I'm sure that the Smithsonian Institute is a sage and august institution well deserving of the prestige and the trust which the American public (or the American public who have heard of the Smithsonian) accords it. 

I however, am not so happy with the Smithsonian.

Instead of throwing away their membership solicitation letter unread, (as I do with most such letters), I instead opened it up and was amazed at the stunning level of benefits available to me for a mere $10 per year.

I was further amazed to find out that this was because they were knocking $49.99 off the yearly price - as a Senior Discount.

Ouch.  And Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.