It's still out there. The dreaded backwards capital "N". As was first chronicled in MMeM, Vol. 4 Issue 3, it is harder to properly display a capital "N" than one might think.



Here is the latest sighting...



Interestingly enough, this latest discovery was also the scene of a previous issue (MMeM, Vol. 4 Issue 22).



At least they got the "N" right that time...

This local business sign is quickly becoming a Midwestern Mediations hot-spot. It can now be added to the list which already contains Jacksonville, IL and the state of Arkansas.

So, I just finished a mail-in rebate on a recently purchased piece of merchandise. What a sense of accomplishment!!! After that, I'm ready to apply for graduate school, the GMAT, or maybe even law school.

I believe it may be easier to get a drivers license or a duplicate birth certificate than to follow all the rigermorale involved with mail-in rebates.

Cut the UPC off of the actual box that the item came in? Seriously, you're joking right?



Look, we all know why mail-in rebates are so difficult to comply with and take even longer for the company to then process (6-8 weeks...again, I know people who have gotten passports faster than that, even in post 9-11 times). The company offering the rebate is banking on the fact that most people are either too lazy or just plain incapable of following through with mail-in rebates and their instructions.

It's money in the company's pockets...plain and simple. The U.S. government should contract these mail-in rebate firms to process immigration forms and even citizenship requests. Al Qaida could never follow all those rules.