My mother has twice given me subscriptions to the New Yorker. I have twice canceled them.

"You know we're not going to give you any money back, right?"

"Yes."

"You could just let the subscription contin-"

"I don't want your overbearing east coast smugness and insufferability to contaminate the rest of my mail."

"..."

"Are we done?"

"Yes, sir, we have cancelled your subscription."

"Thanks."