I wished for Anthrax, but all I got was detergent! (Or: PCH's Really Bad Timing)

[SterlingNorth]

Now wouldn’t be a cruel twist of fate if you company gave the go-ahead to send out samples of a white powdery substance that WASN’T designed to kill people just a week or two ago?

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) With fears of anthrax in the mail running high, postal inspectors in St. Paul have given their colleagues a heads-up that Publishers Clearinghouse is sending out packages of powdered detergent.
“There’s nothing to be alarmed about in that package,” Inspector Jeanne Graupman said. She added: “Just the timing of it wasn’t very good.”
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[UncleBeer]

Whooops! I think this is what they call “OTBE.” Over taken by events.

[clayton_e]

You’d think that by now the cops would be relieved to find out that it’s only cocane.