Sunday, 11 February 2018

The Building That Was Mailed Through The Post

quote [ The inauguration of domestic parcel post service by the United States Postal Office in 1913 was an epochal event in the lives of thousands of Americans, especially those residing in far-flung areas of the country. All of a sudden, commodities such as foodstuff, medicines and other modern goods not easily available in rural areas were as close as the next post office. ]

Like a bird that's flying homeward
[SFW] [travel] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@12:01amGMT]

Comments

takajou said @ 5:57am GMT on 11th Feb
From the title, I assumed this was going to be about buying a house from the Sears mail order catalog.
Bruceski said @ 8:42am GMT on 11th Feb
Over in England my granddad got a rabbit through the post once. It was winter so it kept well, the sender just put an address tag around its foot.
cb361 said @ 9:18am GMT on 11th Feb
Sure it wasn't a trick? When he went to cook it, did it jump up, give him an enormous slobbery kiss and run away, leaving his head to turn bright red and begin steaming?
Headlessfriar said @ 3:11pm GMT on 12th Feb
Not if he was an adult at the time. As rabbits often say, tricks are for kids.
cb361 said @ 3:59pm GMT on 12th Feb
Only Pimp Bunnies.
cb361 said @ 1:38pm GMT on 12th Feb
It would have made more sense to close the loophole as soon as somebody started abusing it, instead of after they finished. Old timey folk were very honourable.

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