It was the mailman's last day on the job after 35 years of carrying the mail through all kinds
of weather to the same neighborhood. When he arrived at the first house on his route he was
greeted by the whole family there, who congratulated him and sent him on his way with a big
gift envelope. At the second house they presented him with a box of fine cigars. The folks at
the third house handed him a selection of terrific fishing lures.

At the fourth house he was met at the door by a strikingly beautiful woman in a revealing
negligee. She took him by the hand, gently led him through the door (which she closed behind
him), and led him up the stairs to the bedroom where she blew his mind with the most passionate
love he had ever experienced. When he had had enough they went downstairs, where she fixed him
a giant breakfast: eggs, potatoes, ham, sausage, blueberry waffles, and fresh-squeezed orange
juice. When he was truly satisfied she poured him a cup of steaming coffee. As she was pouring,
he noticed a dollar bill sticking out from under the cup's bottom edge.

"All this was just too wonderful for words," he said, "but what's the dollar for?"
"Well," she said, "last night, I told my husband that today would be your last day, and that
we should do something special for you. I asked him what to give you." He said, "Fuck him,
give him a dollar." The lady then said, "The breakfast was my idea."




Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.