Dear Ann Landers,
What is this world coming to, anyway? My husband received an insulting letter today from a repu-table jewelry store. It is outrageous that a place of business would go to such extremes to collect a bill. First let me tell you we are respectable people and we try to pay our obligations on time. Once in a while we get behind, but we've never gone completely dead on a bill. Here is the letter we received. Please comment. Dear Sir: Your account has been on our books for over a year. We respectfully remind you that we have now carried you longer than your mother did. Thank you for your prompt attention. Isn't that awful?-Disgusted With Gimmicks

Dear Disgusted,
Sorry, but I think it's pretty funny. It ill behooves a person who is a year in arrears to criticize a mer-chant who tries to get his money.