The Postal Service tried for years to make a good tasting stamp. Then someone in the mail room came up with self-stick stamps. Now they’re working with DMV on shorter lines.
Local mail still gets there the next day. That’s why Netflix is so popular. Two day turnaround (one day for you to get it to them, one day for them to get it to you) makes for a lot of movies, especially if you get several at a time!
As I recall, the Post Office gave up on their attempt to flavor the glue on postage stamps when they found that people were licking the glue too much and the stamps were falling off in processing. This was long before they eventually introduced self-adhesives.
(Crunkbot: I have dignity and one of its results is that I don’t insult people I don’t know.)
I was always hoping that they would come up with “roast beef and gravy” or “chicken fried steak” flavoered stamps. Now we handle most of our bills and correspondence electronically (or at least my wife does) so now it’s fairly irrelevant…mmmmm.roast beef and gravy….
I can’t believe this didn’t bring up a discussion or comment of George’s finance Susan, from a “Seinfeld” episode, where she licked so many of the poisonous wedding invitation envelopes that she croaked!
Oh, LEWREADER, thanks for the funny vision in my mind of the postman running from a pack of dogs because of the roast beef flavored stamps!! Instead of “the dog ate my homework,” you would have to say “the dogs ate my mailbag”!!
ejcapulet almost 15 years ago
Yeah - BLECH!!!
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 15 years ago
True that, Joe. Now we use e-mail. It gets to your neighbor in seven seconds.
GLENN B WOODEN almost 15 years ago
Pluggers remember mistakenly licking the new self-stick stamps!!
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
The Postal Service tried for years to make a good tasting stamp. Then someone in the mail room came up with self-stick stamps. Now they’re working with DMV on shorter lines.
notinksanymore almost 15 years ago
Local mail still gets there the next day. That’s why Netflix is so popular. Two day turnaround (one day for you to get it to them, one day for them to get it to you) makes for a lot of movies, especially if you get several at a time!
Misha1995 almost 15 years ago
I think you just defined yourself, Crunkbot!!!
EarlWash almost 15 years ago
Find something else to lick, Plugger. You need the exercise.
craigwestlake almost 15 years ago
The stamp didn’t bother me, there was more to lick on sealing the envelope.
Now I use those new-fangled self-stick envelopes.
pschearer Premium Member almost 15 years ago
As I recall, the Post Office gave up on their attempt to flavor the glue on postage stamps when they found that people were licking the glue too much and the stamps were falling off in processing. This was long before they eventually introduced self-adhesives.
(Crunkbot: I have dignity and one of its results is that I don’t insult people I don’t know.)
parethed almost 15 years ago
I was always hoping that they would come up with “roast beef and gravy” or “chicken fried steak” flavoered stamps. Now we handle most of our bills and correspondence electronically (or at least my wife does) so now it’s fairly irrelevant…mmmmm.roast beef and gravy….
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
PARETHED As a retired mailman I can say mailmen have enough problems with dogs without roast beef stamps.
FurryFoot almost 15 years ago
Not better in the good old days? Does that include running through the snow to the little house out back?
parethed almost 15 years ago
Sorry Lew, wasn’t thinking about the dogs…you’re probably right though…
davesmithsit almost 15 years ago
MMM MMM MMM mucilage.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I can’t believe this didn’t bring up a discussion or comment of George’s finance Susan, from a “Seinfeld” episode, where she licked so many of the poisonous wedding invitation envelopes that she croaked!
Misha1995 almost 15 years ago
Oh, LEWREADER, thanks for the funny vision in my mind of the postman running from a pack of dogs because of the roast beef flavored stamps!! Instead of “the dog ate my homework,” you would have to say “the dogs ate my mailbag”!!
Too funny!