On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:32:28 -0500, Andy wrote:

> Jill alerted me (us) to the USPS food collection ages ago. The 2nd
> Saturday in May, you put canned food in your mailbox and the
> postman/woman will collect and distribute them to food banks. Doesn't
> get much simpler than that. I donate four wholesale club boxes of
> AstroPops, the round candy lollipops with the bubble gum inside. There
> are needy and homeless kids out there, and I know it's a wonderful treat
> that they can leave with that resembles normalcy out on the street if
> for only an hour or so.

That would be a nice gesture if only it were true. Astro Pops were
discontinued 6 years ago.

"In 1987, Spangler Candy acquired the Astro Pops Brand from the Nellson
Candy Company of Los Angeles California. Astro Pops, rocket-shaped
lollipops, were reputed to be the longest lasting lollipop on earth. In
September of 2004, Spangler discontinued the product line.

http://www.spanglercandy.com/spangle...r/faqs.php#Q7:

They have recently been brought back into circulation by a different
company who bought the rights to them, but that was after the latest USPS
food drive when you claimed to have given them.

And here you are 4 years ago telling us the same story. Again, 2 years
after they were discontinued.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...n&dmode=source

And the previous year you claimed to have given them out for Halloween.

You sure got a lot of mileage out of those AstroPops you bought 22 years
ago and probably ate yourself. We oughta nominate you for a Nobel Peace
Prize in Humanities and Bullshitting.

"Andys Evil Twin" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:32:28 -0500, Andy wrote:
>
>> Jill alerted me (us) to the USPS food collection ages ago. The 2nd
>> Saturday in May, you put canned food in your mailbox and the
>> postman/woman will collect and distribute them to food banks.

That was a LONG time ago. And no one clued in the postal carriers. They
weren't expecting to have to pick up donations of food. It didn't happen.
(I don't know if it happened later or not.) Some neighborhood kids pilfered
through the box of food I'd set out and stole the box of crunchy taco
shells, presumably to eat as snacks. Now I do my contributing directly.

Jill

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 26-Aug-2010, Andy > wrote:
>
>> Jill,
>>
>> There's a mix-up. Some rfc coward interfered making up this thread for
>> no better reason than trying to make fun of me.
>>
>> The candy was Charm's Blow Pops. I goofed stating "Astro Pops." Oh well!
>>
>> But it WAS you who drew my attention to the USPS food collection, maybe
>> 10 years ago.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Kill this thread!
>>
>> Andy
>
> The Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive has been an annual event for 17
> years; sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carries, the union
> for letter carriers, USPS and Campbell's soup. Learn more at:
> http://www.usps.com/communications/c.../fooddrive.htm
> --


USPS teamed up with Campbell's Soup? Knock me over with a feather.

This may well be true, but no one picked up the box of canned and dried food
I set out that the letter carriers were supposed to pick up. And what about
those neighborhoods where they still carry mail bags door-to-door? How are
they supposed to haul around donated food? It doesn't make sense. I'd
rather give to a central pickup location if I cannot give to the food bank
directly.

Jill

Andy > wrote:

>"jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> "Andys Evil Twin" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:32:28 -0500, Andy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jill alerted me (us) to the USPS food collection ages ago. The 2nd
>>>> Saturday in May, you put canned food in your mailbox and the
>>>> postman/woman will collect and distribute them to food banks.
>>
>> That was a LONG time ago. And no one clued in the postal carriers.
>> They weren't expecting to have to pick up donations of food. It
>> didn't happen. (I don't know if it happened later or not.) Some
>> neighborhood kids pilfered through the box of food I'd set out and
>> stole the box of crunchy taco shells, presumably to eat as snacks.
>> Now I do my contributing directly.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
>Jill,
>
>There's a mix-up. Some rfc coward interfered making up this thread for
>no better reason than trying to make fun of me.
>
>The candy was Charm's Blow Pops. I goofed stating "Astro Pops." Oh well!
>
>But it WAS you who drew my attention to the USPS food collection, maybe
>10 years ago.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Kill this thread!
>
>Andy

Wait... Tootsie Pops Rule!

And no-legs-loser pops:
http://www.dumdumpops.com/

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:56:23 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> On 26-Aug-2010, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>> Jill,
>>>
>>> There's a mix-up. Some rfc coward interfered making up this thread for
>>> no better reason than trying to make fun of me.
>>>
>>> The candy was Charm's Blow Pops. I goofed stating "Astro Pops." Oh well!
>>>
>>> But it WAS you who drew my attention to the USPS food collection, maybe
>>> 10 years ago.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Kill this thread!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> The Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive has been an annual event for 17
>> years; sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carries, the union
>> for letter carriers, USPS and Campbell's soup. Learn more at:
>> http://www.usps.com/communications/c.../fooddrive.htm
>> --
>
>
>USPS teamed up with Campbell's Soup? Knock me over with a feather.
>
>This may well be true, but no one picked up the box of canned and dried food
>I set out that the letter carriers were supposed to pick up. And what about
>those neighborhoods where they still carry mail bags door-to-door? How are
>they supposed to haul around donated food? It doesn't make sense. I'd
>rather give to a central pickup location if I cannot give to the food bank
>directly.
>
>Jill

I donate to my local animal shelter. I don't donate to people, they
can get a J O B. People can also avail themselves of myriad
grubbermint handouts... animals receive zero entitlements.

Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz blathered:

> Even at half price the store is still making a profit. Food drives
> are a big scam anyway... what makes yoose think someone will eat what
> you won't eat (your old garbage food is really only fit for the land
> fill), and whatever is worthwhile gets skimmed off by those running
> the show, just like donated clothing gets picked over... by the time
> there's any left for poor people all that remains are the schmatahs.
> If you truly want to help poor people give them a J O B.

How many people do YOU employ, hypocrite? You and your buddy Sycophant are
all about giving jobs to the unemployed, but neither of you actually
practice what you preach.

Bob

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:47:53 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:56:23 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:

>>
>>This may well be true, but no one picked up the box of canned and dried food
>>I set out that the letter carriers were supposed to pick up. And what about
>>those neighborhoods where they still carry mail bags door-to-door? How are
>>they supposed to haul around donated food? It doesn't make sense. I'd
>>rather give to a central pickup location if I cannot give to the food bank
>>directly.
>>
>>Jill
>
> I donate to my local animal shelter. I don't donate to people, they
> can get a J O B. People can also avail themselves of myriad
> grubbermint handouts... animals receive zero entitlements.

you prefer animals because you are marginally smarter than them. with
other people, you lose this advantage.

blake