The Post Office: An Official response
craig king (ck31@ukc.ac.uk)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:12:51 +0100
----- Original Message -----
From: jason varsoke <jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com>
To: <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: "American Beauty"
> As for people commiting suicide after watching/reading a work of fiction:
> I have to beat Scottie to the punch and say a callous "good riddince. Get
> that algae out of the gene pool." If you're unstable enough to kill
> yourself after watching an above average movie, then there is no way I
> want you working for the post-office.
>
> -j
i'm guessing we can use the film/book as a motive about as much as we can
use catcher for that chap who shot john lennon or taxi driver for the
crackpot who shot reagan. may as well have been a crack in the pavement that
tripped them up. as for the comment, anybody seen Rope? or The Last Supper?
ck
(The Post Office hereby encourages all suicidal-mentally unstable-catcher in
the rye reading-american beauty watching-depressives to apply for any and
all positions within the company. The Post Office is an equal opportunities
employer.)