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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:38 PM
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Hmmm...protest idea - how about we all send Rahm a dead fish?
Imagine like, um , 30K of them all arriving at once
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:40 PM
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1. WHOA! Halt, boot.
That isn't fair to the USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc. handlers that would have to transport and deliver the package. Think about their plight!

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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:42 PM
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What if we wrapped it REALLY well?
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:44 PM
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4. You would have to seal it in polyurethane...
... and that would defeat the purpose of sending it.

Ever own a dog that found a dead fish? For reasons beyond comprehension, dogs seem to be genetically programmed to rub their shoulders in dead fish. Nothing except for time will remove that stench.

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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 01:12 PM
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10. That's the point.
That's how an effective campign works. Gets even more people pised at him.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 01:58 PM
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11. Actually, I think that would get them pissed at you.
There are probably legal implications as well. That kind of thing could result in some sort of charges. I'm not sure what, but I bet there are regulations against it. On the other hand, can you imagine the phone inquiry? "Hello, may I speak to the Postmaster? Thanks. Good day. I was wondering if there are any postal regulations against sending a stinky raw fish to some asshole."

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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 02:18 PM
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13. If you were one of 10,000, then their rage could only be directed at the one person
The one person's name they are seeing over and over again, Rahm. The whole thing is ridiculous because nobody will do it, but I'm willing to explore interesting protest campaigns. Interestingly enough, I know my local post mistress pretty well and we have had this conversation before. All kinds of crazy shit she has seen in the mail, tires, body parts, etc. And yes, I asked her if she had seen fish sent in the mail and she said "yes". It's not illegal.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 02:22 PM
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15. WOO HOO! Go for it then. I know my Postmaster pretty well also.
He'd pitch a fucking fit over that.

Nice guy, but he's a "by the book" sort of guy.

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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:41 PM
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2. I have one in the fridge!
Actually, it's just the tail section of a coho salmon. I was saving it for the kitties. It's cooked, but it could get stinky.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:42 PM
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3. They would arrest you for sending "hazardous biological substances" through the mail
and charge you with terrorism.
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:44 PM
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5. You think Rahm opens his own mail?
You'd just be making life hell for some low-level staffer. A staffer, I might add, who already has to work for Rahm Motherfucking Emanuel.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:46 PM
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6. We could mail, e-mail or fax a picture of one.
:think:
rocktivity
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 12:48 PM
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7. Hmmmm now there's an idea
We all send pics of rotting fish
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 01:01 PM
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8. Why not send picturs of rats?
Edited on Wed Dec-02-09 01:02 PM by Vincardog
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 01:07 PM
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9. Ooohh but he's soooo scary. Apparently he says "fuck" a lot and is
a huge fan of joe Pesci. BTW I would agree with the fax/email suggestion. :evilgrin:
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msanthrope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 02:01 PM
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12. Let me know the visit from the feds goes. n/t
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 02:20 PM
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14. That's very mature nt
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-02-09 02:40 PM
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16. It's Rahm's method of dealing with 'enemies'
he came up with it originally, not me
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