On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:22:59 -0700, Serene-y the Meanie
> wrote:

>Adam Funk wrote:
>> On 2007-04-19, wrote:
>>
>>> This purports to be an actual letter from the Smithsonian archives. A
>>> friend of mine who used to work at the Smithsonian has no doubt that
>>> the letter is legit.
>>>
>>> http://www.mentalsoup.com/mentalsoup/apolite.htm
>
>False.
>
>http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/smithsonian.asp
>
>Serene

rats. it sounded a little too good to be true. i posted it to two
e-mail lists. maybe i'll feign being in on the joke.

it's still funny, though.

your pal,
blake