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Article #4595Re: Query about analog mail system
From: Dave Brower
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1988 06:15
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1988 06:15
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In article <2048@geac.UUCP> bill@geac.UUCP (William Daddis) writes:
>The slogan is carved in the stonework of the U. S. Post
>Office in New York City. As nearly as I can remember,
>it says "Neither rain nor snow nor dark of night shall
>stay these carriers from their appointed rounds."
^
minor corrections, from dim memory:
s/carriers/couriers/
s/from/from swift completion of/
They probably carved those words when horses and carts were the main
mode of transport, and service has only marginally deteriorated since :-).
-dB
"I don't care what you say, as long as you spell my name right."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbcad!ames!ptsfa!rtech!llama!daveb From: daveb@llama.rtech.UUCP (Dave Brower) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Subject: Re: Query about analog mail system Message-ID: <1531@rtech.UUCP> Date: 5 Jan 88 06:15:54 GMT References: <1804@botter.cs.vu.nl> <1491@osiris.UUCP> <32@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> <2048@geac.UUCP> Sender: news@rtech.UUCP Reply-To: daveb@rtech.UUCP (Dave Brower) Organization: Relational Technology, Inc. Alameda, CA Lines: 17