9 December 2012 - standard mail

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The U.S. Post Office’s term for junk mail is “standard mail”. It’s their way of letting us know what we’re in for. Another honest term is “tax code”. But departments for outsiders are named to confuse; consider Customs Service and Central Intelligence Agency.

clue:

The original “U.S. Customs Service” no longer exists. The agency was rolled into Homeland Security in 2003 and its responsibilities split up.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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