Misinterpreted prayers bring laughter across generations
Readers share humorous misreadings of sacred phrases from the Lord's Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, recounting childhood mishearings like "Give us this steak" and "Harold be thy name," plus church and Sunday school gags from various states.
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Ann Landers
Mrs. K
New Jersey
Grand Junction
Colo
Groton
Mass
Ing
Missoula
Mont
Uniontown
Ohio
Shreveport
Covina
Calif
Cleveland
Richard
Republic
Schenectady
N.Y
Tampa
Fla
Pontius Pilate
Lake Forest Park
Wash
Noah
Think stationery instead of flowers Dear Heloise
A reader describes a thoughtful alternative to flowers a sympathy gift basket with floral stationery envelopes stamps and thank you cards. Another reader keeps an offline email address list for emergencies and offline access. A third recounts a 50th wedding anniversary party where photos with humorous captions created a memorable album for guests.
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Heloise
Audrey Hayes
Flower Mound
Texas
Beckham and Victoria host white tie charity party
England captain David Beckham and wife Victoria hosted a lavish Japanese themed garden party at Beckingham Palace to raise funds for a children's charity. Guests included World Cup players Sir Elton John Greg Rusedski Vivienne Westwood Joan Collins and Sir Richard Branson.
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Stars
London
England
David Beckham
Victoria
Beckingham Palace
Elton John
Greg Rusedski
Vivienne Westwood
Joan Collins
Virgin Empire
Richard Branson
Harrods
Mohammad al- Fayed
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across and Down
Crossword puzzle clues list with names and hints for a Sheffer grid including various across and down entries and themed references across multiple lines. The readable fragments show clue numbers and partial phrases, suggesting a standard newspaper crossword layout with entries for Doves conversation to Dundee denial and related wordplay.
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Oak Harbor
C.H
Staunton, Va
Dorothy Ricer
Woodsfield
Lane
Reno, Nev
Mills Lane
Aerosmith
West Barnstable
Cape Cod
Tom Hamilton
James Murphy
Hamilton
Eugene Sheffer
David Copperfield
New Haven
Company
Dda Mae i
Mason
Illinois
Vannelli
Winslet
Stratford's River
Dundee
King Features
Nyc
Ahange
THE
Leroy
Blondie
Ckles
Garfield
Bossie
Beetle Bailey
Sarge
Beetle
Baby Blues
Nonge 16
Wer
God
Terribi
Roney
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