Uf da, Sarah Brady

[Mike in VA]

Sittin' here drinkin' a Bud, payin' some bills, listening to Dumb and Dumber duh-bate, when lo and behold, I find a 'registered referendum enclosed' addressed to me from HCI.

Now, I will shamnefully admit that I once sent them a check in the early `80's after a family friend had been beaten and shot to death by a goon on PCP, but I overcame my cranial rectitus, and had taken to sending them GOA newsletters and some hand cranked vitrolic, among other heavy things(e.g. duck-taped to a brick), in their postage-paid envelopes and had figured that they'd take me off their list, and so it had seemed for the last 5+ years.

So I was pleasantly (sic) surprised to get their mailing, and took it upon myself to do something creative. Last spring I smashed up the trigger locks I had on hand and sent them to Katie Couric, but I did find one one the ammo locker floor, so I stuffed it in their envelope with a note suggesting SArah stuff it where the sun don't shine, and will mail it in the morning (unfortunately, I'm out of duck-tape and spare bricks).

I got the bills covered Ok, & meybe it's the Bud(s), meybe it's a small mindless act of impertenence, but I feel better and had to share this little brain fart. Dumb and Dumber are still, well, Dumb and Dumber, but I will vote Right and pray for real leadership someday soon. M2

 

[Hal]

Hmm, usually something like this means your name was sold by HCI to another organization, that sold it to another, that sold it to another that ends up selling it back to the original. When I get trash mail ( not to be confused with junk mail--I LUV junk mail ) I just mail the pre paids back empty. Drives' em nuts cause they think you meant to send them money, so the keep sending you more prepaids-which also go back empty. The downside to this is that places like HCI will count you as a supporter, even though you don't contribute. We get similar trash from another organization not gun related.

 

[pocat]

I think you just hit on something here, RAE. Everyone here should get on HCI's msiling list. Get the prepaid envolopes and send them back EMPTY.

I'm not sure how the prepaid postage thing works for companies, but might this put a dent into their mailing budget?

 

[Dennis]

Some companies (wise to the brick, empty envelope and similar procedures) put a unique number or barcode on each envelope. Be sure to cut that out (literally) before returning their property to them.

 

[Hal]

LOL! Yeah a *brick* response works also, but I find it a bit too blantant. I prefer subtle and the long term approach. If you *stone wall* them, it's pretty much a one time thing. I luv the irony of: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me everytime,,,,,shows who the fool is. Dang memory, I knew I put, a sizable contribution of at least .01 in that envelope and doggone it, how did that check to the NRA/GOA find it's way into the envelope?

[This message has been edited by RAE (edited October 16, 2000).]