RD201902

The Funniest Jokes

Since the Internet

Your collection of

“Mistakes That Take

the Cake” reminded

me of my husband’s

50th birthday cake,

which read:

Happy Birthday,

Bill & Papa!

And Under That

We Love You!

—Diane e. Meeks

Vidalia, Georgia

The Nicest Places

in America

Love the new format

and the Nicest Places in

America. I want to visit

them all!

—Patricia J. Mencin

Maple Heights, Ohio

I enjoyed your article

on Mr. Yassin Terou

and his family and

business. Because my

Facebook feed seems to

regularly have postings

about crimes and fear

caused by immigrants,

I shared the article

there. I hope that it

gets passed on for peo-

ple to focus on a posi-

tive contribution that

immigrants are giving

our country.

—Connie nuber

Surprise, Arizona

The Secret Lives

of Letters

Wow. Or should I write

Uuouu? The name of

the letter W is just plain

lazy. W is the only letter

whose name is more

than one syllable, does

not in the least reflect

the sound it creates, and

is simply two letters

tagged together (which

is confusing, since W is

often written as a dou-

ble V). I suggest renam-

ing it to something

befitting its unique

character and sound.

How about hua, wa,

way, wu, whu, whi ...

Anybody else? Or am I

existing in a vacwm?

—Peggy Lewis

La Mesa, California

Thanksgiving for

the Soul

I immediately recog-

nized this story as hav-

ing appeared in RD in

1986 as “The Third

Grade Wanted Purple

Mums.” I still have the

original. At that time, I

was a young mother

with small children,

and I used the article in

church presentations

about the value and

beauty of service to

others. Thank you for

the sweet reminder of

so many years ago.

—Shelly sharp

Yorba Linda, California

Remember when your kid

brother did ____ or your big sister

said ____? Of course you do!

We’re looking for the funniest

sibling stories in the land. Send

us yours at rd.com/siblings.

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good
one, sis!