European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse And s tripes Page 26 wednesday april 4 2007 Mourner solicited As new client that scrambled word game by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion dear Abby within the last two months my dear 75yearold Friend Margery lost her 51year old daughter and her 29year old granddaughter to cancer they were Mother and daughter at the funeral Home there was a table at the Entrance to the viewing room with a printed card asking for your name address and phone number if you wanted to receive an obituary and memorial card encased in plastic i did two Days after the funeral i received a Call from the funeral Home asking me what my thoughts were about the funeral i told the Man i had been to Many funerals in my life but had never been called and asked my thoughts about any of them however since he was asking i told him i had been upset to hear from Margery that he tried to charge her More for her granddaughters Wake than he did for the daughters identical Wake and then this insensitive Jerk proceeded to ask me if i had any thoughts about making rearrangements for my own demise and funeral Abby i dear Abby believe my ears a funeral Home troll ing for business from grieving friends and relatives of the deceased Mother and daughter two Days after the granddaughters funeral and to use the signed Book to receive memorials for names addresses and phone numbers to promote business is in my eyes unconscionable your thoughts please Doris l in Florida dear Doris just when i think i have seen it All a letter like yours lands on my desk whether the person who called you was the funeral director or a sales Man that person is his own worst enemy Margery should consider her self fortunate that he didst approach any mourners who appeared to be under the weather and try to sign them up then and there people with such Little sensitivity for the feelings of others should not be in a peo ple oriented profession if that mans employer reads this i strongly recommend that he be relegated to the Back room where the individuals he deals with Are far beyond the cares and con Cerns of this world unscramble these four jumbles one letter to each Square to form four Ordinary words Tribune Media services inc All rights reserved s j n 20 stories of work Homer Well make a Fortune the lock Smith 60t the High Rise the Euller became h15 now arrange the circled letters to form the Surprise answer As suggested by the above cartoon letters for this column with your name and phone number should be addressed to dear Abby to Box 69440 los Angeles Ca 90069 readers can write to Abby on the internet at Universal press Syndicate yesterdays answers tomorrow jumbles vouch utter duress Jostle answer the army Barber took this to save time shortcuts then y0t expecting that is tenpin you know were friends m expos Fame but Pip Vod eat my last ba6 of cheese poofs Speed bump i re airy love and you know Tir re in so to at How do Vou 1 sad about clocks that in what Cuche were fast approaching facet sta6e look Charlies tsar Are us the May to Cahoy Verne and Hamir Are stuck in a hyper caffeinated Stream of consciousness what happens when the Stream goes Over their Heads i goes Over every ones heaps Cohan guests every every Booy Chung Tang tonight tonight h8xrand Charlie the Unicorn Welcome Tine world be Foremost to Tkv were Stu u6ep to it terms
