Faith&Friends
LAUGHING MATTERS
A Thick Frog on the Road? One letter can make all the difference, but no one needs a slice of dread.
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by Phil Callaway
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ew things make me laugh more than children. Here are some hilarious spelling errors they have made on tests and assignments. I am not making any of these up: • “There was a very thick frog on the road last night and it made a car crash.” Ah, yes, watch out for those very thick frogs. Sounds like that car had to be toad. OK, I apologize for the puns. I just can’t help myself.
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• A little girl wrote, “The best place to put pants is somewhere warm and damp, where they can live happily.” I think she meant plants. • “I didn’t get to sleep much all night because next door’s dog was baking.” That kid had a ruff night. A dog baking? Paws and think about it. Sounds like a dog’s breakfast to me. • One boy wrote, “I like to pick up sea smells on the beach and
