Abe and Sara were an elderly Svedish couple. They tried their best to keep up with the times, but truthfully, they were a bit backward. They didn't have very many friends so they didn't get much mail. But one day Sara received a single envelope in the mail. She opened it and found that it was a wedding invitation. She proudly announced that they had been "invited to a vedding" but that there was one thing she didn't understand. She asked, "Vat does it mean ven it says an R.S.V.P. is required?"

Abe thought about for a few minutes and then triumphantly announced, "Oh, those are the initials for REMEMBER SEND VEDDING PRESENT!" (1)

We all like to get invitations don't we? Whether it's an invitation to a wedding, a graduation or a just a party. Even if you can't go, it makes you feel good tha…