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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
2/20/2007 12:44 PM |
I got an interesting letter from a reader of my newspaper column, Bits & Pieces, not long ago. Those who read the column are probably aware that I insist readers whose names appear in the column, go out and buy 50 extra copies of the Ocala Star-Banner, unless their names appear in boldface, then they should buy 100 extra copies. And, I might add, their names ALWAYS appear in boldface! I justify my stance by proclaiming it’s my job to sell newspapers – and that, of course – is quite true!
Well, now that the background is out of the way, let’s go back to that letter I recently received. In it, the writer details some of her favorite pet peeves – a subject that pops us frequently in the print column – which include newspaper advertisements, radio commercials, incompetent or careless drivers, and worst of all, she says, those ridiculous Checkers® hamburger stand commercials on TV.
“The mute button just isn’t good enough as I forget to turn the TV back on and miss half of my program. And to make matters worse, we are paying our cable company each month to have the privilege of watching these inane ads!”
Then she ends her letter with: “If I only sign half my name then will I only have to purchase half of the papers? –Betty”.
OK, Betty, I can see right off, you’re obviously one of those people who are intent on defeating the carefully thought-out and implemented, well-honed and crafted protocol that’s designed to separate you from a little bit of your money. Well, that’s just not playing FAIR, is it? How are we supposed to help relieve you of some of your burden if you’re not going to honor the rules we’ve set up, hmmmm?
So, if you’re only going to use half your name, I’m only going to give your missive half the exposure – by putting it here in my blog, instead of in the newspaper column. See – now if you don’t log onto this blog, you’ll never see your name or even know I used it.
How’s that for payback? :-) |
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