Dear Abby Best of 1976 mailbag highlights
A digest of amusing reader letters from 1976 Dear Abby, including jokes about a needlepoint sign in a bridge club, a husband’s vasectomy concern, white wedding attire, and quirky questions on manners. Also features debates on language, privacy in family trees, and humorous take on doctor visits and travel with pets.
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Abby
Ned Leroint
M.N
Riend
Harvey
Waycross
Kurt
Rose Named National Flower Prospect In FTD Poll
The American public favors the rose as a top flower in a ballot by Florists' Transworld Delivery, which also envisions a national flower. The group plans a Rose Parade float costing over 35000 dollars with 25000 red carnations and chrysanthemums, drawing attention to flowers and gifting. Bernard Veldkamp notes city patterns in flower sending, highlighting demographics and international usage.
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Transworld Delivery
FTD
United States Congress
FT D
FTC
Congress
Pasadena
Bernard M. Veldkamp
Los Angeles
Detroit
Traditions of New Year Reflections Across Cultures
Dr Walt Menninger explores why New Year’s celebrations persist across eras and cultures. He traces origins from Janus to ancient festivals, notes common elements of chaos and renewal, and explains New Year’s resolutions as a cleaned slate rooted in old chimney cleaning rituals.
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Walt Menninger
New York
Times Square
Rome
Janus
Far East
Iran
Christmas Eve Open House Buzz In Small Town
Families shared festive meals and surprise engagements during Christmas Eve gatherings. The Mains hosted a Mexican English buffet with cousins and in laws, while George and Vickie Blake’s Bicentennial themed party drew relatives from Boston and Montreal. Glenn and Lydia Ferrer celebrated a silver anniversary with a Hawaii getaway and an engagement diamond for their daughter Cindy. Joe Brooks and Kenny Martinson marked Christmas Eve birthdays amid holiday cheer.
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George
Vickie Blake
Vickie
Teveryone
Blakes
Arthur
Ruth Vaillancourt
Boston
Gerald Havely
Steve
Barbara Lynch
Margaret Hopson
Ann Chandler
Charlie
Nassimn Haghighi
Rud
Hortense Borteaux
Ann Reed
Donald
Glenn
Lydia Ferrer
Hawaii
Cindy
Denver
Jim
State University
Boise
Idaho
Glenn Jr
University
Joe Brooks
Kenny Martinson
Eiveryone
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Serious
Inga Revenue Service
Murray, KY
Frank M
Beverly Hills
Frank
Herb Alpert
Burt Bacharach
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Buddy
Morris the
Taurus
P.G
Trudy
Mildred
Brantino
Press-Telegram
Veldkamp
Minneapolis
Florida
Arizona
Gnally
Bernard Veldkamp
Kent Henderson
By Carolyn McDowell
Hooville
David
Dorothy Main
Dorothy
Merrie Olde
May Bessent
Roby
Laurie
Mains
Janice Schuerman
Rick
Jess and
Pearl Corwin
Hank
Shirley Corwin
Tifany
Bill
Gayle Smith
Tiazel Gillum
Roy
Phyllis Dixon
Bob
Lenny Main
Melanie
Robby
Linda Noggle
George and
Helen Margovitch
Montreal
Canada
Sives
Gordie
Ruth McDermaid
Susie
Bell
Alvin Nikolais Company
Jeff
University of Michigan
New York City
Squire Fridell
Huntington Beach
Fred
Barbara Hillman
Jeanne Ferguson
Whittier
Larry Biedenharn
Lynn Theisman
John Weiss
Ken Raap
Bill Lininger
Colorado
Sherril Hurst
Booey Kober
Jack Law
The
Rastellos
Mark
Doug
Debbie Mills
Christi Mullins
Tufts
John Pick
Harvard
George Hardie
Asia
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