The list for August 12, 1997
The Top 15 Ways to Send Packages
During the UPS Strike

  1. Use FedEx’s new “Not Very Important” class.

  2. Looks like that battalion of army ants you’ve been training can be used for more than just conquering the world.

  3. Mark package “For Clinton Defense Fund” and give it to any Chinese dude.

  4. Throw them in Santa’s sleigh, then mark out the pages in his Filofax up to December 24th.

  5. Dress it up as a woman, place it on a street corner, wait for Eddie Murphy.

  6. First: Lash package to Frank Gifford’s back. Next: Tie Frank Gifford to rocket. Finally: Rerun hotel room video for Kathie Lee.

  7. Use “TeamsterMail” — Wrap it in newspaper with a dead fish.

  8. “Hey Jimmy, instead of cutting my grass this week, how’d you like to ride your bike to Chicago?”

  9. For quick shuttle between Boulder and Brentwood, stick it in Geraldo’s video truck.

  10. Hands Across America II

  11. Wrap it around a pipe bomb and wait for Richard Jewell to pick it up.

  12. “Pony Express ’97” — Actually just three guys and a Ford Mustang

  13. In New York City: carrier rat.

  14. Two words: Big-ass slingshot
And the Number 1 Way to Send Packages During the UPS Strike…

  1. With my “package”, I alone do the deliverin’, if you know what I mean.
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CREDITS
Selected from 98 submissions from 36 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 1 (10th #1)
  • Jason Anderson, Birmingham, AL — 2, 13
  • Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 2
  • Paul Schindler, Orinda, CA — 2
  • Martell Stroup, Reno, NV — 2
  • Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA — 3
  • Greg Sadosuk, Fairfax, VA — 4, Banner tag
  • Tony Hill, Minneapolis, MN — 5, 7
  • Marc Cukier, Toronto, Canada — 5
  • Mitch Patterson, Atlanta, GA — 5
  • Sue Prifogle, Rushville, IN — 5
  • Bo Williams, Huntsville, AL — 6, 8, 15
  • David Kass, Brooklyn, NY — 6
  • Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 6
  • Lev L. Spiro, Los Angeles, CA — 9
  • Peg Warner, Derry, NH — 10, Topic
  • Bill Muse, Seattle, WA — 11, 12
  • Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 11
  • Matt Loiselle, Detroit, MI — 14
  • The Police, London, England — Ambience
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