mailman

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If the mailman was a girl and hot, I would do her too.

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  • Our mailman, a little fellow named Cally Forbes, had appeared at the next cottage, the one rented by Mrs. Spring. Since the cottage mail in this section was usually left in a row of boxes on the street, I assumed he must have some sort of special-delivery item for her. —  EQMM,July2007
  • Cats could not be trained to bark in an attempt to frighten the mailman, and skunks would not bring slippers to their owners. —  AnalogSFF,June2006
  • Kiyomi never really cares about the mail - in fact she's heard Rigel and I curse enough times when we receive our bills to know that the mailman is really just the grim reaper in an ill-fitting blue uniform. —  sweatpantsmom
  • A former North Carolina mailman was recently fined $3,000 and ordered to do 500 hours of community service for cutting out the junk mail. —  INHABITAT
  • Every one called our mailman Rocky because he wore one of those hats that had flaps to cover his ears. —  Poop and Boogies
 

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