ELECTION SPAM
It happens every autumn…
As the leaves change and the chill hits the air, as jackets and down comforters are aired out, the minor politicians assail us with unrelenting, useless spam.
I guess the proper term is “junk mail,” but whatever. Every candidate for borough president or vermin control supervisor mails out pounds of crap per week. They claim to be Green! Pro-Environment! Anti-wasteful-spending! But the piles and piles of garbage on my kitchen table would say otherwise.
In our house, we have two registered voters, so we get double of everything. Yesterday we got ELEVEN brochures, fliers, and postcards for political candidates we hadn’t even heard of. Up until now, I had no intention of voting in the race for undersecretary for community relations, but now it’s on. I’ll vote for the person who sends me the least amount of garbage.
UPDATE!!!! I have found that person! Boykin Curry, currently running opposite Sheldon Silver for whatever title he holds, had the courtesy to send ONE piece of mail addressed to BOTH my roommate and I! Thereby saving us the trouble of immediately throwing away two pieces of trash! Thank you, Boykin Curry for not being a total douchebag. You have my vote.
