Friday, August 05, 2005
(12:48 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
My mail
I don't have any friends in Wilmington, Delaware, but every day I receive several pieces of mail originating from that fine city. I know that due to the vagaries of corporate law, more corporations are incorporated in Delaware than in probably any other state (prompting a neo-medieval question: "How many multinational corporations can fit in a postage stamp-sized state?") -- is that the explanation? Could we temporarily get rid of 90% of the junk mail in the world if someone blew up the post office in Wilmington in the dead of night? I don't endorse doing so, by any means, but I'm just asking.Also, I hope no terrorists are reading this, because Wilmington would be the obvious choice for a nerve-center for any attempt to spread deadly toxins throughout the US population -- one fateful evening, everyone would arrive home, ritually tear their credit card solicitations in half, and thereby infect their home with a deadly bioweapon!
It's terrifying to even think about. Maybe they should just stop blanketing the country with these stupid mailings, just to be safe.
