Word: postal
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...political capital. He swept into power in April by telling Japanese voters what they already knew but rarely heard from their leaders: that their country was an economic mess. Yes, he pledged to clean it up?by getting rid of bad bank loans, privatizing government-run behemoths like the postal service and killing useless public-works projects. But he also warned that it would hurt at first: salaries would shrink, jobs disappear. Now, he's retelling that tale of gloom on the eve of the July 29 election to the upper house of parliament. His Liberal Democratic Party needs...
...bedroom, two-bath home near the beach. And how Rose Lahey's timid boyfriend won't drive down from California because "he's paranoid about Mexican bandidos." Says Lahey, 55, a retired letter carrier: "You're safer here than in L.A. any day--and it's better than going postal...
Some of the standard questions on these personality tests are, I suppose, justifiable. Management probably has a right to ask, for example, what you would do if you caught a fellow worker stealing, or whether you have ever gone postal on the job. But other questions bore no discernible relevance to the task at hand: Do you consider yourself a loner? Do you often think other people are talking about you behind your back? And my personal favorite, this from a test for a housecleaning job paying $6.63 an hour: Do you suffer from "moods of self-pity...
...Raise postcard rates by 1[cent] b) Issue Legends of Porn stamp series c) "Go postal" on Fed-Ex d) Take away Mr. Zip's corporate card...
...There are better ways to run a postal system, people. Granted, I don?t happen to know what any of those ways are at the moment. But I can offer this advice. As the Bush administration looks for a replacement Postmaster General, I think they ought to consider one important screening device: For heaven?s sake, find someone who?s capable of simple math. Maybe even long division - or, heck, fractions, if we really feel like pushing our luck...