http://www.metafilter.com/tags/thepostalservice Posts tagged with 'thepostalservice' at MetaFilter. Thu, 04 Nov 2004 08:57:36 -0800 Thu, 04 Nov 2004 08:57:36 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/36732/Strange%2DBedfellows <a href="http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=41861">Would the real Postal Service please stand up?</a> <br> <a href="http://www.subpop.com/bands/postalservice/bio.php">The Postal Service</a> named their band to reflect the fact that its album was created by mailing tracks back and forth between collaborators. But about a year ago, it received a cease and desist order from that <i>other</i> Postal Service, as in, that one that actually delivers the <a href="http://www.usps.com">mail.</a> Well, a year later, instead of crushing the synth-wielding weaklings, the two entities have actually kissed and made up. The Postal Service gets to keep its name, and in exchange, the USPS gets a house band for its upcoming conference and maybe a soundtrack for its next tv spot. Somewhere, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby">Moby is nodding approvingly.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.36732 Thu, 04 Nov 2004 08:57:36 -0800 moby music thepostalservice uspostalservice UncleDave