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Annoyed about Parcels
In these pages in recent days, the Sentinel has given unfair consideration to whingers and self-centred boobs sullying the name of the Perplex City Post. I speak as an employee of the post office, and I am here to tell you that the ridiculous claims of Patience Wellington and others like her have no basis in fact whatsoever. Perplex City Post delivers parcels on time, PERIOD! Before anyone dares to again speak a single word against the post - and, by extension, the hard-working men and women who ensure each and every day that your parcels go where you want them to on time and in one piece - try to find some basis in fact for your outrageous accusations. If you could see it working in practice, you'd be singing a different tune.
Ralph Kerrigan
Perplexian Rules
Our esteemed Council Leader, Nathan Earlywine, soared into office last autumn by advocating traditional Perplexian values. We should reject the questionable influence of Earth, he said, and focus on the culture and heritage our ancestors have built for us over many hundreds of years. For a time, he even succeeded in freeing us from the data link to Earth, with the hope of fostering a renewed interest in our youth toward the city that gave them birth.
Now, though, despite the significantly decreased level of involvement the Earth has in Perplexian affairs, we discover that the idle attentions of our youth have moved on to new pastures. The strains of popular Earth artists such as Tom Jones and Mozart may still be heard on our streets, to be sure. But now, too, the Xia-Hifan game of "puzzle karaoke" has caught our collective imagination; Harbin cooking methods such as smoking meat over smouldering tea leaves has become the haute cuisine; and Allerdun is becoming a popular holiday spot. But does this mean that we have rejected Councillor Earlywine's insistence that we become reacquainted with ourselves?
No, very much no. This curiosity toward the novel and different is anything but an abandonment of traditional Perplexian values. Indeed, the drive to explore the world around us, to understand, to seek knowledge about all things - this is the thing that inspires us to dabble in Harbin cuisine, to play Xia-Hifan games, to listen to the music of Earth. We have not failed to recapture the spirit of Perplex City; indeed, we never strayed from it.
Anja Marlowe
Celebrities Have Private Lives, Too
I was thrilled to hear of the reconciliation of pop icons Joya and Alejo Jackson last month. As a big fan of both musicians, I agree they really need to settle down together. It's perfectly obvious to the whole world. But now the two are fighting again - because of the irresponsible press! The Sentinel reported that Alejo's bandmate in Roll for Damage, Echo West, called Joya inflammatory names during a recent press junket. While that may or may not be true, why in the world would the press report on such a thing, unless they were intentionally exploiting the lives of Alejo and Joya just to sell more newspapers? It's one thing to passively report on celebrity life without interfering, but in this latest episode, it appears that the so-called objective journalists are generating strife where the reality isn't sufficiently dramatic. Why else would Echo's comments be remotely newsworthy? Simply shameful! Even the famous are still real people with real feelings, you know!
Naomi Woods