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# December 31, 2010
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/post-2542907582/
- Published: 2010-12-31T08:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-12T15:35:58.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: quote, #import-tumblr-2026-08-27, notes

> In 2011 I’d like people to start injecting fake politeness into their email correspondence. I know I am encouraging people to be phony, but phoniness is what holds a civil society together.  
>  
> — [Andy Borowitz’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2011](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513204576047972346505088.html?KEYWORDS=borowitz&ref=drewshannon.net)