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Post by Geodus on Jun 8, 2018 1:49:39 GMT -5
It is goments like these that became becoming I asked myself, is this not the greater one?
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Post by dmikester on Jun 8, 2018 14:46:20 GMT -5
Mysteriously, I did not get this most recent missive, despite having actually purchased something recently from them and having gotten all of their other ones over the years. Not that I missed out on much...
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Post by thegenii on Jun 8, 2018 16:56:22 GMT -5
Hey, here's another one which arrived seconds ago.
My dearest Richard, For our amusement, we researched the various days, weeks, and months celebrated and observed in June, and like a rich cheese paired with a fine wine, we will recommend an Experience with its most relevant observance for June! June 8th is World Ocean Day, which promotes awareness of the sheer quantity of plastics currently suspended in our oceans, with easy-to-understand lessons on doing our part to help keep the seas clean. A fitting pair to this observance is an Experience where most of the action takes place long ago when the ocean was cleaner but arguably far more dangerous: our pirate adventure, The Lost Treasure of John Augur. The month of June is Adopt-a-Cat Month. In Ancient Egypt, you would receive the fate in kind as a penalty for hurting or killing a cat. Worshipped as a goddess in the form of Bastet, and revered for their grace and poise, the Egyptians held the Mau in the highest regard. Today, some cats are seeking to reclaim their status by finding willing homes. If you adopt a cat this month, why not also bring our Egyptian experience The Hunt for the Forgotten Tomb into your home? On June 7th, celebrate VCR Day by encouraging all those who still own one to find an old Mylar magnetic tape cassette and view it through the outdated equipment. Many of our interns have collected cinematic films in this fashion, and they lean towards subjects dark and disturbing, with favourites being Alien, The Thing, and The Wicker Man. Might we recommend Rise of the Cult! The 9th of June is Best Friends Day. If I wished to be devious, I would suggest The Weeping Book on account of the strained relationship at the heart of the tale. I fear that would be venturing too far from my role as a purveyor of strange goods, and into that of a self-referential humorist. Instead, I have been encouraged by the interns to suggest Tempus Fugit. To travel through space and time for a friend is to be a best friend, indeed. June 12th is Magic Day. which lands squarely in the wheelhouse of the newest Experience, and our first collaborative effort, Taako's Correspondence School of Wizardry, Cantrips and other Magicks. After some months working with the talented McElroy family —Justin, Travis, Griffin, and Clint— we have all gotten along so well and so quickly that I could have instead selected Best Friends Day for this Experience: that is how they make us feel! And finally, The Weeping Book. No, I cannot. The Weeping Book cannot be compared to any day, week, month or any holiday or observance. It must simply be experienced. If you enjoyed our little adventure down the path of free association, or perhaps you would rather not consort with it again, please be sure to let us know by telling Member Services Additionally, if you have any questions about the company, an order you have made, or about other games do not hesitate to contact Member Services at concierge@mysteriouspackage.com.
Your servant, The Curator
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Post by thebardess on Jun 9, 2018 9:55:15 GMT -5
Everyone must read today's email! My dearest Richard,
A great deal can be hidden from us. How is it that we believe that we can comprehend from a tale, an event, a synopsis, even a single subtitle a complete picture of anything? Of course I cannot speak for everyone, but even the most humdrum of days in my life cannot distil to a headline or quote.
Take, for example, one of the observances celebrated yesterday: Old Maids Day.
June 4th had, at some point, become synonymous with the notion that if a woman was not wed by *a certain age* she was believed condemned to a life of chastity and loneliness and pitied rather than celebrated for her independence and singlehood. Such an observance seeming quite outdated, I was compelled to learn more and discovered so much hiding behind the day throughout herstory.
On June 4th, 1784, nearly 235 years ago, Élisabeth Thible was lifted over a kilometre into the air without the security of a tether. She was also the very first woman ever to do so.
She became becoming the first woman ever to do so. Such an achievement is overlooked for acknowledgement on June 4th despite that it would be 125 years from this date that the next achievement for women in aviation would take place when Thérèse Peltier became the first woman would both fly in, and pilot, an aircraft. Is not Elisabeth Thible's accomplishment the greater one?
A full 125 years after Élisabeth’s great feat, the next great achievement for women in aviation took place. On June 4th 1908, Thérèse Peltier became not only the first woman to board an aircraft, but also believed to be the first in history to pilot one. Are not Elisabeth Thible's accomplishments even greater still? And yet the achievements of women continued to be overlooked.
On this day, 135 years after Elizabeth's flight, and ten years following the achievements of Peltier, suffrage was won. On June 4th, 1919, the American Congress approved the fittingly numbered 19th amendment. This, of course, granted the first wave of women the right to vote in elections, awarding political franchise in The United States of America.
Again, I asked myself: is this not still a greater, more critical accomplishment?
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If you or someone you love has experienced first hand the journey of our genius scientist protagonist in Tempus Fugit, followed with the Egyptologist in Hunt for the Forgotten Tomb, or explored alongside various pirate women, identified or not, in the Lost Treasure of John Augur, it is known to you that unmarried women are not merely waiting for a husband.
I began this missive waxing on our ability to glean enough information from a small description to understand the whole. And so, I invite you to steal your own moments and look into Old Maids Day, or any other. You might be surprised, as I was, to find out what lies beneath and beyond.
Your servant, The CuratorIf I may be allowed to quote that esteemed gentleman, Professor Henry Higgins (who I sometimes feel is my spirit animal): By rights, he should be taken out and hung for the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue.
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