In that its my self appointed crusade to teach people to think differently than before: What is the most read group of words world wide, on a daily basis and in many different langugaes? This does not pertain to religion or trade names.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), October 22, 2001

Answers

???The weather forecast?????

-- lesley (martchas@bellsouth.net), October 22, 2001.

a menu??

-- Charleen in WNY (harperhill@eznet.net), October 22, 2001.

The newspaper, the back of the cereal box, the bumper sticker on the car in front of you, e-mail, ???????

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), October 22, 2001.

The phrase conserns instructions, spoke differently, written differently but transulated to mean the same thing worldwide.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), October 22, 2001.

Street signs?

The signs on the men's room and ladies room doors?

"Close cover before striking"?

-- Sherri C (CeltiaSkye@aol.com), October 22, 2001.

traffic signs?

-- Charleen in WNY (harperhill@eznet.net), October 22, 2001.

It's "Close cover before striking"

-- Gary in Indiana (gk6854@aol.com), October 22, 2001.

Warm fuzzies for Sherri with the first correct answer, close cover before striking.

-- mitch hearn (moopups@citlink.net), October 22, 2001.

Mitch! You're making my head hurt! :-) My brain isn't used to all this exercise - I think I'm having a brain cramp!

Keep 'em coming! I love it!

-- Cheryl in KS (cherylmccoy@rocketmail.com), October 22, 2001.

Wow, I threw in the "close cover before striking" just to be silly. I really thought that the answer was going to be the signs on the restroom doors. I'm a genius and I didn't even know it! :)

-- Sherri C (CeltiaSkye@aol.com), October 22, 2001.

But the thing is, I DON'T close cover before striking. I get my fingers burned that way. In the rare instance that I use paper matches, I always fold the cover back so that I can strike the match by pulling it sharply between the cover and the strike strip.

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), October 22, 2001.

what about a stop sign?

-- jillian (sweetunes483@yahoo.com), October 22, 2001.