That wise man, of course, was Newman, the vindictive postal worker who lived down the hall from Jerry and Kramer on Seinfeld.
One can only imagine what Newman would have made of media reports of a massive mail slowdown under the leadership of the new Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy.
But then Kramer forgets, so Jerry has to beg Newman to take his ballot after the deadline, but Newman refuses to violate the rules because he hates Jerry. Newman!!