[MR] In review

[Jack Warren]

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> So, let me see if I understand SOME of the essential points:
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> The Kingdom Chronicler and all webministers involved are doing the best 
> possible job  they can given the nature of applicable law and policy, and 
> the exigencies of their mundane lives. (Good on 'em.)
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> Everyone should be extremely grateful for their services, and for the 
> constant improvements they are trying to make to serve us better. 
> (Couldn't agree more. I sure am.)
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> The only really valid complaints should take the form of missives to or 
> conversations with various postpeople about levels of service, or 
> suggestions to the board of directors about changes to relevant law and 
> policy. (Helloooooo, Sysiphus!)
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> Those of us who live within 100 miles of the nation's capitol seem to have 
> a choice between getting used to the regular late arrival of the Acorn, or 
> paying an extra $10 a year for first class postage and getting used to the 
> regular late arrival of the Acorn. (Hellooooooo Hobson.)
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> No matter how late it is, the Acorn is still worth the price of membership 
> because membership is a good thing, and a paper copy of stuff is highly 
> usable for various purposes, even if it arrives weeks late. (Can't argue 
> with those. Don't want to.)
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> Alternately, depending on one's whatevers, one can either get a membership 
> without the Acorn, or forego membership, and rely on friendly members 
> (pardon the redundancy) and various official and nonofficial websites for 
> what one would have got in the Acorn if one got the Acorn. (To each, its 
> own.)
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> A slinky is a slinky is a slinky. (Insert your favorite emoticon here.)
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> Well, in answer to the famous question about will you go to hell 
> (translate: post office) with me for fellowship, I've given all this 
> careful consideration and renewed at the first class rate, and I comfort 
> myself with the wisdom of Mr Peabody and/or Dorothy Parker: Time wounds 
> all heels (translate: post office).
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Our famous wordsmith strikes again!
A post, of a post, about the post!

Howling for the holidays,
Manus O'Kean