Go strangeness How strange does Berkeley get? That depends on how you define "strange." Sure, some people look strange, and you might consider it strange that you can read in your local newspaper in the police blotter that someone was "caught trying to put shingles on her roof." You might think it strange that there are people with nothing better to do than stand on boxes shouting "Happy Happy Happy!" I, personally, still don't understand how chicks can wear a sweater, a coat, a hood, and a scarf, but no pants and consider themselves properly dressed for the cold. But no, I'm talking about the strangeness that can only come from the behavior of those we might consider "normal." Once, for instance, at the hidden post office on Durant near Telegraph, I stood by patiently waiting for the woman in front of me to stop her arguing so I could get a stamp. She was having serious trouble with the machine. It worked fine, but it only gave out stamps with the American flag on them. "I won't use those stamps," she said. Now, I can understand how one might be upset with the way our government is going, but honestly, what do you think would happen if she used a stamp with an American flag on it? Would she be excommunicated by her social circles? Would Republicans come to her door asking for money? Would the letter she was trying to send get from her local post office to the address written on the front of the envelope? Pictures of flags don't oppress people. People oppress people. But okay, I guess. Political statements are important. After all, once Bush finds out that she refused to buy American flag stamps, he's sure to stop the wars. posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 11/23/2003 03:32:00 PM # Comments (0) . . .
