Advice About Weather, Dads, And You -The Toast

This was a good idea that bore much fruit:

you don't have to be in blizzard territory to play but please text your dad for advice about the weather and share his response

— Mallory Ortberg (@mallelis) January 26, 2015

Here are some highlights. Please feel free to replace “dad” with “closest non-dad union equivalent” wherever necessary.

.@mallelis "Start the car every two hours so you know it will still start." All night? "Yes, all night."

— C.M. Stone (@CeeEmStone) January 26, 2015

@mallelis "hi!!!!! why you don't call me? have you made appointment for dentist" [a second text, a minute later] "go patriots"

— terror of everyone (@somersaulthippo) January 26, 2015

@mallelis I live in California and he's asking me if we're getting any of it.

— ReginaldConwayIII (@ReginaldConway) January 26, 2015

@mallelis “be sure to get a loaf of bread and a quart of milk…if you can find any left. And cancel your dinner with grandma tomorrow night"

— Sam Hockley-Smith (@shockleysmith) January 26, 2015

@mallelis My dad responded to my blizzard msg by complaining that his pool in Palm Springs was too cold.

— Kelly Rowland (@kellrowland) January 26, 2015

@mallelis "you don't have a job just stay home"

— Netflix and Kill (@geekylonglegs) January 26, 2015

@mallelis Followup a min ago: "I just checked your weather & it's sunny. Why are you texting me for advice? Go outside like I raised you."

— Jincubus (@jinxxtherogue) January 26, 2015

@mallelis he rang to ask if I'd found the de-icer he'd stashed in my car when I was last home, which brings my de-icer collection to 8 cans.

— The Witchuation (@Flossieraptor) January 26, 2015