TBH with airfare the way it is, maybe we should bring it back?
Analvirus on
Pulling this out my ass, but in USPS’s defense haven’t they been around longer with laws that were a lot more relaxed? Probably couldn’t get to many people to care about a kid getting shipped in a box across country 100 years ago
whypeoplehateme on
feels like the “at least” part makes it even worse, how are you not sure?
Bad_RabbitS on
Come hell or high water, come sleet or snow, come kicking and screaming from the suspiciously child-shaped package, the USPS *will* get you your goddamn mail.
MrZaptile933 on
Back when you could literally mail anything it was based
CalinCalout-Esq on
You think that’s bad you should read about the Orphan Trains.
Old_Introduction_395 on
The Velvet Underground track The Gift covers this.
Atherzon on
The Our Fake History podcast has a recent episode on Box Brown, a slave that mailed himself to freedom.
mdhunter99 on
Why do I feel like this is one of the less weird things the USPS has done in its history?
Vexonte on
I just saw a meme with disturbed postal workers and thought it was going to be about the origin of term going postal.
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I’ll trust my child to the USPS more than half of today’s airlines.
I wouldn’t put it past Amazon though
Hey, it’s cheaper than a regular train ticket and you’re still ending up on a train anyways.
C.O.N.T.E.X.T
Back when this was a real country
Did they make it? If so I fail to see the problem.
Context for those who want it:
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-children-sent-through-mail-180959372/](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-children-sent-through-mail-180959372/)
I’m smiling with USPS, that is awesome.
TBH with airfare the way it is, maybe we should bring it back?
Pulling this out my ass, but in USPS’s defense haven’t they been around longer with laws that were a lot more relaxed? Probably couldn’t get to many people to care about a kid getting shipped in a box across country 100 years ago
feels like the “at least” part makes it even worse, how are you not sure?
Come hell or high water, come sleet or snow, come kicking and screaming from the suspiciously child-shaped package, the USPS *will* get you your goddamn mail.
Back when you could literally mail anything it was based
You think that’s bad you should read about the Orphan Trains.
The Velvet Underground track The Gift covers this.
The Our Fake History podcast has a recent episode on Box Brown, a slave that mailed himself to freedom.
Why do I feel like this is one of the less weird things the USPS has done in its history?
I just saw a meme with disturbed postal workers and thought it was going to be about the origin of term going postal.