On your mark, get set, go! Were off to the Gay Games here in Chicago! And I know that you kittens are truly excited about that! So many exclamation points! And so many questions! Send them to me! All you have to do is e-mail them to Dear.Daisy@sbcglobal.net or by USPS to BOI Magazine c/o Dear Daisy 3711 N. Ashland 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60613. Now lets go to the starting gate and see the action!

Dear Daisy,
In computer terminology, there's a graphics file format called 'GIF'. Most computer people say it as one word, rather than saying gee-eye-eff, but I've heard it pronounced a couple of different ways. Which is the correct one? Also, why aren't the words "good" and "food" pronounced the same?
No name

Dear No name,
Like many standards in the computing industry there's more than one implementation of the pronunciation of the acronym GIF. For example if you're using Compuserve you'd pronounce the word "GIF". If you're using a Microsoft product you'd pronounce it "BMP". If you're using a Mac you might say "JPEG" or "PICT". And since I won't tell anyone which god to pray to I certainly won't venture into that quagmire. (It's not really a quagmire, I felt like using that word. Quagmire.)

The words "good" and "food" are not pronounced the same because they are so rarely used together in the same sentence that no one has noticed until now. Welcome to the dawning of the Age of Aquarius enlightened one.

Dear Daisy,
Hi, this is Bing of Philippines. I came across to your e-mail address and try to find out how to contact you. As of now, I dont have anything to ask
for but some other time maybe. Just to greet and inform you that there is someone over here willing to communicate with you.
Bye and have a nice day.

Dear Bing,
You see folks?! If we were all as friendly as Bing of Philippines here there'd be no such things as war or crime. Have you told someone you don't know that you're willing to communicate with them today? I didn't think so. For the sake of the future generations, get to it!

Dear Daisy,
I have written you before; I am the one that is always wondering about my poop.
What causes the burning sensation sometimes associated with poop? Should I be concerned? What can I do?
Signed,
Paranoid Pooper

Dear Pooper,
I remember. You had the corn question and I will leave it at that, now about this query.
The burning sensation you feel is generally caused by a recent meal of hot peppers or related spices. The oils associated with these foods remain intact and active all the way through one's gastrointestinal system. These oils can also generate hot farts. In the future you may want to keep in mind, we are what we eat.