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Friday

An email to a lapsed subscriber:

Dear Former Subscriber,
We understand that you recently moved house, and now that you're all settled in, you want to renew your long-neglected subscription to OPE zine. I wish it were that simple.

You see, your behavior has consequences. When you neglect someone, it causes them to feel resentment. That's a pretty negative feeling, and it can make a person do some pretty awful things, such as talk smack about you, spread terrible lies, and FedEx you their excreta or the excreta of another. And there's no one to blame for those crimes but you.

You probably think $24 (the renewal fee) will assuage all those terrible feelings. It does go a long way, but if you want to demonstrate true remorse, you should include a US$5 late fee. Only then can real healing begin.

You've been lucky, as you know from the lack of parcels you've received containing excreta. But don't delay. I poop every day.

Kurt of OPE

5 Comments:

Blogger Perpetual Chocoholic said...

Kurt you are a true evil genius and I think we can all learn from you. You should put out a manual on how to deal with people. That would be inspirational.

12:57 PM  
Blogger Megan said...

I am accepting no parcels until my hazmat suit arrives. But since that will also come in a parcel, I've got one of those Catch-22 thingummys going on.

In the long run it's probably safer and wiser to just cough up the finsky...

7:34 PM  
Blogger Don, American Idle said...

It is gratifying to learn that you are regular. So am I; ain't it great?

3:02 PM  
Blogger Ed & Jeanne said...

Fed Ex happens...

3:51 PM  
Blogger tony said...

Shit Happens........

2:54 AM  

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