I just had an arguement with the woman in the post office about freedom of speech... - aberdeen-music

Afro Droid · 21-12-2004, 15:12

...Crazy madness!

I was in the Post Office in the Spar at the St Machar roundabout this morning, doing a batch of Radio Lucifer demo-posting. Now, when we send demos off to whoever, we're in the habit of decorating the envelopes with saucy or ambiguous headlines cut out of tabloid newspapers, along with the bands logo; example: "Radio Lucifer, naked cocaine sell-out." or "Radio Lucier: Sucked it off like lollipops." You get the idea. The point being that it distinguishes our demos from the 20 million that are posted about everyday.

The ol' busy-body in the post office did NOT like our artistic efforts at all, first of all I thought then was going to refuse to serve me, then told me she didn't think the recipients would open "offensive" material, and was just generally a rude, unhelpful, crazed harpie. I tried to explain that the slogans were cut out of newspapers, and therefore already in the public domain, anyone can walk into a shop and see headlines like "Internet Sex Pest's Drug Tory MP" (or whatever), all I've done is taken the phrases out of context. She gave me a funny look.

THEN I told her I wanted to send a couple of packages to America, this apparently necessitates filling in a form listing the contents of the package. FUCKING HELL! Metal frickin' Sludge better fucking review us after I was treated like a fucking terrorist in ABERDEEN.

Thoughts? Have RL over-stepped the mark in our efforts to get noticed; or, as I think, should we just say "fuck it" and do what we want?

lepeep · 21-12-2004, 15:45

you have to fill out a customs form for anything, if you are sending stuff to the US, the lady in the post office wasn't making you do it cos she didn't like what you were sending....

it's a pain in the arse, but better take 5 mins to fill in a form than have your envelope destroyed by some ape man in the US customs.

lepeep · 21-12-2004, 15:46

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Originally Posted by tv tanned

I think you're a terrorist cunt and they should detain you without trial at Craiginches.

I'm phoning Charles Clarke right now.

I am afraid he won't belive his ears...(ho ho, how often are we going to hear that joke ? (not as many times as "the BFG" will...)

betamax · 21-12-2004, 16:24

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Originally Posted by Jonny Lucifer

...Crazy madness!

The point being that it distinguishes our demos from the 20 million that are posted about everyday.

erm, nope!

Afro Droid · 21-12-2004, 16:32

Well it remains to be seen doesn't it?

craig deadenstereo · 21-12-2004, 18:35

Craig Cuntkicker says: "Ram some metal in their asses mutherfuckers. If they don't like your shit, haul some gear round to the post office, crank that fucker up and play so hard the fuckers look like they've got the Ebola virus. A true metal god takes shit from noone, especially some bitch."

Metal Fury!

Acey Trixx · 21-12-2004, 19:15

ahh shes probably just sexualy frustated and sees a sexual rock n roller walking and and starts giving abuse....plus i think its a kool idea...id say its more likely to get opened...well id open parcels like that anyways

fli$ · 21-12-2004, 21:23

Well, at least you might be on the way to getting some of that publicity you were talking about! Granted I didn't think it would be the Spar Post Office that would start giving you hassle!

Rob Karloff · 22-12-2004, 09:12

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Originally Posted by fli$

Well, at least you might be on the way to getting some of that publicity you were talking about! Granted I didn't think it would be the Spar Post Office that would start giving you hassle!

I can see the headlines now...

"Local Band courts controversy over posting of small, offensive packages!

Local Councillor Len Ironman is said to be outraged over the discovery, stating that after being excited by some of the suggestions on the packaging, he was exceedingly dissapointed by the actual contents."

Getting anything into the US of Ayyy is difficult now, thanks to a mad fundamentalist and 4 aeroplanes, 2 buildings, and a field in Pennsylvania. You need to have a full manifest of the contents, describing what they are and their monetary value. Otherwise, it will likely be incinerated when it gets into the US, just in case. Package? What package?

Hogisbald · 22-12-2004, 09:52

Aye, you do have to fill out a form now to get anything sent to the Democratic Republic of Jesusland.

Although, that bitch should mind her own business regarding what you send....silly bint