[bookshare-discuss] Re: OT Star Wars
- From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:58:43 -0700
Its a little like the electric, gas and water utilities needing to
advertise.
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From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:16 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT Star Wars
> I can only remember them back as far as 5 cents, so I guess I'm still
> a youngster, Franklin County's oldest living teen-ager.
> It seemed like there were allot of Washington, eagles (for the
> pre-stamped envelopes), Lincoln, and by time they made it to 8 cents
> or so many, many Johnson stamps. I understand the promoting America
> concept (don't know if I agree with it or feel it should be
> necessary), but in any event I think it should be left to private
> industry, or charitable institutions. The Postal Service is the
> Postal Service, it's there, it's something that we take for granted,
> but I don't think anyone would want to do without it, and they
> shouldn't feel the need for self-promotion.
>
> Dave
>
> At 11:32 AM 3/30/2007, you wrote:
> >Gee, Lana, Three Cents. You are almost as old as I am. <Giggle>
> >
> >Well, I think that the postal service is like any other service, they
just
> >want you to remember they are out there and here to help you. Who knows?
If
> >you think they are really nice folks, you might want to do something like
...
> >oh ... work for them. Kind of like the Marines and Airforce recruiting by
> >riding on the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa
> >(RAGBRAI.) The reason they have sponsored teams has to do with showing
off
> >the prowess of our country. Now I've really gone and done it ... off
topic.
> >I'm sorry.
> >
> >
> >
> >Cindy
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 10:20 AM
> >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: OT Star Wars
> >
> >
> >worse than that, and this is dating me, but I can remember when stamps
were
> >3 cents, that's right, three.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 5:32 AM
> >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] OT Star Wars
> >
> >
> > > This is a bit off topic, but I thought as the Star Wars books come up
> > > from time to time I'd mention it.
> > >
> > > The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled its set of 15, 41-cent 'Star
> > > Wars' stamps to honor the 30th anniversary of the first movie.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure which surprises me more, the 41 cents, or the fact that
> > > they are doing it, along with a promotional contest of some sort,
posters,
> >etc.
> > > Even though I've been a long time fan, well I guess you could say a
> > > 30 year fan, of Star Wars, I think this is a bit over the edge. The
> > > other thing that amazes me is the promotion and contest. If you need
> > > to mail a letter you get a stamp, so why do they have to advertise
> > > and promote a public service run by the government? I never
> > > understood back when Lance Armstrong was still winning the 'Tour De
> > > France' why exactly the U.S. Postal Service was the teams sponsor. I
> > > guess it just a good example of your tax dollars at work, and why
> > > they need to raise the price of a stamp to 41 cents! Does anyone
> > > remember what the price of a stamp was in 1977? I know it was in the
> > > teens, but I'm not sure exactly what it was.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
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