Form 27-B Stroke 6 Redesigned With New Font, Entire Department Paralyzed for Three Weeks

The Department of Administrative Compliance ground to a complete halt Monday following the announcement that Form 27-B Stroke 6 -- the Interdepartmental Request for Preliminary Assessment of Non-Critical Resource Allocation -- has been redesigned with a new typeface. The change, from Arial 10-point to Calibri 11-point, was implemented without the customary 90-day comment period, 45-day review cycle, or 30-day mourning period that traditionally accompanies any modification to departmental forms. 'We have protocols for this,' said Senior Clerk Edith Marginalia, who has processed Form 27-B Stroke 6 an estimated 14,000 times over her 32-year career. 'Protocol 441-C clearly states that any alteration to an active form must be preceded by a Form 88-A (Request for Form Modification), a Form 88-A Supplement (Justification for Form Modification), and a Form 88-A Rider (Acknowledgment That the Modification Has Been Justified).' None of these forms were filed. The department has been unable to process any requests since the change because staff are divided on whether documents submitted on the old form remain valid or must be resubmitted on the new form. 'We've convened an emergency committee,' said department head Gerald Rubric. 'The committee has determined that it lacks the authority to make this determination and has recommended the formation of a subcommittee, which will require approval via Form 12-D, which we cannot currently process because it references Form 27-B Stroke 6.' The department is expected to resume operations in approximately three weeks, pending resolution of what internal memos are already calling 'Calibrigate.'