Aha! I found out where part of the federal deficit is — it’s being funneled through the United States Postal Service to a radio station in New York.
I’ve had WABC-AM online all afternoon, and the USPS is running the same “Happy And You Know It / Giddy As A Schoolgirl!” advertisement nearly every station break – the last two were just ten minutes apart, and that makes three times since the top of the hour.
It’s really bad the first time you hear it. It’s especially bad when you’ve heard it about twelve times in the afternoon.
But what really raises hackles is the suspicion they’re bragging about their transparent service charges to distract attention from yesterday’s announcement of a price increase.
UPDATE 6:51 – There it is again.
UPDATE 7:22 – And again. I bet they played it on the air at the top of the hour, while the bridge music was playing online.
UPDATE 8:03 – Still giddy.
