Dear Abby”?

Dear Abby visited the homes (via the newspaper and online) starting in 1956. Founded by Pauline Phillips, she took on the pen name Abigail Van Buren and began giving sometimes controversial, many times helpful, and oftentimes hilarious relationship advice for both men and women.

Phillips passed on the column to her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, in 2000, and it continues to be a mainstay in American life.

10 of the Most Hilarious “Dear Abby” Responses

Dear Abby: I know boys will be boys, but my ‘boy’ is seventy-three and he’s still chasing women. Any suggestions?
Response: Don’t worry. My dog has been chasing cars for years, but if he ever caught one, he wouldn’t know what to do with it.

Dear Abby: Are birth control pills deductible?
Response: Only if they don’t work.

Dear Abby: About four months ago, the house across the street was sold to a “father and son” — or so we thought. We later learned it was an older man about 50 and a young fellow about 24. This was a respectable neighborhood before this “odd couple” moved in. They have all sorts of strange-looking company. Men who look like women, women who look like…