Chris Croughton wrote:
>
> On the subject of sending private material to public employees
> (government, etc.), I'm told that the "nested envelope" trick sometimes
> works. On the outer envelope put "For the attention of <name>", on the
> next put that plus "PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL", on the next put "FOR
> <name>'s EYES ONLY", etc. The rationale is that each person in the
> chain will remove one envelope, a bit like the "pass the parcel game",
> so the contents in the middle may actually get to the intended
> recipient before all envelopes have been removed. I don't know whether
> it works (it might make them more suspicious)...
I've heard that too, but in a post-Unabomber, post-9/11,
post-anthrax-scare USA, I would think seriously before opening any such
envelopes. "Private and confidential" my foot! Get these things out in
the open, I always say.
|
|