“Dear Abby’s” Best Response To An Advice Seeker

Published October 3, 2015
Updated May 10, 2017
Dear Abby

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In 1979, famed advice columnist Abigail “Dear Abby” van Buren received a letter from someone whose name was published as “Up in Arms.” In the letter, “Up in Arms” expressed his or her concerns about an “odd” male couple who had recently moved into the neighborhood and their equally sordid guests, which included “blacks,” “Indians” and “men who look like women.”

According to the writer, these “weirdos” were fouling up the neighborhood’s property values. The writer then asked Abby what could be done to improve the neighborhood’s quality of life.

Abby’s response? Move.

Well played, Abby. Well played.


And if you enjoyed Abby’s enlightened retort, check out our other posts on history’s best comebacks and forty-five of the funniest insults in history.

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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.