Starting out modestly in what has commonly come to be known as the Nineteenth Century, the Greeting Card industry grew to become one of the largest conglomerates in the civilized world before its quick demise in the Twenty-first Century.  The Greeting Card industry had always been known for its brazen greed, creating holidays such as Fathers’ Day and Grandparents’ Day just so they could sell the cards.  Some had thought the industry had gone too far in 2028 when they declared an “Everybody Day,” which was to be celebrated on August 11 every year.  But yet, people purchased the cards to send to everybody they knew, or even might know.  Offending others, in the view of many writers from that era, had become the number one fear of the average person at that time.  People even bought cards when “Dead Relatives Day” was declared for the 14^th of September starting in 2030.  Just because somebody happens to be dead, a condition that, for the most part, is not a choice of the afflicted, doesn’t mean that person cannot be offended.  And if they have a burial plot, then technically they have an address.  But then came the “You’re Welcome” cards, which were introduced in the Fall of 2032.  After all, if somebody takes the time to send you a card that says “Thank You,” shouldn’t you tell them that they’re welcome?  And what better way to do that then a nice card, preferably one with glitter.  That was quickly followed by the “Thank You for Saying You’re Welcome” card, and the “You’re Welcome for Saying Thank You to My Your Welcome Card.”  Though sells had been moderate for the “You’re Welcome for Saying Thank You to My Your Welcome Card,”  when the “Thank You for Saying You’re Welcome for Saying Thank You when You Told me You’re Welcome for Having Originally Said Thank You to You” card, sales of all greeting cards plummeted.  According to one source, “They had just gone too far,” which seems like a theme with a lot of businesses, and people in general.  The last Greeting Card factory closed its doors for good on April 14, 2037.  The age of Greeting Cards had officially come to an end.  The subsequent effects, however, were that people suddenly began to question just how inoffensive they needed to be, which marked not only the end of the Greeting Card era, but the beginning of what became known as the “Age of Rude.”