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seapulse t1_jchhjdx wrote
Reply to comment by tronic50 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
I raised a few dozen chicks over a couple years as a teenager and the BEST morning had to be the one my mom woke me up by holding a peeping box beside me
AirborneRodent t1_jchfa5r wrote
Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
No, that ended back in 2015ish.
pedantic_comments t1_jcheavc wrote
Reply to comment by windsorHaze in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Thank you for your service! š«”
BazilBroketail t1_jchdrrm wrote
Reply to comment by IntergalacticPuppy in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
And fuck tons of lady bugs.
flaminate_strutching t1_jchd9x5 wrote
Yep. And bees, fish, and reptiles. Iāve received all of those in the mail:)
meatloafingcat t1_jchbwl7 wrote
Reply to comment by bikeidaho in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
The mailman was so excited he drove ours to our door before his shift started and asked if he could watch the box get opened.
Jammer1948 t1_jchb6cp wrote
I am waiting for my chicks now. I have also had honey bees shipped to my home. The post office called me and had come down and get then NOW.
Font_Snob t1_jchaeuo wrote
Reply to comment by shelovesbackshots in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Ducklings, as well, for the same reasons.
drunkenhonky t1_jch9vxx wrote
Reply to comment by Mother_Goat1541 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Still how it is today except I'm 30. Just got our yearly chick's and turkeys the other day.
caspissinclair t1_jch8ji1 wrote
Nin-ten-do? It's a cereal, wow!
Mother_Goat1541 t1_jch89fu wrote
Reply to comment by bikeidaho in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
As a kid growing up on a farm, I remember being on baby chick duty and would be stuck in the house waiting for the phone call that our chickens were at the post office. Our mail carrier wouldnāt deliver them (we received mail in a box on a rural route) so we would drive the 20 miles to the post office to pick up our cheeping package
Mother_Goat1541 t1_jch7nz5 wrote
Coincidentally, I just left the post office package annex and could hear cheeping š„ š£
E0H1PPU5 t1_jch6y3c wrote
Reply to comment by goatholomew in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Nah. I just had 16 little peepers delivered and they were handled with the utmost care for their entire journey. They moved from Iowa to NJ in 48 hours without a single strand of fluff out of place.
The postal service workers called me as soon as they arrived at the post office and let me come pick them up before the office opened.
There wasnāt a scuff to be seen on that box.
wwarnout t1_jch6ul1 wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Are they still tax exempt? If so, that exemption should end immediately
Asha_Brea t1_jch63n9 wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Insert Phillip J. Fry Shocked gif here.
[deleted] t1_jch5tdn wrote
I believe this could be considered "based".
gerkletoss t1_jch4q49 wrote
Reply to comment by windsorHaze in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
And invertebrates get labelled "harmless reptile" by sellers because employees will treat them better
SmurfJooce t1_jch4hru wrote
Reply to comment by Odd-Valuable1370 in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Detroit vs Everybody
AlGeee t1_jch3q7h wrote
And spiders
Probably other bugs
snow_michael t1_jch3lk1 wrote
No head of state, either
bergercreek t1_jch3ie9 wrote
Reply to comment by myfriendandbag in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
What?
bikeidaho t1_jch3h8c wrote
Reply to comment by tronic50 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
One of my favorite calls.
Um, we have a box here for you... And it's chirping.
bikeidaho t1_jch36yp wrote
Can confirm. Have received them twice.
SilverAudience2 t1_jch348r wrote
Poor things. I hope it's temperature controlled at least. We used to have dogs and cats dying during air shipping in the cargo holds.
nuclearswan t1_jchhx8y wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
They should ship Dejoy back to where he came from.