GwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwD T h e G R E E N Y w o r l d D o m i n a t i o n T a s k F o r c e , I n c o r p o r a t e d Presents: __ __ 888888888 22222222 _____ ____ _| |__| |_ 888 888 22 222 // | \ |_ __ _| 888 888 222 || ____ | || | | | | | 888888888 222 || || \ / | || | _| |__| |_ 888 888 222 \\___// \/\/ |____/ |_ __ _| 888 888 222 |__| |__| 888 888 2222 888888888 22222222222 "Going Postal" by Franken Gibe ----- GwD: The American Dream with a Twist -- of Lime ***** Issue #82 ----- ----- release date: 01-03-01 ***** ISSN 1523-1585 ----- something amazing and significant's been happening every time i wear my Postal Carrier shirt that i got from the Goodwill. it's like, i get instant respect. it's crazy how a uniform does that. there's SO many fucken fringe benefits to being a civil servant, and i never knew it. or maybe it's just that people respect you when you're employed. fer instance, i went by the baskin-robbins, and got a milkshake, and the lady behind the counter sees me sitting down and all and goes 'tough day, huh?' and i agree, then she comes around the counter and fucken insists that i remain seated while she takes my money and makes change and all, cuz she says 'mailmen are overworked.' i guess it didn't occur to her that red Chucks and cut-off olive drabs aren't part of the post office dress code. i dunno. one little badge stitched on your shirt can change your life. actually, too, i feel a little guilty fucking around with the codes of social discourse and all. i mean, it's like playing games with the glue that holds society together, cuz i mean, yeah, it's FUNNY when socialization becomes a game of dress-up, but then, i have to admit i'm ordinarily relieved that mostly people aren't playing around, and signifiers really DO signify, and people play along and do stuff like stop at red lights and refrain from clubbing me over the head cuz they wanna steal my milkshake. i'm glad bridge inspectors usually really ARE bridge inspectors, and health inspectors are honestly inspecting stuff, and guys driving fire trucks have an actual and genuine interest in fighting fires. so, yeah, it's a thrill, but i'm not sure how i feel about it, and i URGE all of y'all not to go imitating postal workers. ----------------------------------------------------------- GwDweb: http://www.GREENY.org/ GwD Publications: http://gwd.mit.edu/ ftp://ftp.GREENY.org/gwd/ GwD BBSes: C.H.A.O.S. - http://chaos.GREENY.org/ Snake's Den - http://www.snakeden.org/ E-Mail: gwd@GREENY.org * GwD, Inc. - P.O. Box 16038 - Lubbock, Texas 79490 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I burn a fire to stay cool / I burn myself, I am the fuel / I never meant to be cruel / Have you ever been cruel?" - Fugazi, "Shut the Door" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -+- F Y M -+- GR33NY LIK3S mash3d p0tat03s MORE THAN FIVE YEARS of ABSOLUTE CRAP! /---------------\ copyright (c) MM Franken Gibe/GwD Publications :PRIME THE PUMPS: copyright (c) MM GwD, Inc. : GwD : All rights reserved \---------------/ GwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwDGwD82