crispy said:
First of all, I'm certainly no journalist. That concept just strikes me as funny.

Secondly, 99% of the time when I throw together a story for the SG Newswire, all I do is introduce it, post a link and a block quote. Short and sweet ... let the story tell the story and let people decide for themselves.

This time I actually had a question that I wanted some opinions about.
And as to the headline? It just sounded better than "Postal Worker Shoots People".

I certainly didn't mean to suggest that you might be a journalist, or that you might not; I'd entirely lost track of who the OP was.
Opinions about American postal workers I can't give. Opinions about American public lexicon, I can; partly becaue I'm not American. I don't think your approach was wrong, as such; but I wanted to raise it as an issue, maybe get some opinions , see if my take rang any bells.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

FEB 01, 2006 04:22 PM

That's cool. Debate is always good.

StickyRice

Atlanta, GA

January 2003

FEB 01, 2006 07:57 PM

PointBlank said:

waldo said:

crispy said:

waldo said:
Maybe it's all the people who assume that postal workers are dangerous lunatics.

Well, when they start shooting people that's usually a clue.

You never heard of self-fulflling prophecies? Ah, no. Of course not. You were too busy failing to distinguish between 'all' and 'some'.

Or was that supposed to be a joke? If so, you've got a problem.

The only person who used the word "all" or "some" was you, and you used "all."

Seriously, I think your overreacting a wee bit.

All right, boys. Take it "outside" (i.e., Current Events).

PRockGirlScout

Portland, OR

October 2005

FEB 01, 2006 08:06 PM

I have a theory, but you'll all think I'm crazy crazier if I tell you.

PointBlank

New York, NY

November 2004

FEB 01, 2006 08:11 PM

_Twitch_ said:
I have a theory, but you'll all think I'm crazy crazier if I tell you.

I'll give you mine:

They wear uniforms and their boss is a general. They're supposed to kill.

crispy

NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

FEB 01, 2006 08:32 PM

PointBlank said:

_Twitch_ said:
I have a theory, but you'll all think I'm crazy crazier if I tell you.

I'll give you mine:

They wear uniforms and their boss is a general. They're supposed to kill.

You might be on to something.

hadees

Austin, TX

December 2003

FEB 01, 2006 09:25 PM

Mark_plus_Beer said:
If i was going postal i'm going after my boss first then his boss and up the chain of command not shooting all the people at my level

Thats a very rational idea for a very irrational act. Some how i don't think she was thinking clearly.

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