Please, don't send rice!

[Sal]

Today, I learned of something that sounds too strange to be true, but is.

There is a grass roots campaign started which urges everyone to send small amounts of rice in envelopes to President Bush as a protest of the impending war on Iraq. Now, I have no problem with people having concerns about the war, most do, but "what are they thinking?" Apparently, something similar was done in the past with Eisenhower and China.

I just ask you to think of what happens to rice when put through the letter automation equipment. (reports of oats being used as well) Postal employees tend to get a little excited when anything even close to white powder starts leaking out of envelopes, and with good reason!

This started on the West Coast and is being encouraged through emails that I have seen.

If any of you get this email, I hope you will disregard it. I work for the Postal Service and I can see this causing some problems if it catches on.

Surely there is a better way to make your opinion heard?

I will get off my soapbox now!!

Sal

 

[jfulcer]

Amen!

 

[olena]

Thank you, Sal....

 

[Rajah]

Uh, okay...I don't get it... Why would sending rice protest the war on Iraq?

I can also see it causing a problem if it catches on. I'm just trying to figure out the *why*.

 

[Disney Doll]

I often wonder what the protestors think we should do about the situation instead of war? Should we just wait until one of the terrorist sympathizing countries drops a bomb on us? After 9/11, does anyone have any doubt that they would?

BTW, sending rice to protest a war with China made sense.You know, China...rice paddies. Last I knew there weren't a lot of rice paddies in Iraq. Duh!

 

[preshi]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/rice.asp

It's about feeding the hungry rather than wasting money on war...

~Meagan who thinks if we'd just stay out of everyones buisness instead of trying to be every countries "boss" we'd be in much better shape.