A++++ WOULD DEFINITELY LICK AGAIN!!!

September 27, 2005 12:27 PM

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor Paypal problems?!? stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. So apparently our goverment is now a power seller on Ebay. At least they're not selling tanks or anything. Just stuff like this. If you're lucky, you won't have to wait until the inevitable auction to buy the official 37-cent MUPPET STAMPS!! which officially go on sale tomorrow. Typical of our government - Camilla the Chicken is in; Floyd, Dr. Teeth, Scooter are out. In a perfect world, letter bombs would have a Crazy Harry stamp, and we could pair a stamp of the politician of our choice with Rizzo the Rat.
posted by ericbop (22 comments total)

Are you making some sort of sly remark about an excellent philly mayor?

;)
posted by furiousxgeorge at 12:40 PM on September 27, 2005

In all fairness, Camilla shares a stamp with Gonzo. It's nice to see that our government isn't afraid to celebrate a loving interspecies relationship.

/will be buying the stamps tomorrow and framing them
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:44 PM on September 27, 2005

Funny how we were just debating whether or not Jerry Garcia deserves a stamp, but a bunch of cut-up felt and googly-eyes with hands shoved up their asses gets the OK.
posted by wakko at 12:46 PM on September 27, 2005

Her dersky flurska do, herdy flersky, bork bork bork! Put du chicky en de basky! Hey you chicky! Get in de basky!
posted by Mr_Zero at 12:48 PM on September 27, 2005

To hell with you, wakko. Jim Henson was one of the greatest artists ever to grace the planet with his creativity, imagination and love. His chosen medium is irrelevant. Why am I even arguing with you? Todd Lokken.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:50 PM on September 27, 2005

a bunch of cut-up felt and googly-eyes with hands shoved up their asses gets the OK.

[obvious]
posted by I Love Tacos at 12:54 PM on September 27, 2005

[this is good]
posted by I Love Tacos at 12:55 PM on September 27, 2005

Imagine if he'd played guitar though. Todd Lokken.
posted by wakko at 12:56 PM on September 27, 2005

Jeez, I expect other Ebay sellers to molest buyers on the shipping charges but not the USPS! How lame is that? I'm still marking them as a favorite seller though, just in case they have a fire sale and need to sell a few Stealth Bombers cheap (you know, buy one for $10 and get the second for half price?).

Faint of Butt, Henson was, indeed, a master of puppetry and an artist but so was Jerry Garcia.

And wakko, is it a good or bad thing that you know there's a hand up their ass? Because, metaphorically speaking, our elected representatives are nothing but poorly controlled muppets supposedly.
posted by fenriq at 12:57 PM on September 27, 2005

Apperantly the USPS has purchased 1 item, for which they got the feedback "Been a pleasure. Thanks". I wonder what theyg ordered?
posted by delmoi at 12:57 PM on September 27, 2005

I have faith the hand is there. I do not need to know whether it is or not.
posted by wakko at 12:58 PM on September 27, 2005

On preview, Todd Lokken.
posted by wakko at 12:59 PM on September 27, 2005

Ah, well. Pax, wakko. You worship your dead hippie idol, I'll worship mine.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:03 PM on September 27, 2005

As a side note, remember the show Dinosaurs where they had newscasters with names like Howard Handupme? I wonder how they got away with that. Maybe they wanted Howard Handinme and settled for Handupme?
posted by fenriq at 1:04 PM on September 27, 2005

Oh I am by no means upset that the Muppets are getting their own stamps. I would just like to see a little parity. Todd Lokken.
posted by wakko at 1:06 PM on September 27, 2005

Actually, the Sturgis bock is quite lame, but this leather jacket seems nice. Cheap too...
posted by Skeptic at 1:13 PM on September 27, 2005

Jim and Jerry wouldn't want us to fight. Todd Lokken might, but I don't do what he wants me to do. Todd Lokken.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:22 PM on September 27, 2005

WTF is up with the Todd Lokken references?
posted by RustyBrooks at 1:42 PM on September 27, 2005

Thanks for the laugh, Mr_Zero.
posted by malaprohibita at 1:56 PM on September 27, 2005

RustyBrooks: here. Specifically, here, I think. LEEERROY JEEENKINS!!1
posted by ijoshua at 2:29 PM on September 27, 2005

TODD LOKKEN? todd lokken.
posted by stenseng at 11:54 PM on September 27, 2005

The best government auctions are those from the NTSA. Ever wonder where your confiscated nail clippers went? Want them back along with 299 of their friends? That said, this item's photo is kind of weirding me out.
posted by mendel at 10:12 AM on September 28, 2005