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Subject:Dumb form letter programs From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Wed, 22 Mar 1995 23:42:20 -0800
>Many of the banks biggest customers received letters that began
>"Dear Rich Bastard...
I receive form letters from nearly brain-dead mailing programs all the time.
One of the funniest came a number of years ago, when I was still using my
first initial, "S."
Often, in those days, I received mail addressed to S R Mateosian. It was one
of these that began "Dear Sister Mateosian."
Well, it seemed hilarious at the time. ...RM
Richard Mateosian Technical Writer in Berkeley CA srm -at- c2 -dot- org
