[net.misc] The Post Office -- your suspicions confirmed

minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow) (02/06/84)

The following appeared in Sunday's Boston Globe Magazine:

"Letters posted by villagers in Kintbury, Berks, failed to reach their
destinations because a family of snails living in the mail box ate them.
'They were gobbling the letters as fast as people posted them,' a
Post Office spokesman said.
		-- The Daily Telegraph (London)"

Reported without comment by

Martin Minow
decvax!minow

fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell) (02/09/84)

>"Letters posted by villagers in Kintbury, Berks, failed to reach their
>destinations because a family of snails living in the mail box ate them.
>'They were gobbling the letters as fast as people posted them,' a
>Post Office spokesman said.
>		-- The Daily Telegraph (London)"

.....I thought the little buggers were supposed to *deliver* them.....
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                               Bob Fishell
                               ihnp4!ihu1g!fish