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Going postal, in American English slang, means becoming extremely and uncontrollably angry, often to the point of violence, and usually in a workplace environment.
The expression derives from a series of incidents from 1983 onward in which United States Postal Service (USPS) workers shot and killed managers, fellow workers, and members of the police or general public in acts of mass murder. Between 1986 and 1997, more than forty people were gunned down by spree killers in at least twenty incidents of workplace rage.
Posted By: SCC 28 on November 6th 2011 at 15:21:35
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- Bolton 1 Stoke 0 (Other Football) - Waddockhunt, Nov 6, 15:07:50
- 2-0 dodgy keeper (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:26:24
- Who's in goal for them - Begovic? (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 15:36:27
- yeah (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:37:45
- ta - we were after him, got Turnbull instead! (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 16:09:18
- yeah (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:37:45
- Who's in goal for them - Begovic? (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 15:36:27
- ...with an utterly ridiculous goal that by the sounds of it shouldn't have stood (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:11:43
- looked ok actually (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:54:58
- Just seen it (Other Football) - wgf500, Nov 6, 15:22:15
- BBC guy said it wasn't a backpass in his opinion? (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:25:01
- "going absolutely postal" (n/m) (Other Football) - Waddockhunt, Nov 6, 15:15:58
- WTF does that entail, exactly? (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 15:17:12
- 1986 killings somewhere on Oklahoma where a postal worler shot a bunch of people (n/m) (Other Football) - John in Texas, Nov 6, 15:57:13
- have you seen the fillum "we need to talk about kevin" (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 6, 16:06:23
- I read the book - surely the film can't be anywhere near as good? (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 16:26:44
- have you seen the fillum "we need to talk about kevin" (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 6, 16:06:23
- That's a very good question (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:19:02
- I was thinking perhaps turning up late, or not at all (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 15:35:06
- ... (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:21:35
- US Postal Service workers shooting and killed managers, fellow workers and others (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 6, 15:21:05
- 1986 killings somewhere on Oklahoma where a postal worler shot a bunch of people (n/m) (Other Football) - John in Texas, Nov 6, 15:57:13
- Pulls that is (Other Football) - Waddockhunt, Nov 6, 15:17:10
- WTF does that entail, exactly? (n/m) (Other Football) - Karnivore, Nov 6, 15:17:12
- will check it out at ht (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:13:55
- A reminder of what it would be like, even if we over achieve and qualified for Europe (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Nov 6, 15:10:15
- A salutory lesson indeed (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:15:02
- that's if you get it right, Stoke have been in the division for years (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:24:33
- the scum ruined themselves tbf (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:28:57
- Finishing 5th ruined them because they thought buying expensive players (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:34:29
- it's all down to how the club is run tho (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:36:04
- it's seen as a gamble now but the point is... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:42:15
- naive and badly run (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:46:48
- plenty have done (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:53:25
- naive and badly run (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:46:48
- it's seen as a gamble now but the point is... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:42:15
- Finidi George!!! Oh dear. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:35:13
- it's all down to how the club is run tho (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:36:04
- Finishing 5th ruined them because they thought buying expensive players (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:34:29
- All about balance isn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:28:19
- I think the Europa League is best avoided in first couple of seasons (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:30:36
- Definitely (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:32:02
- I think the Europa League is best avoided in first couple of seasons (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:30:36
- the scum ruined themselves tbf (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:28:57
- drew with man u too (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:16:06
- Best avoided (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:18:29
- and making a european final like fulham (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:20:50
- If playing in Europe means (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:21:48
- can't argue with that (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:24:12
- If playing in Europe means (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:21:48
- and making a european final like fulham (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:20:50
- Best avoided (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:18:29
- haven't you got a serious car crash to joke about? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Nov 6, 15:16:00
- that's if you get it right, Stoke have been in the division for years (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 6, 15:24:33
- A salutory lesson indeed (Other Football) - norway, Nov 6, 15:15:02
- might end their run of 7 straight home defeats (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:10:07
- 2-0 dodgy keeper (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 15:26:24
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