Most of the times I find Colin Dugdale’s column incredibly juvenile and silly (a typical Dugdale column can be paraphrased as follows: “I’m gay! Here’s a penis joke. By the way, I’m gay. My penis is gay, too. Penis joke.”). \nHis April 5 column, “Man pickles,” represented quite a remarkable maturation of Mr. Dugdale’s typical formula. Yes, he still used his shtick of homosexuality and penis jokes, but he did so in a refreshingly mature way (if a penis joke can be considered “mature,” that is) and found the right balance of comedy and heartwarming anecdote. After finishing today’s column, I found myself thinking, “Well done, Colin! Why aren’t all your columns like this?” Here’s to hoping this trend continues in his future work.
Dave Klein\nGraduate student
