[extropy-chat] why do we stop laughing?

[Spike]

> At 08:08 PM 9/8/2004 -0700, Spike wrote:
> 
> >Turns out postal workers have no sense of humor.
> 
> You're lucky they didn't go postal on your ass.
> 
> Damien Broderick 

They don't like the compound verb "go postal."  They
also do not like the tasteless and offensive gag that goes:

Q: What does it mean when the post office flag is half mast?

A: They're hiring.


Has anyone an explanation of why postal workers were going
postal there for a while?  Since a Lockheeed worker did
likewise last year, I suppose the post office isn't the
only job that can cause people to snap and murder.  Could 
coincidence alone explain those three (?) incidents?  Was 
it three?  Or only two?

spike