Harry Potter Birthday Card Shuts Down Post Office

thedenverchannel.com ^ | 10:16 pm EDT July 14, 2004 | thedenverchannel.com

[In veno, veritas]

Just think of all the post offices that it went through before noticed. I doubt it goes from a mailbox in England directly to Buckner.

[we_will_prevail]

In the books by JK Rowling, floo powder helps wizards travel.

But when found in a post office does floo powder make the employees, travel, I mean, move any faster, when doing their job? /sarcasm

[StoneColdGOP]

Muggles...

[js1138]

What a novel concept. Put the powder on the outside of the envelope. ;^)

[we_will_prevail]

""It's not every day you get a letter with white powder all over it," police Chief Charles Loring said."

Reply to Chief Loring: "Are you sure?" (to be spoken in a sarcastic, whiny David Spade-like tone).

[KellyAdmirer]

Surely one of the reasons Harry Potter exists is to annoy me.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I guess this idiots owl was in the shop.

[California74]

I don't mean to be rude, but was this 16 year old a "special" child? Don't 16 year olds know enough not to send WHITE POWDER in the mail? Sigh.

[Lil'freeper]

Isn't sixteen a little old to be doing that kind of thing? It'd be understandable if the kid was seven or so.

[expat_panama]

I just warned my kids about this-- they say that they can see how it happened. So long as there was no ill intent, no carelessness on anyone's part, and no hard feelings, then I'd say there was no harm done. Like my daughter said, "something the kid can tell his (her) grandchildren."

[js1138]

It does seem a bit juvenile, but a 16 year-old would have been about eight when the first book came out. I'm sure someone will claim arrested development.

[OSHA]

Don't 16 year olds know enough not to send WHITE POWDER in the mail? Sigh.

I know full grown adults who vote democrat.

[Hollywoodghost]

Maybe its a good thing--To test the system so we will be ready when the real thing comes--after November election. Thats when we must watch out. They terrorists will do stuff to show Bush (if he wins) and they will do stuff to Kerry (if he should win) to get him to do what they want. Be wary of the ides of November!

[Dog Gone]

I doubt it goes from a mailbox in England directly to Buckner.

It was headed the other direction.

[Ranxerox]

But when found in a post office does floo powder make the employees, travel, I mean, move any faster, when doing their job?

No, but I bet the guy who discovered it floo'ed in his pants.

[humblegunner]

Floo Ping.

[Bella_Bru]

Muggles never learn. ;-)

[susiek]

I'm not so much concerned about a 16-year-old not knowing that putting white powder on a letter is going to cause alarm as I am a 16-year-old thinking that Harry Potter is a real person to whom he can send a birthday card.

[js1138]

There is a real actor, with a large fan club. Personally I am more befuddled by people who enamored of dimwitted celebrities than those who are interested in fictional characters. I mean who is more real, Harry Potter of Britney Spears?